On 9/7/06, Ling SM wrote: > > Openoffice writer (have not tried its preadseet, etc), you can export > direct to pdf. Free, and as it is, it is more than enough to replace > microsoft office. "More than enough"? This might be true for personal use. Lots of company invested heavily on customized templates and applications. To me both MS Office and OpenOffice are bloated... Much simpler application will do the job for most people and most companies. But people keep updating their software and hardware following the steps of Microsoft/Intel and others... -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist