| The NewMediaStudio - Custom PHP and MySQL Applications, Custom ...

Good communication means a lot for freelancers. When you work on a project with several team members, you need good collaboration apps. Nowadays there are plenty of online document processing apps that make group work on documents much easier.

Let?s explore the top 5 online document editors: Google Docs, Microsoft Office 365, Central Desktop, TeamLab, Zoho. Since all apps are unique and have significant distinctions, I will take into consideration some popular characteristics such as: sign-up process simplicity, document sharing, and free account availability.

1. Google Docs

Known as a web docs app initiator, Google Docs brings innovations each year. There are various types of documents that you create and edit online: text files, spreadsheets, and presentations. You can upload and export documents.

The document editing process is similar to a familiar desktop, supporting hot keys, drag-and-drop, cell merging, and image insertion. What I like about Google Docs most of all, is its auto-save feature. There?s no need to click the ?Save? button, all changes are saved automatically.

• Sign-up: The sign-up process is smooth and simple. No extra software installation or account setting configuration needed.
• Docs Sharing: You share a doc with anyone and work together on it. Besides, Google Docs have public access, so you can provide a link to a doc for external users and they can view the file.
• Prices: Google Docs are free for personal use. As a part of Google Apps for Business, the annual plan for 1 account is $50 with an unlimited number of users.

?

2. Central Desktop

Central Desktop Documents is an integral part of the Central Desktop project management suite. Therefore, you sign up for the whole project management app pack to enjoy online document processing. Central Desktop enables users to create 3 types of docs online: word documents, spreadsheets and diagrams.

Document editing supports drag-and-drop, style formatting, export and import, as well as macros. Central Desktop Documents lacks auto-saving and the online document tools are rather slow when compared to Office 365 or Google Docs.

• Sign-up: The account registration process is long and requires lots of details.
• Docs Sharing: You share files within a team who also have to get Central Desktop accounts.
• Prices: Prices start at $99 per month for 20 users. Initially you get a 15 day trial.

3. Microsoft Office 365

Office 365 is a freshman in the cloud app document space. This famous desktop office software vendor is trying to conquer the web space. As it?s very young, it looks promising. Office 365 is made to be closer to its desktop relatives than to web apps. You create and edit online Word documents, Excel files, and PowerPoint presentations.

Each document opens in the viewer mode, so to edit the document, you need to click a special button. Lack of auto-saving makes you click the ?Save? button regularly. The Office 365 account structure looks a bit complicated since it comes with the site building and an internal team site.

• Sign-up: As you sign up, it requires installing several utilities like SharePoint and Lync.
• Docs Sharing: To share a file, you need to invite someone, that person must have a Microsoft account ID.
• Prices: Office 365 has no free accounts. A 30 day trial is available. Pricing plans vary depending on the team members? quantity.

4. Teamlab

Teamlab Documents is a part of the free Tealab business suite. So you create a business work space to use documents. Teamlab Documents have multi-lingual interfaces, including English, French, Italian, Spanish etc. You can create word documents and spreadsheets, upload presentations, PDF files, etc.

All documents open in the viewer mode, after that editing is available. There are all usual document editing features, except for auto-save and drag-and-drop.

• Sign-up: The sign -up process is short and easy.
• Docs Sharing: File sharing is allowed for team members.
• Prices: You use all Teamlab documents for free or may upgrade to a Premium plan if you wish.

Disclaimer: I work on Teamlab and love using it.

5. Zoho

Zoho Documents are the part of the Zoho apps collection. Unlike Central Desktop, you can opt for using only Documents. There are 3 types of documents: text documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Document editing includes familiar features like: cell merging, drag-and-drop, style formatting, chart insertions. Each document may have tags to help search quicker and easier. Unfortunately, there?s no auto-saving.

• Sign-up: The signup is as easy as it can be.
• Docs Sharing: You share or publish documents for external users so they can view your document.
• Prices: First you use a free personal version, then you may upgrade to $3 per user or $5 per user plans.

NOTE: Original Reference: http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/top-documents-apps-online/ By Anna Kovaleva ? Anna Kovaleva is an IT enthusiast, blogger specializing in SMB & SaaS-solutions. She currently develops marketing strategy for Teamlab ? a online project management suite.

Source: http://thenewmediastudio.com/177/

spartacus spartacus el salvador el salvador spiderman 3 lola richard gere