The best-known office suite is Microsoft’s – but it’s costly, and if you want to keep up with the latest features you need to sign up for a recurring subscription. But there’s no need to pay for pro-grade productivity apps. This month’s PC Pro includes a full, perpetual licence for Ability Office 11 Standard (see p66). It’s the latest release of the popular suite, which comprises a trio of fully featured office tools. In fact, we used it to write this feature – and if you’ve used Microsoft Office you can jump right in, as Ability Office maintains compatibility with Microsoft Office file formats and interface conventions. Here’s our guide to some of the most compelling reasons to switch to Ability Office 11 Standard.
1 COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER OFFICE SUITES
If you’ve been using a computer for a while, you’ve doubtless experienced “lock-in”. With productivity software, this often means files are saved in formats that can only be opened in the program that created them. If you switch to a competing package, you end up being unable to access
