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Notes Zoho offers a great interface, and almost every feature a writer could ask for — page
numbering, footnotes, templates, sharing, publishing to web, export as pdf.

Java-based Think Free is a great editor — once it starts running. The “quick edit” function,
with a limited toolset, is pretty snappy; the “power edit” function (pictured above) can
take a minute or longer to load.

With its simple interface and clean workspace, Ajax Write would be ideal for quick writing
without distractions.

As a word processor, docly is passable — similar in functionality to KB Docs and GreenDoc,
below. What sets docly apart, though, is its focus on copyright management, with the
ability to assign a work a Creative Commons license or a traditional “All Rights Reserved”
license.
Although gOffice’s main product is a paid suite, and thus excluded from this round-up, for
now at least their iPhone-compatible word processor is available free.
Another no-frills editor, even more basic than GreenDocs. Distinguished by its easy
sign-up — just pick a username and password, hit enter, and you’re editing.

10.4 Keywords

Ajax Write: It is a word processor with its simple interface and clean workspace, Ajax Write
would be ideal for quick writing without distractions.
Docly: As a word processor, docly is passable – similar in functionality to KB Docs and GreenDoc.

Footnote: A note placed at the bottom of a page of a book or manuscript that comments on or
cites a reference for a designated part of the text.
gOffice: Although gOffice's main product is a paid suite, and thus excluded from this round-up,
for now at least their iPhone-compatible word processor is available free.
Peepel Web Writer: Peepel's word processor has a pretty good set of basic options, with some
nice templates. The user interface is weird – maybe "quirky" is a better word.
Word Processor: A word processor is a software program capable of creating, storing, and
printing documents.
Write Board: Write Board is a bare-bones, wiki-style editor intended more for collaboration
than authoring.

Zoho Writer: It offers a great interface, and almost every feature a writer could ask for – page
numbering, footnotes, templates, sharing, publishing to web, export as pdf.

10.5 Review Questions

1. What do you understand by word processing systems?

2. Explain the features of Standard Word Processors.
3. Explain the working of Google docs.
4. What is the new buzzword launched by adobe?
5. What is iNetWord?
6. Discuss the offerings of Zoho Writer.

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