Product Description

Transform PDF files into Intelligent Documents

Adobe® Acrobat® 7.0 Standard software is the simple way to create and share more secure and reliable Adobe PDF documents. Generate Adobe PDF files that accurately represent the original document, and take advantage of robust tools for sharing information and commenting on electronic files.

Features:

• Create Adobe PDF documents from Microsoft Outlook Collect, convert, and organize Microsoft Outlook e-mails into searchable Adobe PDF documents. Include attachments, links, and bookmarks sorted by sender, date, or subject. (Windows® only)
• Enjoy improved performance With improved performance you can quickly convert, collect, and organize Adobe PDF documents.
• Use enhanced headers, footers, and watermarks Easily add headers, footers, and watermarks.
• Enjoy improved attachment capabilities: Easily attach source files such as spreadsheets and images to an Adobe PDF document.
• Organize Adobe PDF documents: Quickly find Adobe PDF documents you have recently opened. See them as thumbnails, and drag and drop files into related collections.

Features

• Protect sensitive and confidential documents—control documents inside and outside the firewall, online and offline.
• Enjoy improved attachment capabilities—easily attach source files such as spreadsheets and images to an Adobe PDF document.
• Easily create Adobe PDF files—create PDF documents with one-button ease from Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Enjoy improved performance—with improved performance you can quickly convert, collect, and organize Adobe PDF documents.
• Assemble documents—create a single Adobe PDF file from multiple sources—including Web pages and e-mail—to deliver one professional document that anyone can open using free Adobe Reader 7.0 software.

Product Description

WordPerfect Office 12 ... Read more

Features

• Feature-rich, compatible office productivity suite at a competitive price
• Powerful word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications
• Compatible with Microsoft Office, PDF, HTML, XML, and more
• Intuitive Publish to PDF feature; no need for additional PDF software
• Maximizes efficiency; versatile and easy to use

Reviews (10)

NOT for a network printer
We have had Corel WP for years.We recently upgraded from 8 to 12 (we're a non profit) and 12 barely works with our network printer.I've even spoken with COrel techs who've instructed me on how to set up documents to print to our printer-- it is so awkward a procedure (not to mention totally dumb).What's worse is that it just doesn't work all the time.THings are SO bad that I am constantly called to try to figure out why it won't print AGAIN.We wish we'd thought to get the trial version first!Many others have told me how horrible Corel's products are getting.Nothing but trouble for us!!

The Better Word Processor
I don't have much use for anything in the suite except WordPerfect. I've been using WordPerfect since before Windows, when, if you were lucky enough to afford a 4 color screen, the word processor could display a blue or a green background, displayed ASCII characters, there were no fonts except Courier, and laser printers cost a small fortune. I work for a number of attorneys -- WordPerfect is the software of choice for wordprocessing in most offices I've worked in because, in my opinion, it is the better product for the job. It has many features specifically designed for law office use incuding the pleading macro, a toolbar for legal work, and tables of authorities and table of contents designed for legal documents.It may also be because WordPerfect has been around for so long that everyone just migrated without changing. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

When WordPerfect came out, it took over the market. When MicroSoft came out with Word, I had the feeling they did everything they could to make it different from WordPerfect just to use its power in the industry to take over the wordprocessing market, just like MicroSoft did with every other good software idea to come along. (e.g., Mozilla/Netscape, Norton Utilities.) I hate Microsoft's stupid animated paperclip -- it makes me feel like a 7 year old. "It looks like your writing a letter ..." Go away! It was amusing to watch it roll itself up and spit itself through some imaginary pinch rollers when you print a document, but only once. By the fourth time that stupid paperclip reared its animated eyeballs and interfered with my workflow, I wanted to tell MicroSoft to wrap that annoying the paperclip around their cable modems!! I'm an adult!

I have two versions of Word and WordPerfect 5, 7, 8, 10 and 12. (I just threw out 5.2 for Windows and 7 when I moved.) I use the MicroSoft product only when absolutely necessary -- usually because someone else needs the document in that format.

In my experience, Word does one thing better than WordPerfect -- and it is a biggie -- it works with HTML documents better than the Corel WordPerfect. With Word, you can copy an entire page from the Web and paste it directly into Word and it will pull most of the pictures from the Web. WordPerfect does not go and get the pictures. HEAR THAT COREL!?! However, I don't often copy entire web pages into my documents.

The reason I like WordPerfect so much is that it types more like a typewriter. You can set up and use styles if you want, but you can also just hit the tab button to indent the first line of a paragraph. If you want to change the margins for the entire document, you simply change the margins. The rest of the document follows the change. You don't have to change each paragraph.

In addition, you can get to the formatting codes. Hit Alt-F3 and the screen splits in half and displays all of the formatting codes -- bold, underline, tabs, indent codes, line spacing, column on and off, etc. Then you know exactly what you have done and fix and format it easily. This ability has proven useful on several occasions when clients, who insist on using Word for legal documents, cannot cajole Word to put their unruly documents into the format they want. (This is particularly true when using OCR with scanned or faxed documents.) By opening the Word document in WordPerfect, I have been able to use "Alt-F3" to identify the errant codes and quickly repair them.The ability to easily replace formatting codes becomes extremely powerful when combined with global search and replace commands.WordPerfect can then save the document in Word/RTF format with the problems fixed.

Working with columns is also easier. You turn on columns and tell it how many colums you want, set the width of each, and the space between them, and away you go. You have four types of columns to work with -- newspaper, balanced newspaper, parallel and parallel with block protect. It handles columns much better. I've tried the other software, and if you change text or printers, you can never get the columns to line up the way you want it. With Word, each colum change or page change seems to introduce new control codes, and a complete set of formatting, and you can never get it back the way you want it. I once tried to scan in a list of names and addresses which were in two or three columns into Word. Each name and address was placed in its own text box. I could never work with it.

The most prominent change between WP 10 and 12 is the workspace manager which allows you to switch between legal mode, original (classic) WordPerfect 5.1 mode (with the blue screen), legal mode, standard WordPerfect for Windows mode and Word mode. They have also included the ability to publish to Adobe PDF, HTML, and RTF/Word formats.

This is full featured software, and does everything I need. It handles tables, tables of content, tables of authorities, column sorts -- everything I need in a law office. Graphics can be dropped in with a click of the mouse. I'm considered to be almost an expert, and there is a lot I don't know!

Take time to get to know the software and you'll be glad you purchased it.

Better than MS Office
WordPerfect 12 is better than Office in that it is far more user friendly, has more features and is faster and less likely to crash.You can also use WordPerfect on most operating systems, which you cannot do with MS Office.People ask, why use Corel when you can just use Office?The answer is that it is better in every single way than Office, and if you don't believe it, try it yourself.

Far superior to any other office package!
So, the "whole world" used Microsoft Office.Why should you buy this if it is just the same thing?First, I am pretty sure this is a bit cheaper than microsoft.Second, you can save any Corel file into office format to be compatible with the world.Third, Corel customer support is much more friendly. Finally, The corel software package is far superior.Specifically . . .

Wordperfect:The word processor that is far superior to MS Word or any other that I have used.If you do nothing but type plain text, anything will work for you, even wordpad.However, as soon as you want to FORMAT with columns, tables, graphics, special characters, or anything fancy, WORDPERFECT is the best.You can type alt-F3 within the program to "reveal codes."This makes it so that you can see exactly what the program is doing. I "fluent" in literally dozens of different word processors and nothing gives you the power and control of wordperfect.I can get the job done with anything, but wordperfect saves me tons of time, and makes my life so much easier.

Quatro Pro:A spreadsheet program similar to microsoft excel.I do prefer this program over excel, but honestly I don't find it any better than excel.One advantage over excel is everybody else is using it.

Presentations: Similar to Mirosoft Powerpoint.This is another superior program.It can open powerpoint files.The huge advantage is the ease of use and the power to create great presentations in a little time.Often a program like this is something on your laptop, in which case, it doesn't matter if you have Powerpoint or not.If you create you presentations at home and present them on another computer, Presentations will save things in powerpoint format.You can download a free powerpoint viewer to make sure the conversion really worked.Every conversion I have ever done worked perfectly.

Conclusion, the corel suit is a better program.The program is faster, more efficient, more user friendly, makes smaller file sizes, and overall causes less stress.My advice: buy it!

The best word processor for a bargain price
WordPerfect is more intuitively user-friendly than MS Word, and really grows on you as you realize this.Example #1: the "Reveal Codes" View option, which you'll love if you ever have trouble figuring out a formatting complexity.Example #2: Menu items are laid out logically - such as page formatting, which is listed under the "Format" menu, not the "File" menu!Example #3: the User Agreement gives you more leeway on how you use the program.There are more examples, but the best advice I can give is to try it - it's a real bargain. ... Read more

Product Description

Collect, produce, and share Intelligent Documents

Adobe® Acrobat® 7.0 Professional software is the advanced way to create, control, and deliver more secure, high-quality Adobe PDF documents. Assemble electronic or paper fileseven Web sites, engineering drawings, and e-mailinto reliable PDF documents that are easy to share with others using free Adobe Reader® 7.0 software.

New features

• Enjoy improved performance
  With improved performance you can quickly convert, collect, and organize Adobe PDF documents.
  
  
• Extend commenting capabilities
  Enable anyone who uses free Adobe Reader® 7.0 software to actively participate in reviews.
  
  
• Easily design Adobe PDF forms
  Use Adobe LiveCycle™ Designer 7.0 software (now included with Adobe Acrobat 7.0 ProfessionalWindows® only) to create PDF forms that look like the paper forms they replace. Incorporate business logic, such as calculations and data validations.
  
  
• Organize Adobe PDF documents
  Quickly find a list of Adobe PDF documents you have recently opened. View them as thumbnails, and drag and drop files into related collections.
  
  
• Enjoy improved attachment capabilities
  Easily attach source documents such as spreadsheets, multimedia files, images, and drawings to an Adobe PDF document.

Features

• Enable anyone with free Adobe Reader 7.0 software to use highlighter, sticky note, pen, and other commenting tools
• Protect documents with passwords, certificates, and other security controls
• Create PDF files with the click of a button from Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet Explorer
• Create a single Adobe PDF document from multiple sources, including portions of Web pages and previously combined Adobe PDF documents
• Easily attach source documents such as spreadsheets, multimedia files, images, and drawings to an Adobe PDF document

Features

• Send personalized emails; send up to 1,000 emails per hour
• Easily manage mail list and address book
• Select from over 20 mailing templates
• Import data from popular databases; intuitive data-entry screen
• Customize mailings with easy-to-use design tools

Product Description

Nolo Quicken Legal Business Pro 2005.Quicken Legal Business Pro 2005 has the answers for 80% of the people who have business problems.System Requirements: Pentium 133 (Pentium II 300 recommended)Windows 98/Me/2000/XP32 MB RAM (64 MB RAM recommended)27 MB hard disk space (33 MB to install)Super VGA (800x600) with 256 colors (16-bit color recommended)2x CD-ROM drive14.4 Kbps modem required to access online features (56 Kbps or higher recommended)Any printer supported by Windows 98/Me/2000/XPMicrosoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higherAdobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher (v. 5.0.5 included on CD) ... Read more

Features

• Includes additional software offering over 500 office templates, a $79 value
• Instant access to a multitude of small business topics including taxes, deductions, employee issues, marketing gems, contracts, raising money, extending credit, selling your business
• Covers the rules and regulations of all 50 states
• More than 140 popular business forms and documents
• Web updates feature provides the latest in the law

Reviews (2)

The best software product for small business !
This is a great software product for small business owners. It has dozens of forms, sample letters, and worksheets to help with forming a business, hiring employees, borrowing and lending money, leasing space, etc. In addition to the forms, it includes the full text of five Nolo books: Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business, Tax Savvy for Small Business, Everyday Employment Law, Marketing Without Advertising, and Leasing Space for Your Small Business. The books alone make this an amazing deal.

Given Nolo's reputation for plain English self-help materials, this is a must-have for any business owner's computer. The peace of mind in being able to look up basic legal, human resources, and tax questions has made this an excellent purchase for me.

Not Very Useful
I thought I'd better warn people before the fake glowing reviews come in.

This is not very useful software.Quicken seems to be on a robbing spree.I order a lot of items on Amazon(and wasted a lot of money) but have never written a review.This software is garbarge, a library or your Secretary of state website, or IRS website will have all these forms.The software gives you NO freedom whatsoever and are nearly unpresentable.They are just TOO generic.This software gave me an empty feeling of loss.I wrote this review so nobody else would waste their hard earned money.
Real Small Business Owner ... Read more

Product Description

Best Software Act! 2005 - Upgrade - Organizer - PCFrom the #1 selling contact and customer manager, more powerful, easy-to-use ACT! 2005 helps selling professionals and small businesses make contact, build relationships and get results.ACT! 2005 allows you to instantly access key customer information, better manage your time, easily prioritize tasks and build stronger, more productive business relationships. Nice electronics is your source for everyday low prices on theBest Soft ACTS2005UP - UPG ACT! 2005and all other Best Soft Software - Office ... Read more

Features

• Easily share and synchronize contacts and calendars
• Helps connect selling professionals with small businesses
• Easily access, organize, and manage contact details
• Time management tools; track sales opportunities
• Integrates with Palm OS and Pocket PC handhelds

Reviews (5)

ACT 2005 Disaster
Being a user of ACT since 1990, I thought I would continue to upgrade as I have in the past. What a mistake. 6.0 (was no IS) a good product.2005 has a long way to go.
I would like everyone to know when you transfer your 6.0 database to 2005 there is no way to revert back to 6.0 and bring your notes with.
What a joke.

Don't see the value
I just installed ACT! 2005 after using previous versions of ACT for 10 years.I was very disappointed.My custom layouts were not imported, system ran slow (hard drive ran for a very long time) and there just did not seem to be anything new or innovative.I don't think this version is a step up or sideways, but in fact a step down.

I think users on ACT 6.0 should stay on it.I have read other reviews and found nobody who thinks it works well.

Best software needs to go back to the drawing board, start with version 6.0 (which is very good) and only upgrade when they have something new and better.

Integration Problems
I am an avid fan and user of ACT! 6.0. My database is integrated with ACT! for Palm and WinFax Pro and worked nicely since June 2003. Then, I upgraded to ACT! 2005. First, the software simply ran like it was on a 4 year old system with 64 megs of ram. Luckily, Best Software provided an update the 2nd week of Feb. Then, my ACT! for Palm stopped working. Best Software promises that fix is on its way. But, the real kicker was the refusal by both Symantec and Best Software to provide some solution for WinFax's inability to integrate with ACT! 2005. I contacted ACT! first and was told that because Microsoft is updating to the Longhorn OS, Best Software had to stop integrating with WinFax Pro. Right. They then sugested I call Symantec and ask if they planned to offer an upgraded link to ACT! 2005. After speaking with 2 represenatives who's names I can not spelll nor pronounce, I was directed to call ACT!. I explained I had already called ACT! and she assurred me it was Symantec's division that dealt with ACT!. She lied. The third represenative told me to revert back to ACT! 6.0 and at that point I asked for a refund. WinFax Pro advertises its product as an integration solution for ACT!. I was then handed to a fourth person who said they would call back in 2 days. Right. The real hardship of this situation is now ACT! 2005 only integrates with Faxrush (...). Or, you can continue using WinFax Pro by purchasing an additional piece of software from yet another company (...) which will integrate ACT! 2005 with WinFax Pro. I will be doing the same as the above reviewer and adding this to my 2005 tax write off and looking into Microsoft's contact manager.

Buggiest program I have ever used
I wrote an earlier lukeware review of this product, but after using this now for a month, I'm growing so dissillusioned with this software I'm inclined to uninstall it and write it off as a loss. I've used ACT in various versions since it first came out. I still have ACT 3 which I'm thinking of trying to see if it runs on WinXP because it was tons more stable and less buggy than this release. In fact, as far as I can see there has been little by way of feature enhancement between the two, so all this company has done is introduce massive amounts of bugs into the software. There are too many examples to list but here's one that really annoys me. When I import a text file with my contact names into this product, by default the program puts a country code of +256 in front of every number, which is the country code of Uganda!

You won't see this though until you sync the database to a handheld device. I use a PocketPC phone. When I open a contact on the phone, low and behold every number starts with Country Code +256! So, to fix the problem, you need to go back through each and every record in ACT and specifically define it as US Country +1, now how fun is that???

Another littel gem happens when you use the product in conjunction with Outlook, which the company says is its strong point. Hmmm. Here's what happens. Lets say you use Outlook calendaring to schedule internal or external meetings. It works great. But, at the same time, you want to use ACT calendar to schedule tasks, to-dos an make note of the fact that you have a meeting or call scheduled with one of your contacts. You do this to keep a record in the history database. Now, when you sync, ACT is too stupid to simply merge the two meeting types onto your handheld or into Outlook - no, it completely wipes out your outlook calendar, replacing it which your ACT calendar. So you have to choose between using one calendar vs antother. Seems to me they should give me an option to merge the two together.

I could go on, the list of bugs is almost endless but you get the point. I've ordered an upgrade to Office that includes Contacts Manager. I'll check it out and if it works better - I will indeed remove this program from my machine, write off the expense from my taxes and forget about it!

Good Software, HORRIBLE SUPPORT FROM COMPANY
I purchased this software as a longtime user of ACT.I used ACT 2000, Act 6.0 and now have upgraded.Not only did I have a ton of problems with installing the software but the first update Best Software released, completely annihilated my machine and erased my existing database.I had to wait for over 2 hours for support.Thank goodness this problem happened within 30 of originally installing the program with otherwise they would have charge me $300 to by a support package so they could help me to fix a mistake of THEIR update.The program is good once it is up and running however my customer database is the lifeblood of my business.I will not trust this company and their apparent gross negligence to quality control, as well as their disregard for supporting the very products they release for general sale.If your business depends on a solid customer database program, don't look at this company to fit the bill! ... Read more

Product Description

PDF Converter is the world's #1 solution for instantly turning PDF files into fully- formatted documents, forms and spreadsheets - complete with text, columns, tables, and graphics. PDF Converter works within the applications that you use every day, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, as well as Corel WordPerfect.

PDF Converter contains powerful new features that allow you to even convert scanned paper PDF documents such as proposals, contracts, letters and more into word processing documents and spreadsheets for editing. PDF Converter can even be used to extract charts and graphs from PDF files so they can be reused in Microsoft PowerPoint® and other applications with cut-and-paste ease!

And there's even more! PDF Converter lets you turn static PDF forms into editable Microsoft Word forms with a single mouse click. Release information trapped in PDF files and eliminate the time spent re-keying and laying out documents. PDF Converter lets everyone in your organization access, edit and share information more productively and efficiently than ever before!

PDF Converter was developed in collaboration with Microsoft, so it seamlessly integrates with the applications you use every day - Microsoft Word, Outlook, Internet Explorer, and Windows Explorer.

• Using Microsoft Word:Simply choose File/Open in Microsoft Word to instantly create a Word file from a PDF.
• Using Outlook:You can instantly turn PDF e-mail attachments into Word files - right within Microsoft Outlook!Using Internet ExplorerSimply right-click in Internet Explorer and convert a PDF file on the Web into Microsoft Word - fast and easy.
• Using Windows Explorer:Just right-click in Windows Explorer to instantly create a Word file.

Features

• Simply choose File/Open in Microsoft Word to instantly create a Word file from a PDF
• Instantly turn PDF e-mail attachments into Word files within Microsoft Outlook
• Exact rendering of the original document's content - nothing is lost in the translation or otherwise misinterpreted when it is retyped
• PDF Converter allows completely electronic creation and editing, saving on paper, ink, fax, and courier costs

Product Description

For years, dozens of personal organizers have helped you manage your calendar, to-do list and contacts. Now, AnyTime Organizer is the first product of its kind that combines all the powerful tools you need to stay organized in a simple and familiar interface. With hundreds of printable calendars, expense reports, synchronization with your handheld device, and downloadable add-ins, you can add enjoyment to organizing your daily life.

Simplify Your Life and Save Valuable Time:

• Schedule all your appointments, events, calls, and meetings.
• Simply drag and drop appointments on your calendar to reschedule.
• Prioritize and manage your to-do list with automatic roll-over of uncompleted items.
• Create and print daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly calendars.
• Organize contacts and print address books, envelopes, and labels.
• Build stronger relationships with customers, colleagues, and friends.
• Manage and track all your business and personal expenses.
• Set alarms to remind you of important meetings, phone calls, and deadlines.

Features

• Personal organizer software with powerful tools
• User friendly interface; hundreds of printable calendars
• Prioritize and manage to-do list; organize contacts
• Manage and track all business and personal expenses
• Synchronization with handheld devices

Reviews (6)

A great computer organizer
In the eight years I have worked in a church office, I have always used paper calendars and planners. I purchased this software two months ago and I don't know how I did without it before! The software does everything that I need it to do. I am especially impressed with the variety of printing options for calendars, to-do lists and combinations. It makes printing out weekly staff calendars a breeze. I also use the repeat option all the time for to-do items and dated events. The address book is a nice feature, though I have not used it extensively. I also like the notebook feature for quick lists. I do not have a palm pilot, so syncing it is for me, no problem. So far, this software, especially for the price, is invaluable to me!

For the price it serves it's purpose.
I bought this software to avoid using accounting software for expenses and an organizer software for appointments. So far it is all that I expected for the price.

Pro: The password organizer was a big plus with this package. I have always wanted a secure way to save my many logins and passwords. For this aspect alone I was pleased.

Con: The expense report does not have a rolling total and you can't enter negative amounts.

Networks for 2 or more users; great Palm synchronizing
We have owned this product in Versions 7,9, and 10 for our law office for several years. If you need for more than one user to access the program simultaneously, as we do in the office, the program networks seamlessly. You could pay a fortune for a multi-user calendar like this from other vendors. If you have more than two users needing access, you can buy a license. I have seen many complaints in these reviews about technical support; I have e-mailed a couple of times and received a thorough response within 24 hours. The interface for the calendar and address book is easy to use. I highly recommend the program because of features, ease of use, and price. We recently bought a Palm Zire and synchronized it with this calendar; it works perfectly.

very good address book
I bought this software for the address book feature as an upgrade/update to Day-Timer Address Book 2000. Although as the other reviewer says there is room for improvement, I'm very happy with the program. I was even able to use the import feature to bring in my info from DTAB. The import worked fairly well and saved me hours of rekeying.
I miss DTAB's double-sided printing wizard and have not been able to get Anytime to print properly on both sides of a page, but other than that I've had no problems. I like the address book view page and the print layout views that looks onscreen like the actual printed book.
I haven't used any of the other program features and can't comment on them.

Do NOT buy this loser
Acutally, it should be zero stars, maybe even minus ten stars.
I bought this worthless piece of junk application thinking it would be a suitable replacement for the Palm Desktop software I use now. Like the Desktop, it comes with an expense manager, notepad, task manager, calendar, contact manager, and such. It also comes with a wide variety of pre-designed forms. This is what really excited me.
What the outside of the box DOES NOT TELL YOU is that the only things it will sync with on any of the PDA devices it claims to support are your calendar, to-do/tasks and contact/address book entries. The remainder of your PDA data will sync into the old Desktop application, forcing you to have to retain it. You cannot import them into AnyTime.
So, I decided to scrap AnyTime. This is where the next heartache begins. The uninstaller leaves the conduits in place that sync into AnyTime forcing you to have to uninstall the Palm Desktop as well to remove them.
Help is non-existant as well. Individual Software will respond with apologies and tell you they will forward your request but no one actually helps you.
My recommendation -- look elsewhere for an alternative to the Palm Desktop. I haven't found anything yet. I had thought for a few hours I had, but... So, before you even try it, be sure to back up your data from your old desktop environment. My back up was two weeks old so you can figure out what I lost in the process of learning a lesson.
To the buyer beware. Do not buy anything from Individual Software. Take it from one who knows, you're making a major mistake if you do buy this application. ... Read more

Features

• Improved! Salary Research
• Everything You Need to Land a Job You'll Enjoy!
• New! Career Research
• New! Search for Companies
• New! Online Networking

Reviews (4)

Dissapointed with the Resume Maker Software
I recently purchased this software from Amazon, and I've been experiencing technical problems from the moment it was installed on my computer. I am using the program at work, on my brand new Dell system, and it just won't act right! The print preview function creates error messages, and when I printed my resume the software placed weired lines and boxes on my resume.I've contacted tech support, and they are unsure as to what the problem might be. They've asked me to switch printers, remove the software, and then install the software. We've been going back and forth for about 2 weeks. I've used a previous edition of Resume Maker and I had technical problems with the software, but I assumed it was because my computer was a bit older.
As for the content of the software, I do feel that it offers some useful information. You are provided with a resume coach, with tips on the types of resume that may suit you. I'm giving this product 3 stars because of the quality of the software.

Disappointed by poor quality software...
I was very disappointed by this software. Sure it has some good features (that's why I gave 2 instead of 1) but the built in word processor is terrible (Nope, I was not expecting another MS Word but at least expected consistency between various features/parts of the software).

One of the supposedly great features of Resumemaker is the ability to preserve some general formatting if you choose to (e.g.) send the resume as plain text (an important thing mind you) in an e-mail. It does so by offering a number of styles for formatting your Resume.

For example, for the Summary section, you can choose a bulleted list as formatting style. Resumemaker would create one card for each bullet item you create. If you send the Resume as plain text in an e-mail, Resume maker would format each of these bullet items with a * in front. This is all nice and good, but for Rich Text Formats, you lose the ability to highlight individual words/phrases (you have to highlight the whole bullet!) So, for MS Word formatted resumes, you just cannot have bold words/phrases that call attention (I want to note here that if your style is paragraph, Resumemaker would allow highlighting of individual words or phrases).

RESUME MAKER SAVES THE DAY, MONTH, YEAR, CAREER!
I just received an offer for a "dream" job.I would attribute part of this success to Resume Maker Career Edition.Originally I wasn't going to get an interview because the interviewers weren't impressed with my resume.However, after one of the potential candidates couldn't meet, they approached me for an interview.I decided to run to Office Max and look for Resume software.Your product came highly recommended.I downloaded it into my PC and went to work.When I arrived at the interview, I gave them a new revised version of my resume.They were extremely impressed.The next thing I know I'm asked to fly to NJ for a second interview.This time I was meeting with upper level Executives.I used the Virtual Interview and practiced, practiced, practiced!!Well, apparently it worked!I got word yesterday that I will be receiving a final offer within 3 days.This position is a sales position where I will earn 6 figures my first year.This software had a hugh impact on my future.

The BEST Career/Resume Software Ever!!!
I've been looking for a software program like this forever! More than just resumes, this product helps you with 1) Career Planning & Assessment 2) Resumes and Cover Letters 3) Find Job Openings and Companies 4) Interview and Salary Negotiation 5) Career Coaching and Advice. Finally, no-hassle software that's easy to use, and really helps me land the career of my dreams. Within 3 weeks of using this software, I landed 10 new job offers and put myself into a career I really love!!! Finally. ... Read more

Product Description

InfoPath 2003 is a new program in the Microsoft Office System that can help you gather information flexibly and efficiently in rich, dynamic forms. You can more effectively share, reuse, and repurpose information throughout your team or organizationimproving collaboration and decision-making to positively impact your business.

The information collected can be integrated with a broad range of business processes because InfoPath supports any customer-defined Extensible Markup Language (XML) schema and integrates with Web services. As a result, InfoPath can help connect information workers directly to organizational information and give them the ability to act on it, which leads to greater business impact.

InfoPath is just one example of how the Microsoft Office System is an integral part of both formal and informal business processes in increasingly connected organizations.

Features:

• Gather Information More Flexibly and Efficiently InfoPath provides a flexible and efficient way to collect the information needed to make better-informed decisions.
• Connect People, Information, and Processes More Effectively InfoPath enables teams and organizations to easily reuse and repurpose the information they collect. The information can then be shared across business processes and organizations.
• Easily Develop and Deploy Rich, Dynamic Forms InfoPath makes it easy to create robust forms solutions and to deploy and maintain forms solutions across an organization.

Features

• Familiar Microsoft Office System environment minimizes training time & provides authoring features like spell checker, font formatting & other familiar tools
• Supports any customer defined Extensible Markup Language ( XML ) schema, and integrates with Web services
• Helps connect information workers directly to organizational information and give them the ability to act on it, leading to positive business impact
• Makes it easy to collect the right information, with data validation, screen tips and conditional formatting
• Lets you work with forms online or offline to gather and manage information anywhere, anytime

Reviews (2)

eforms made easy!
InfoPath is an awesome product that allows the creation of electronic forms quickly and easily.

When combined with InfoView from Unique World Software (www.uniqueworldsoftware.com) which converts InfoPath forms into ASP.NET forms then it forms a powerful solution to create web forms.

What , no VIEWER???
I would have to say this product is pretty amazing. However, to use it to it's full capability would require you to have a robust Active Directory, Windows 2003, Sharepoint Portal Server, Exchange 2003, SQL Server 2000 and a ton of trained end users.

The biggest downfall is that there is no viewer availiable so any forms that you create using Infopath will require the client PC to have a copy/liscensed version... You do the math. =) ... Read more

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THIS IS FANTASTIC!
What a great piece of software.It is extremely user friendly and allowed me to do things I haven't been able to accomplish with other programs I have tried.I urge everyone to try this...you won't be disappointed!

Logo Design Studio
This product was fantastic!It did everything I needed and wanted it to do plus much more.I would highly reccomend it.

Amazing!
This is an amazing product. I need "easy to use" as I am not very computer savvy and this was incredibly easy! I was able to develop and use several unique logos. I highly recommend this product!

Amazing product!
This product was so easy to use!I am not a techy person at all.This product was easy to install and figure out without reading the manual.I ended up with a few amazing logos to choose from!So much less expensive then going to get one made but looks just as professional.I bought a few other products from Summitsoft and have always had great success.

Pleased
I was very pleased with the Logo Design product. It was very easy to use and has given me great results. ... Read more

Product Description

Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Standard Upgrade for MAC .Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Standard software is the quick and easy way to create and share Adobe PDF documents. You can convert files from applications such as Microsoft Office into Adobe PDF documents that can be read by anyone using free Adobe Reader software. Combine spreadsheets, presentations, images, and other files into a consolidated Adobe PDF document that others can read but not alter. Offer reviewers familiar commenting tools to quickly gather input. View comments and feedback from multiple reviewers, and then generate an Adobe PDF file with advanced security features that accurately represents the original document.Acrobat 7.0 Standard Highlights ⢠Create and share documents quickly and easily ⢠Combine different files to create an organized document ⢠Use familiar tools for review and commenting ⢠Protect document content to help preserve its integrityTop Reasons to Buy Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Standard ⢠Easily create Adobe PDF files Create PDF documents with one-button ease from Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Windows users can also convert to PDF from Access, Internet Explorer, Outlook, and Publisher. ⢠Protect sensitive and confidential documents Control documents inside and outside the firewall, online and offline. ⢠Control permissions Set document permissions and restrict whether Adobe PDF documents can be printed or changed. ⢠Assemble documents Create a single Adobe PDF file from multiple sources including Web pages and e-mail to deliver one professional document that anyone can open using free Adobe Reader 7.0 software. ⢠Manage reviews Collect comments, not rewrites, from multiple reviewers that appear together in a single Adobe PDF document. Manage comments using sort and filter tools. ⢠Search with more power Search according to text and document properties to quickly find files on... ... Read more

Features

• Protect sensitive and confidential documents—control documents inside and outside the firewall, online and offline.
• Enjoy improved attachment capabilities—easily attach source files such as spreadsheets and images to an Adobe PDF document.
• Easily create Adobe PDF files—create PDF documents with one-button ease from Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Enjoy improved performance—with improved performance you can quickly convert, collect, and organize Adobe PDF documents.
• Assemble documents—create a single Adobe PDF file from multiple sources—including Web pages and e-mail—to deliver one professional document that anyone can open using free Adobe Reader 7.0 software.

Features

• Then select from multiple designs for a resume that really stands out.
• Creating a winning resume couldn’t be easier!
• WinWay® Resume Deluxe is the result of more than a decade of research and innovation in career development software.
• This updated new edition features an enhanced Resume Auditor,™ the foolproof system to catch mistakes before employers do.
• Choose from thousands of customizable resumes for virtually every career, plus more than 100,000 job-winning phrases.

Product Description

PDF Create! 3.0 ... Read more

Features

• Combine different formats into one PDF - Easily merge Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, JPEG, TIFF and PDF files into a single multi-page PDF document
• Instantly turn entire Web pages into searchable PDF files that you can easily save and share
• Archive important E-mail and attachments into searchable PDF files that can be saved on your PC

Product Description

Bridge the gap between your paper and digital workflows. Adobe® Acrobat® Capture® 3.0 is a professional production tool that teams with your scanner to convert volumes of paper documents into searchable Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Accurate OCR, advanced page and content recognition, and powerful cleanup tools let you turn all your important paper-based information into high-quality electronic documents ready for publication via the Web, intranets, extranets, CD-ROM, and more. Sophisticated productivity features streamline processing from start to finish, so you can get your jobs done more efficiently than ever.

• Convert scanned pages to searchable Adobe PDF files that anyone with the free Acrobat Reader™ can view, navigate, and print.
• Create reusable document-processing workflows tailored to different types of conversion projects.
• Accurately perform OCR, font, and page recognition.
• Automatically create intra-document links, including tables of contents, cross references, and indexes.
• Efficiently correct OCR text suspects with the new QuickFix tool.
• Use the new Zone tool to define areas of scanned pages to be treated as images, text, or even keywords.

Amazon.com Product Description

AppleWorks 6.2 combines six core capabilities--word processing, page layout, painting, spreadsheet, database, and presentation--in one easy application. By seamlessly integrating these capabilities with Apple's QuickTime digital technologies, AppleWorks 6.2 makes it easy to incorporate text, spreadsheets, digital photos, images, sounds, and movies into a single document.

Sharing documents is a breeze with AppleWorks 6.2. New translators for Microsoft Word and Excel files let you open and modify these files from within AppleWorks. You can even save AppleWorks documents in these formats to share with friends and colleagues.

If you're running AppleWorks 6.2 on Mac OS X you'll notice additional benefits. Preemptive multitasking means that you can work on AppleWorks projects while iTunes rips your CD collection in the background, and your system will still stay responsive. The advanced Quartz graphics system in Mac OS X lets you save your print previews of any AppleWorks document as a PDF file. Anyone with Adobe Acrobat Reader on any platform can view and print these PDF files.

An expanding library of templates--stored on the Internet--can be downloaded via AppleWorks 6.2 without launching a browser or decompressing files. Many of the templates are designed by affiliated organizations, such as the AppleWorks Users Group, and new templates are added regularly. ... Read more

Reviews (7)

Very good software, well, the best for me.
It is amazing software, really smart and pleasure to use. There are some things to improve to my taste, but overall it is definitely worth the money. In two hours of the actual using it appears by far more convenient that notorious MS Office. Extremely rich applications fulfilled by right tools. It is not overwhelmed with unneeded garbage but with smart and well organized things.
As one reviewer has mentioned it isn't Word. it is better. You don't have a filling that some one staying and breathing into your neck.
BTW, MS Word brought wrong habits and misleading conceptions, but if you know how to work , this one is much more productive tool.
All pieces well coordinated and inter working.
Very recommend. The interface a bit different and a few things to learn, but since you started to use it there is no way to back to MS Office. MS Office has more features in the same way as track has more horsepower, but will you drive it on vacation rather than coupe ?
One more thing to say, there is no any issues with MS Office compatibility. I converted many different documents and had no difficulties at all.

It's not Word.
Let me make one thing clear: AppleWorks is not Microsoft Word. It is not Microsoft Office. And it is not a substitute for Word or Office, just as a Honda Civic isn't a substitute for a Hummer. It is, however, much easier to use, much less intrusive, and much less expensive. If you need Microsoft Office's features, by all means buy a copy. If you need to exchange files with Office users, it's probably a good idea to buy Office. But If you need to get work done quickly and easily, grab a copy of AppleWorks. All the modules (Word processor, graphics, spreadsheet, and presentation) are seamlessly integrated. Screen clutter is minimal (though the toolbars could be smaller.) Basic (and I stress basic) compatibility with Word and Excel files is included. But its strongest point is its ability to stay out of your way: it doesn't try to reformat your work to suit it's own ends, or make grammatical decisions for you, and the on-line help is helpful, not intrusive.

Easy to use with many good features.
A great application.If you don't want to spend the extra money and get Office X then this is the application for you.It's very easy to use and has a lot of great features like templates and clip art plus, you can make your own templates and clip art.It has many features that Office X has except it doesn't have grammar check.That is the only draw back but half the time I never paid attention to it when using Office 2000 for windows so this isn't a big deal for me.I have converted many documents from Office 2000 to AppleWorks with no problems.I also use it for college and I have yet to feel the need to get Office X.Some other features it has are spell check, a word counter, and it can read back your documents to you!!Try it out.You won't be sorry!I use this application on an iBook running Mac OS X 10.2.4

Great upgrade from office mac
I am a computer programmer and have been using MS Office since office 97 was released.I bought an Ibook 2 weeks ago in order to get away from the Wintel platform (and Linux too).The appleworks program is great it lets me create documents that MS Office can read and will also open MS documents.AppleWorks (as far as I can tell) has all the power of MS Office and is way easier to use.I have only been using it for a couple of weeks and can already create better documents faster using appleworks.I have not used the presentation part of AppleWorks yet but I assume its as good as the rest but, for presentations I reccommend keynote.

Well worth your money!
...Appleworks Office does everything I want an office program to do and it's stable and reliable. (I'm running system 9.2 on a G4). Another reviewer claims it isn't compatable with other programs, but fails to give any useful specifics, such as what programs and how it isn't compatable with them. I ignored that review and bought this software, and I'm glad I did. ... Read more

Product Description

ACT! 2005 Premium for Workgroups From the #1 selling contact and customer manager, ACT! 2005 Premium for Workgroups helps sales teams and corporate workgroups make contact, build relationships and get results. It helps teams gain greater customer insights by accessing, organizing and managing contact details; improve the bottom line with tools for forecasting, tracking and reporting on sales opportunities; increase team efficiency with centralized data, robust scalability, group scheduling and advanced security for up to 50 users; manage time more efficiently by tracking and completing calls, meetings and to-do items; and take important contact information along by working with Palm OS® and Pocket PC handhelds.Choosing ACT! 2005 Premium for Workgroups makes you a part of the Best Software family. Best Software has led the way in developing and supporting automated business management solutions. With a wide range of front office and back office solutions—including accounting, human resources, payroll, fixed asset management, contact management, customer relationship management and e-commerce—Best Software offers award-winning products and services that have revolutionized the way small and medium-sized companies do business. So you can rely on outstanding service and a commitment to providing your business with the technology it needs to succeed, today and into the future. ... Read more

Features

• Includes Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
• Easy-to-use contact and customer-manager software
• Access, organize, and manage contact details
• Stay on top of schedule 24/7; share customer info securely
• Enhanced group scheduling; link to Palm OS and Pocket PC handhelds

Reviews (1)

After all these years I thought this product would be better
I've been a user of ACT software going back to version 3.0. Being in software sales, over the years most software vendors have adopted more souped-up CRM solutions such as Salesforce.com or Siebel or the like, so I can imagine the interest in this product category has been lacking. STILL, the feature set of this product hasn't changed much in the ten or so years sinced I used the earlier version. In fact, this product has become more bloated and buggy than any commerical software product I have ever used. I've considered listing all the bugs but it would be too long. But I will say this, other than a weird bug that sometimes mis-categorizes contacts into groups I didn't intent them to be a part of, the other bugs tend to be obvious use-ability type things. Bugs that a half asleep QA tester should've found.

Having said that, the positives are these: First, ACT! is nothing if not a good contact manager and task manager - nothing more, nothing less. I like being able to group contacts into multiple groups, and do pro-active email marketing to the members of specific groups - that feature works really well inconjunction with MS Outlook. In fact integration with Outlook and my PocketPC Cell phone is really exceptionjal. Integration with Word is also very strong. So, its this integration strength that keeps me booting this product up each day. BUT, if I was to purchase a product in this category again, I'd buy Goldmine (it wasn't on the shelf when I bought ACT! - my impatience!). Part of the problem with this product may be that its been owned by a number of different companies over the years. Best Software now owns the IP - let's hope they will issue bug fixes and then truly innovate this product in future releases. ... Read more

Product Description

PDF Converter Pro ... Read more

Features

• Automated batch creation; merge documents; watermarks and stamps
• PDF Create! and PDF Converter for Microsoft Word combined
• Create industry-standard PDF files; password protection
• Convert PDF files into editable Microsoft Word documents and forms
• Easily extract charts and graphs from PDF files for use elsewhere

Reviews (10)

Waste ofmoney
First of all, the required registration and fingerprinting of your machine is quite intrusive and cumbersome.
Second, in converting pdf to Word files, it doesn't really do any useable formatting that can be easily editted, instead it creates a bunch of text boxes all over the page (rather then using tabs or tables). I was tring to convert a resume to a different format, working with a pdf original. In the end I had to convert it to plain text and start formatting from scratch, which I could have done just using the Adobe Acrobat text copy tool. Save your money, I wish I had done some research first.

You get what you pay for
I have Adobe 6.0 professional. Most of the time I use Adobe to convert file to PDF. I bought this software hoping to get cheaper product for our company new computer with the comparable quality. The software does convert the file to PDF. However, it considerbly increases the file size.
I convert some documents using both Adobe and this software to compare.
Adobe compressed the file from 200 KB to 20 KB
This software increase the file size from 200 KB to 688 KB!
Changing the settingalso makes no difference.

Not recommend this software if you're looking for the product to compress the file.

Absolutely Terrible License Management...Lousy Service Too
ScanSoft has been nothing but difficult to deal with in resolving a problem that their own license management system created.

Every few weeks the application manages to forget that it is not an evaluation copy and begins dysfunctionally labeling every page it generates with that annoying "Evaluation Version" diagonally laced across every page it produces.

I paid fully for my copy of this product and naively assumed that a call to customer support would resolve this issue.It didn't.Instead, I was told that I'd have to call technical support (not an 800 number -- but not to worry, the "first call" is for no charge... oh yipee...)

Note to all customer service departments:NEVER, EVER, send a customer away with instructions to call someone else in your company instead.Make sure your customer service people can call and patch through customers on their own.The only thing more annoying to a client than having to work through a phone menu system ONCE to reach a flesh-and-blood person is having to do it TWICE with no guarantee of being closer to the solution than before.

So I called "technical services."After answering enough questions to fill an autobiography from the person who picked up the line, it was suggested that I "try" reinstalling the software (as if I had nothing better to do with my time and as if I had not been through THAT exercise enough times before).I suggested that whatever the solution to this issue was, it was definitely NOT THAT.Then the gentlemen indicated that he'd need a copy of the receipt (why did he not say so in the first place instead of suggesting I find yet more ways to waste my time?)

I suggested to him that he'd best put his supervisor on the line as he had a very angry customer on his hands.After a prolonged period of being on hold, on my own long-distance dime, I hung up.

That friends, is ScanSoft's approach to customer relations.They treat you like a questionably legitimate user by default and if their license management system screws up -- it must be (in their view) something YOU did.Nice, huh.

As for the product itself, it's okay.I noticed that it seemed to have issues with some graphics, whereas the original version with some graphics would print crisply directly out of Word, the PDF version was a bit jagged (even on the screen).

If ScanSoft had not wasted so much of my time with the license issue and completely lost my goodwill, I might have had more time to more seriously explore the product and say more.

The review below about the faulty design does echo a few things I noticed too.

Suffice to say that I doubt that I'll ever be considering ScanSoft products in the future.This experience has left a sufficiently bad taste in my mouth that I'll probably recommend my clients stay away from them too.

Glitches and shortcomings in software products is something I can learn to live with (if they aren't too bad).But contempt and indifference toward paying customers is unforgivable and inexcusable.

Another Poor Software Design
Interesting product, but just another one that has been added to the long list of software products that lack the fundamental design principles.The product's sales people try to make up for the lack of fundamental design flaws with unfounded and inaccurate claims. i.e.

1. "Turn PC files into optimized, small file-size PDF documents".I believe the person that wrote this did not have a strong understanding of the English language.I purchased the product to allow a PowerPoint slide file (file size 578K) to be emailed in a "small file-size".ScanSoft PDF Converter Professional 2.0 turned the file into a five (5) times larger file!Even with ScanSoft technical support on the phone with me for almost an hour, the smallest size was over 2000K!

2. "System Requirements...Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 or above".What I did not see listed was a requirement for a active internet connection.What a surprise to find that I actually have to be actively connected to get the activation process to work.What private information is ScanSoft collecting off my computer?I purchased a legitimate retail version from a Office Depot, a legitimate retailer.Why is ScanSoft so paranoid?What other design flaws have they included, due to their paranoia?

Here are some other interesting concerns:

3. During the installation process, there is no option to tell the software not to install in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.What a surprise when I open up my PowerPoint to find that it takes five (5) times longer to load! Instead of 2 seconds, it now takes 10 seconds!Why did it take so long? Well, ScanSoft has now decided to load itself into every Microsoft product on my computer!It was not happy with just loading itself as a printer driver, it loaded itself on all my Office main menus and in my submenus!What else has it done without me knowing?Is it also sending my private information off somewhere?ScanSoft looks more like a SpyWare program than a PDF converter.

4. Now for the software return process...if you like to jump through hoops, try a return.I call up to return the product and I get what I think are the requirements.FAX a copy of the receipt and wait for a check.Sorry, the next day I get five (5) emails telling me five different things that I have to do from three (3) different people.Does this sound like out-sourcing?Yes!!!This explains it all to me.(I digress, this is a review of ScanSoft PDF Convertor 2.0, not of out-sourcing!)

5. Well, I think that I have jumped through all their hoops, now I will wait for a check.Does "check is in the mail" sound familiar?I wonder how long it takes a check to travel from India to the US?

6. The adventure is not over yet.Now, I have to clean up all the garbage on my hard drive and in my registry that the ScanSoft PDF Convertor Professional 2.0 Uninstaller program left.What no Uninstaller program? I sure hope that the Windows XP Add/Remove program can work properly!But it relies on an installation list provided by ScanSoft!I am in trouble.Yes, it is time to manually edit my System Registry (Do not try this at home.This a job for a technical professional.)

7. ScanSoft PDF Convertor Professional 2 is a great example of how not to design and implement software!Yes, it is only $99 which looks like a lot better deal than Adobe Acrobat.How many dollars have I wasted trying to get ScanSoft to do what the sales people wrote on the box?How many dollars am I going to waste trying to get ScanSoft PDF Convertor Professional 2.0 off my computer?

Here is my advice:
A. Buy software products with caution
B. Do your research (read reviews)
C. Beware of software products that have major software design flaws.
D. With poorly designed software the total cost is not what you paid the retailer for it!
E. Outsourcing is not the answer for technical support!

What a value compared to Acrobat!
Our school just bought 10 copies of this product instead of Adobe Acrobat - we are a small private school and couldn't afford what they were charging.We use this product to create PDFs when we send out grades.It is perfect becuase we can "lock" the files so only the parents can open them to see their children's grades.Before we began using this we were sending out paper ccopies that frequently got lost by the (K-6) students.This so so much better.Thankyou ScanSoft! ... Read more

Features

• Enfocus PitStop Professional, an Adobe Acrobat plug-in, is the industry standard for PDF preflight, auto-correction and editing.
• Its award winning features and technology guarantee successful output.
• Powerful Certified PDF technology enables immediate visual feedback and allows you track every edit made to a PDF.
• Add/edit text in PDF documents
• Move, rotate, scale or shear objects

Product Description

A solution for instantly turning PDF files into Microsoft Word documents and forms that you can easily edit - complete with text, columns, tables, and graphics. PDF Converter 2 contains powerful new features that allow you to quickly convert proposals, contracts, letters and more into Microsoft Word documents for editing, saving valuable time and money. ... Read more

Features

• Processes PDF image files into Microsoft Word documents
• Instantly converts PDF files into Microsoft Word documents and forms
• Delivers an exact rendering of the original document's content
• Unmatched ease-of-use via the PDF Converter Assistant
• PDF passwords and encryption; PDF thumbnail preview and page ranges

Reviews (12)

doesn't work for scanned in documents
This only works on documents