Office applications suite
Office applications suite, also called Offimatic Suite, is a set of computer programs suitable for typical office work.
They are sold or otherwise distributed together, and usually able to interact with each other on a higher level than the operating system would normally allow and with common user interface (menus, keyboard shortcuts, buttons, bars...).
There is no set rule regarding the programs to be included in an office application suite, but most will include at least a word processor and a spreadsheet element. In addition to these the suite may contain a presentation program, a database management system and minor graphics and communications tools.
Major office suites
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access etc.)
- OpenOffice.org , free open source office suite that uses XML
- StarOffice
- WordPerfect Office (WordPerfect, Quattro Pro etc.)
- Lotus SmartSuite (Word Pro, Lotus 1-2-3 etc.)
- KOffice
- GNOME Office
- AppleWorks
- Microsoft Works
See also: Integrated Offimatic Program
