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![]() ![]() On the occasions we have needed tech support it has been swift and helpful. Opmerkingen: We have used SoftMaker Office for many years and have always found it wholly reliable. This only happens with spreadsheets from one source so I am guessing there is something in the settings on the files they send me that is messing up how Softmaker renders fonts. Also with particular spreadsheets, it has this tendency to convert fonts to its own defaults. But that is a small sacrifice to pay for compatibility. The interface does feel outdated since it resembles the MS Office of decades past. I convert a lot of docs to PDF, and using the print function feels like an outdated work-around compared to the 2-click solution Softmaker has. I also appreciate that it has a dedicated button for converting to PDF. Formatting is, gladly, preserved better on Softmaker than it is when opening MS Office files on other office suites. It's a compatibility nightmare, especially on large docs, spreadsheets and presentations. I appreciate that they have a subscription and a buy forever options as well.Īmong all the office suites I have tried, this has got to be the best when it comes to compatibility with MS Office files. The free version is there for anyone to try. You may find it hard to switch allegiances if you are a diehard Office fan, but for anyone looking to move away from Microsoft or looking to invest in their first suite, it is perfect.Opmerkingen: I consider this an affordable replacement for MS Office. Verdict:Īn entirely viable alternative to Microsoft Office at a very reasonable price. There are versions available for 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows, macOS, and also for various Linux distributions. ![]() Whether you opt for a subscription or a purchase, your license entitles you to install the software on up to five computers – and it does not matter which operating system they are running.Īnd this brings us to another of the highlights of the suite: its cross-platform compatibility. While you will only receive software updates for free, new versions are available at a discounted price. If you prefer to avoid subscription, SoftMaker Office Professional (or SoftMaker Office 2021 as it is also known) costs $99.95 as a one-off purchase and is practically identical to NX Universal. This includes the same features and components as the Home edition, but adds a grammar checker, the ability to create EPUB files and more. The other subscription option is SoftMaker NX Universal, which costs $4.99 per month or $49.90 per year. SoftMaker NX Home costs $2.99 per month or $29.90 per year and includes all of the basic components of the suite. The NX version of the suite is the subscription version and as long as you subscribe, you're entitled to all updates and new versions for free. SoftMaker Office is well-priced, and there are various options available depending on whether you want to pay a one-off fee or subscribe on a monthly or annual basis. You'll also find new functions for pivot tables, an improved real-time calculation function in the status bar and numerous new calculation functions. When it comes to PlanMaker, improvements to printing mean it is easier than ever to layout table for printing using drag and drop. In Presentations, it is now possible to create portable slideshows that can be played back on PCs that do not have SoftMaker Office installed. There's also a powerful versioning feature which makes it easy to revert to an older version of a document thanks to automatic backups. There's also a new Navigator pane which displays document thumbnails to aid navigation. Improvements from previous versions of the suite include enhancements to footnotes, cross-referencing and tables of contents, as well as improved search. This is a fully featured suite that offers full support for Microsoft's DOCX, XLSX and PPTX formats, and for anyone who needs powerful citation tools, there's support for the literature management program Zotero. In terms of look and feel, SoftMaker Office is very similar to Microsoft Office, using the same ribbon-style toolbar, although it does appear slightly more basic. There's also a macro tool called BasicMaker. The suite is made up of three main components: PlanMaker the spreadsheet tool, Presentations the presentation tool, and TextMaker the word processor. ![]() The prevalence of Microsoft Office means that sometimes it is easy to forget that other office suites exist. ![]()
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