ping898
06-03-2008, 12:01 PM
So for those folks who work from multiple computers, or want to use something other than Microsoft Office, there are a lot of new online word processing tools out there. Adobe has one that is pretty decent.
Google also has a tool, but for word processing, I have found the Adobe tool to be a cleaner, smoother experience. Anyways, this is an article about a few tools Adobe has released online....
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146490/first_look_adobes_acrobatcom_document_collaboratio n_service.html
Buzzword, a Flash-based word processor, was originally developed by Virtual Ubiquity, which Adobe acquired (http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,137875/article.html?tk=rel_news)last September. The program is no Microsoft Word, but it covers the basics of document creation, including formatting, tables, and image importing. Its menus are easy to learn and its response time is quick.
Buzzword shines when you need to share or collaboratively create documents. You can decide whether to share a document with anyone who knows its URL or to restrict access to specific Acrobat.com users. User rights--which the person who submits the document to Acrobat.com assigns--range from Co-author (full document-editing privileges) to Reviewer (may add comments only) to Reader (may read only).
Each collaborator's comments appear in a different color. Buzzword saves the document automatically as you work. You may revert to an earlier version if you wish.
You can import and export Buzzword documents to other popular document formats including Word (.doc, .docx, .xml), .rtf, and .txt. You can also export to HTML or to PDF formats.
Google also has a tool, but for word processing, I have found the Adobe tool to be a cleaner, smoother experience. Anyways, this is an article about a few tools Adobe has released online....
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146490/first_look_adobes_acrobatcom_document_collaboratio n_service.html
Buzzword, a Flash-based word processor, was originally developed by Virtual Ubiquity, which Adobe acquired (http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,137875/article.html?tk=rel_news)last September. The program is no Microsoft Word, but it covers the basics of document creation, including formatting, tables, and image importing. Its menus are easy to learn and its response time is quick.
Buzzword shines when you need to share or collaboratively create documents. You can decide whether to share a document with anyone who knows its URL or to restrict access to specific Acrobat.com users. User rights--which the person who submits the document to Acrobat.com assigns--range from Co-author (full document-editing privileges) to Reviewer (may add comments only) to Reader (may read only).
Each collaborator's comments appear in a different color. Buzzword saves the document automatically as you work. You may revert to an earlier version if you wish.
You can import and export Buzzword documents to other popular document formats including Word (.doc, .docx, .xml), .rtf, and .txt. You can also export to HTML or to PDF formats.