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7 office suites for Android devices

You can take your work with you, thanks to several office suites which let you view and edit your documents on an Android device. Most were originally designed for use on a smartphone, but here are seven that are compatible with most Android tablets that run Android 2.3 (codenamed "Gingerbread").

We're listing these apps in reverse order, from the least to the most useful.

7. Google Docs (Free)

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Main features: View and edit text, spreadsheets, slideshows and PDFs stored on your Google Docs account. You can also create text and spreadsheets from scratch, but not slideshow presentations.

Notable extras: You can view images that you've uploaded to your Google Docs account.

Cut-and-paste UI: Double-tap on text and two indicators appear, which you drag to highlight passages of text. Then touch and hold on the highlighted passage for a second, and a menu pops open listing editing choices.

Which Office Suite Software applications do you use the most?

Along with MS Office which is the most dominant office suite around there are several other Office Suites like OpenOffice, StarOffice, Google Docs and Spreadsheets, Corel Office etc.
Since they contain several software applications, which software


In order of usage - typical office
1. Spreadsheet & Mail Client
2. Presentation Graphics
3. Word processor
4. Database
5. Others - Hardly ever

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Microsoft posts strong quarterly results, sales
Microsoft posts strong quarterly results, sales The biggest boost came from the Microsoft Business Division, comprised largely of the Office suite of productivity applications. That business, which generates more revenue than the Windows division, saw revenue grow 21 percent to $5.25 billion,

Microsoft tops profit views as sales rise 13%
By Company sees improving sales at the divisions that include its Office suite of software and Xbox video-game system, though it also experiences declining sales of its flagship Windows software. See full story.

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Some companies, like Google with its Docs suite, have dived straight in. However, Google has the money to evolve products--Docs started off as an online analog of Microsoft Office, for example, before it became clear that collaboration would define the

Hawk Ridge opens sales, training office in Ontario
The office, 1818 E. Elma Court, near the Ontario Convention Center, will house four permanent staff and provide classroom space for training. It is one of 12 offices Hawk Ridge operates in the Western US and Canada. Guidelines: You must register with a

Paul Allen: Office politics
Paul Allen: Office politics “Idea Man” does provide plenty of insights into the ways in which Mr Allen has helped revolutionise everything from software to space travel. But its pages are also permeated by a bitterness towards Bill Gates, the man with whom he created a company

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