In case you haven't heard, programs are moving from the desktop to the Internet. And many are free.

You can write letters and put your budget in a spreadsheet. Store your documents online so you can access them anywhere. You can even share them with others.

So why wait around for Office 2007 when you can use Google's Docs & Spreadsheets? Google's programs aren't as advanced as Office. But you'll have everything you need – without all the confusion.

To get started with Google's programs, simply log in using your Google account.
If you don't have one, you can create one in mere minutes.

Creating

Create basic documents and spreadsheets from scratch.
You can easily do all the basics, including making bulleted lists, sorting by columns, adding tables, images, comments, formulas, changing fonts and more.

Upload your existing files.
Google Docs & Spreadsheets accepts most popular file formats, including DOC, XLS, ODF, ODS, RTF, CSV, etc. So go ahead and upload your existing files; all your formatting and formulas will come through intact.

Familiar desktop feel makes editing a breeze.
Just click the toolbar buttons to bold, underline, indent, change the font or number format, change the cell background color and so on.

With Google Docs & Spreadsheets, you can:

• Use our online editor to format documents, spell-check and more.
• Upload Word documents, OpenOffice, RTF, HTML or text.
• Download documents to your desktop as Word, PDF and more.
• View your documents' revision history and roll back to any version.

Plus, since its online, you can:

• Invite others to share your documents by e-mail address.
• Edit documents online with whomever you choose.
• Publish documents online to the world, or to just who you choose.
• Post your documents to your blog.

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