Adobe launches Buzzword public beta

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Adobe launches Buzzword public beta

by Brad Linder Nov 7th 2007

Looking for an online word processing application but you don't fancy Google Docs, Zoho Writer, or ThinkFree? Adobe has launched a public beta of Buzzword. Previously, you could only access the online writing/collaborating application with an invitation.

Buzzword is a slick web application that looks unlike any other word processor we've sen. It supports tables, images and page breaks. You can create and store documents online, share them with other users, print or download them. The one thing you can't do is insert hyperlinks in a document.

[via Digital Inspiration]

Tags: Buzzword, web-apps, word-processor

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Finch said 6:58PM on 11-07-2007

Learn to Proof Read before you publish

Gilbert said 12:09PM on 12-07-2007

Hey Finch, guess what? Proofread is one word and isn't capitalized unless it begins a sentence. People in glass houses...

michael said 7:35PM on 11-07-2007

Wow! I really like it. Much better than OO Writer.

I really hope this will get Microsoft to make a free basic version of Word and other MS Office stuff. It would make the world a whole lot better.

Mike said 9:01AM on 11-28-2007

Wow that is incredibly slick. Not the speediest thing in the world but certainly easier on the eyes than Zoho or Google.

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