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5.0 out of 5 stars Easy-to-use but powerful, November 9, 2000

Howard Schneider (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Easy Office 2001 (CD-ROM)

Hi. My name is Howard and I am involved with E-Press Corp. ... in the design of EasyOffice 2001, so hence, this review is biased. But I would like to tell you a little bit about the design philosophy behind EasyOffice 2001 and its capabilities.

In designing EasyOffice 2001 we tried to accomplish the following goals:

1. Software should be really, really easy-to-learn and really, really easy-to-use. Users should not have to take training courses or need thick manuals (or any manuals for that matter)in order to use the software and use it well. A beginner user, someone who has barely used a PC, should in fact, be able to be using the software well in a couple of minutes.

2. The software should be powerful. 'Easy-to-learn' or 'Easy-to-use' is NOT a code word for weak or incomplete software. An experienced user should sit down, use EasyOffice 2001, and say, "Hey, I really like these features" or "Hey, I really like this interface".

3. The software should be compatible with industry-standards. That means that the word processor is compatible with Microsoft Word and with RTF, and that the spreadsheet is compatible with Microsoft Excel. Other programs should generate standard text or HTML files.

4. The software should be a complete office suite. There is a need for more than a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation program. Anyone or any company doing business needs an accounting system (not a personal financial organizer, but a true double-entry bookkeeping system producing standard accounting reports). Just about everyone needs a contact manager, and this should be integrated with the word processor to allow quick generation of correspondence. And many office environments, particularly those associated with retail or industrial, need to deal with bar codes.

5. The software should be integrated with the Internet. One should be able to send off an e-mail from the word processor or a worksheet from the spreadsheet with a click of a button. All programs should be able to generate HTML files. Program size should be kept small enough to allow easy downloading over the Internet if a registered user is at another computer and needs access to his/her programs.

6. The software should be affordable.

Keeping in mind the above design philosophy, the product we created was EasyOffice 2001. It contains:

EasyWord: Extremely easy-to-learn and easy-to-use word processor. Good compatibility with Microsoft Word. Produces files that are 100% compatible. Able to read most Microsoft Word files. Reads and writes files as: Microsoft Word (.doc), Rich Text Format (.rtf), Text (.txt) and Web Pages (.html) Easy Mode is well suited to inexperienced users as well as experienced users that want an enhanced user interface. Advanced Mode is very similar to standard word processors. Voice readback of spelling mistakes or entire documents. Selection of different voices. One-click 'Send Document as E-Mail' English Dictionary, Thesaurus and Grammar Checker French, Spanish, German, Italian, Legal and Medical Dictionaries also included. Built-in 'tape calculator' Built-in access and integration to Easy Contact Manager

EasySpreadsheet: Extremely easy-to-learn and easy-to-use spreadsheet. Good compatibility with Microsoft Excel. Can produce files that are 100% compatible. Able to read most Microsoft Excel files. Reads and writes files as: Microsoft Excel (.xls), Text (.txt) , Web Pages (.html), and EasySpreadsheet Format (.ess) Easy Mode is well suited to inexperienced users as well as experienced users that want an enhanced user interface. Advanced Mode is very similar to standard spreadsheets. Voice readback of entries. Many user enhancements over Microsoft Excel - eg, formula-less spreadsheets. Good integration with Internet - one button send document as e-mail; save files as HTML, etc.

EasyPresentation: Extremely easy-to-learn and easy-to-use presentation program. Good compatibility with industry-standard HTML files. Good integration with Internet - HTML files used; save files on Internet (eg, Xdrive); megabyte-range size allows rapid download if user is on another computer.

Easy Bar Coder: Extremely easy-to-learn and easy-to-use bar coding program. Includes almost all industry standard bar codes, including advanced 2-dimensional bar codes.

Easy Web Page Creator: Extremely easy-to-learn and easy-to-use web page creation program. Good compatibility with industry-standard HTML files. Good integration with Internet - HTML files used; save files on Internet (eg, Xdrive); megabyte-range size allows rapid download if user is on another computer.

Easy Contact Manager: Extremely easy-to-learn and easy-to-use contact manager. Integrated with Easy Word for rapid generation of correspondence to contacts. Create and manage contact lists. Hot lists. Personalized form letters. Personalized mass e-mailings. Contact histories and dates to follow-up contacts. Can import and export files to Microsoft Word or Text Files via EasyWord. Good integration with Internet - send e-mail form letters; save files on Internet (eg, Xdrive); megabyte-range size allows rapid download if user is on another computer.

Easy Bookkeeper: Extremely easy-to-learn and easy-to-use bookkeeping/accounting program. Performs classical double-entry bookkeeping and produces classical accounting statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Aged Receivables, Aged Payables, Expense Reports). Includes tutorial on double-entry bookkeeping. Includes built-in intelligence which automatically helps user balance transactions as they are entered in real-time. Accounting statements are always available in real-time. No trial balance or other report generation steps are required.

Easy Speaker: Extremely easy-to-learn and easy-to-use English voice speaker. Will read out loud files from other programs as well as from Internet.

The system requirements for EasyOffice 2001 are:

Pentium or equivalent/ Microsoft Windows95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT (SP3+) or Windows 2000/ 16MB of RAM (32MB is recommended)/ 80MB of free hard disk space (the programs, clipart, etc take 60MB of space, but another 20MB of free temporary space will be required; if Microsoft Internet Explorer needs to be installed, additional hard disk space will be required)/ CD-ROM drive/ Windows-compatible sound (present in most PCs; useful but optional actually)/ Internet access (optional) for online components

We are very responsive to user feedback. If there is something you want added or changed, please send me an e-mail (howard@e-press.com), and we will do our best.

Thanks for reading this, and I hope you'll try our software.

Howard Schneider

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5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable value!, February 16, 2002

Pauline Reddy (Buffalo, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Easy Office 2001 (CD-ROM)

I was given this as a gift from a friend for use on my home computer and for the kids to use in their school work. We have MS Office at work which I am very familiar with. This software is actually BETTER! While it doesn't have 100% of Microsoft's features, it has most of them, and then some that Microsoft doesn't have(like PDF file creation, a full zip program, a FAX program, and on and on).
In Advanced Mode it should be very easy for a Microsoft user to use, but in EasyMode it is unbelievably easy for a child or a new computer user to use. Even to do hard stuff like produce a spreadsheet!!
Ignore the price. Ignore the '2001' (programs seem to be 2002 edition actually in the box, and they give you 2 years of upgrades free). This software is some of the best I have ever used!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to learn and Easy to use. Great features., November 23, 2000

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This office suite has everything you need except that inflated price tag that normally goes along with an office suite. I really enjoy the tape calculator feature in EasyWord as I could not stand having to use my tape calculator when I was working on my computer. As an accountant I really appreciate the voice playback feature in the software that allows me to balance my inputs.

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