Thursday, November 8, 2007

I couldn't get into Zoho Writer, so I'm composing in Google Docs. Both applications seem easy to use.

With Zoho Sheets, I finally have a way to view our branch's schedule at home. At home I have MS Word, but not MS Excel, which is how the schedule is composed. I was able to import my template Excel document into Zoho Sheets, modify it, and export the revised version as an Excel document. It's great!

I can see how Zoho Show would be a useful tool for outreach. For instance, I am interested in promoting our databases to homeschooling groups, but it is difficult to get a group to come to the library. If I could have a Zoho Show which I originally created in PowerPoint, then with instructions on accessing Zoho, homeschoolers would be able to access my presentation and learn about the advantages of using our databases, and how to easily access them. An entire group could view the promotional materials even when they don't have PowerPoint. Of course, there may be other ways to do such a presentation, such as on YouTube.

The whole idea of having this software available at no cost for access by anyone who creates an account is freeing and equalizing. I don't want to spend the money for the entire MS Office suite, but I always felt at a disadvantage when I wasn't able to access the schedule at home to check for various information. I no longer have to feel that way.

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