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Microsoft Office Alternatives: 10 Rockin' Word Processors

Microsoft Office may be the dominant suite for office productivity software, but it sure isn't the only option. We show you 10 word processing alternatives that just might be better suited for your business.

Many users hate the new Ribbon user interface, which is sending them running into the arms of alternatives. The classic "File | Edit | Options" menu structure you memorized is gone, and no "classic mode" can bring it back. The time knowledge workers and writers put into knocking out documents is now spent poking through the Ribbon in often futile efforts to find once-familiar commands.

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