Office Live Slideshow Alternatives
Microsoft Office Live allows users to create slide shows and presentations that are compatible with other Microsoft offerings such as Word and Excel. Licensing Microsoft products can be expensive based on yearly costs and training. Alternatives to Microsoft Live programs vary from free use programs to other licensed commercial software packages.
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Open Office Impress
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Impress is the slide show presentation software offered by Open Office. Open Office offers the software free for use by anyone. Impress features templates to help build slide shows, offers clip art, 2D and 3D art tools along with drawing tools. Impress offers the presentation to be saved in XML format, which allows the presentation to be displayed by other programs that can use XML.
Google Docs
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Google Docs is also free to download and offers software that can handle word processing, spreadsheets and presentations. The program is straightforward and offers options that will be familiar to users of Office Live. The presentation software can be saved in a number of formats for use elsewhere. Google Docs also allows the user to invite others to view the presentation directly through the software.
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Apple Keynote
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Apple's Keynote is a presentation software aimed at creating stunning presentations. The advantages of Keynote is that presentations can be displayed across variety of platforms including iPods, iPads and iPhones for people on the go. As of 2011, Apple's iWork suite of products offers a 30-day trial.
IBM Lotus Symphony
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Lotus Symphony is made up of three different programs: Documents, Spreadsheets and Presentations. Presentations features all the commands found on the Microsoft Office Live program. IBM's Lotus site offers a robust community and support to help navigate through the system. This support includes workshops, video tutorials and articles written by experts to help guide the user through any problems experienced while using the software.
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