SSuite Office Software

We only support internationally accepted document standards, like the “Rich Text Format - *.rtf ” and the excel file format “Excel - *.xls ”. The rich text document format is compatible with any operating system (Apple Mac, Linux, and Windows) and office suite, unlike Microsoft's Word document format and OpenOffice's Open Document format.

They on the other hand, can only be opened by an office suite, whose developers have paid the exorbitant license fees to read and write the proprietary Word document format, for example - Star Office and other offspring. (All of which has to have Java Virtual Machine to run on)

Independent office suite developers have to create their own proprietary format, or go with the Open Rich Text Document format. As most people do not know, rich text documents can hold the same contents as any Word document, and is also much smaller in size when being created. It is only the extension and inner record keeping that is different.

I have recently discovered that OpenOffice's Open Document format (*.odf / *.odt) is just rich text dumped inside their own Open Document format wrapper {XML representing RTF data}. So do not get caught out with vendor lock in, not even from the open source community.

So read the facts and switch today to our excellent free office suites that support internationally accepted document standards. No trials, no registering your personal information, no strings attached at all. Just free office software.

Please read the following articles on why you should be using the Rich Text Document format:

Article 1     Article 2     Article 3     Article 4     Article 5

Word Processor File Formats:

1. Rich Text Format -- Rich Text Format ( *.rtf )
2. Rich Text Compressed Format {compresses up to 75%} -- Rich Text Compressed ( *.rtc )
3. Microsoft Word Document Format -- Word 97-2003 & 6.0/95 - RTF ( *.doc )
4. Plain Text -- Plain Text ( *.txt )
5. Pascal File Format -- Pascal File ( *.pas )
6. C++ File Format -- C++ File ( *.cpp )
7. C++ Header File Format -- Header File ( *.h )
8. XML File Format -- XML File ( *.xml )
9. Web Page Source File -- Web Page ( *.htm, *.html )
10. SQL File Format -- SQL File ( *.sql )

Exported File Formats in Word Processor - WordGraph:

1. Portable Document File Format -- ( *.pdf )
2. Portable Documents File Format -- Text Only ( *.pdf )
3. Windows Bitmap File Format -- ( *.bmp)
4. Windows Enhanced File Format -- ( *.emf )
5. Portable Network Graphic File Format -- ( *.png )
6. Joint Photographic Experts Group -- ( *.jpg )
7. Tagged Information File Format -- ( *.tiff )
8. Graphics Interchange File Format -- ( *.gif )
9. SSuite Presentation File Format -- ( *.ssp )

Spreadsheet File Formats:

1. Microsoft Excel 4/5 File Formats -- Excel 4/5 ( *.xls )
2. Accel File Format -- Accel File ( *.vts )
3. Comma Seperated File Format -- CSV (Comma Delimited) ( *.csv )
4. Tabbed Text File Format -- Tabbed Text File ( *.txt )
5. Tabbed Text File Format -- Tabbed Text File (Values Only) ( * txt )

All Microsoft Excel documents created in SpreadForm One and Accel, are fully compatible with any spreadsheet application that can open and read the Microsoft Excel file format.

If you need to create and open MS Word documents(*.doc) as a rule, then there is another way in staying completely compatible with SSuite's WordGraph documents (*.doc). Simply save all your documents in MS Word in the following manner:

• When you save your documents in MS Word, use this format... Word 97-2003 & 6.0/95 - RTF (*.doc).

To simplify this procedure, simply go to the "Tools|Options..." menu item, and under the "Save" tab item, select your default document type as the above mentioned document type. This will ensure that all your documents will stay compatible no matter where you need to use them, either in MS Word or SSuite Office's WordGraph wordprocessor. This procedure may also be used in Word 2007 and Word 2010.

All Excel documents created in SpreadForm One and Accel, are fully compatible with any spreadsheet application that can open and read the Excel file format. Excel files created in Excel itself, are locked to prevent other office suites from being compatible with MS Office. To open these locked Excel files, follow the steps below.

Please Note! - This procedure cannot be used in Excel 2007 or Excel 2010. Microsoft does not support older formats in Excel 2007 and Excel 2010 that are below the standard Office 97. Click here for further details.

For compatibility with Excel, use the following method:

To make a Single Excel 97(or Higher - 2003) worksheet compatible with SSuite Office's SpreadForm One and Accel, follow these steps:

1. Save your active Excel 97(or Higher - 2003) Worksheet as an Excel 4 Worksheet.
2. Immediately save the same worksheet as an Excel Workbook, using the "Save As" function,  with a different name as the worksheet.
3. You can now open your Excel 4 worksheet in SpreadForm One or Accel as an Excel spreadsheet.

Please Note - For further information, see the helpfile under File Handling.