Office suite

LibreOffice Writer is an example of a word processor.

Screen shot for Office Suite OpenOffice.org showing Writer / Calc / Impress / Draw

In computing, an office suite, sometimes called an office software suite or productivity suite is a collection of productivity programs intended to be used by knowledge workers. The components are generally distributed together, have a consistent user interface and usually can interact with each other, sometimes in ways that the operating system would not normally allow.

Typical office suite components

See also: Comparison of office suites#Main components

Existing office suites contain wide range of various components. Most typically, the base components include:

• Word processor
• Spreadsheet
• Presentation program

Less common components of office suites include:

• Database
• Graphics suite (raster graphics editor, vector graphics editor, image viewer)
• Desktop publishing software
• Formula editor
• Diagramming software
• Email client
• Communication
• Personal information manager
• Notetaking program
• Groupware
• Project management software
• Web log analysis software

See also

• List of collaborative software
• Comparison of word processors
• Comparison of spreadsheet software
• Online spreadsheet
• Online office suite
• Office Open XML software
• OpenDocument software

External links

• DMOZ / Office Suites
• The best MS office suite alternative
• Comparison of online office suite with reviews and cost
• Free Web-based Office alternatives
• Review: Open-Source Office Suites Compared
• Review: CNET Office suites
• Review: PCWorld Office Productivity