Free+Software

Creating documents for school but you do not have the right software???
No need to worry, there are loads of online free software that you can use instead of the Microsoft and Adobe suites. For Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint try using Google Docs ([|http//:docs.google.com]) absolutely brilliant, you don't have to keep saving and you can work online and never have to put your work onto a memory stick, but of course you can download it to your computer so that you can work offline too.

For Photoshop, to do pixel graphics, photo editing etc. Use and download GIMP, excellent features just like Photoshop and it is totally free ([]) Also available for online use only: Use Sumopaint ([|www.sumopaint.com]) and online paint/photo software which resembles Photoshop very closely, and when you have finished you can store your images online as well.

There are also other software that you can download to your computer hard drives for free: For Microsoft Publisher, or Adobe InDesign try downloading Scribus ([|www.scribus.net/]) it has a very similar interface to InDesign, quite complex and loads of functions.

For Adobe Illustrator, or Xara, you can download 30 day free trails, not ideal, but if you need to create vector based graphics try downloading Inkscape ([|www.inkscape.org]). You can save work in several formats, including SVG (Scaleable Vector Graphics) which can be opened with any vector graphics package. A __//very//__ basic online based vector application is Depictr ( http://www.depicter.com/)

Download and try the software Golems Universal Constructor, it even includes a basic tutorial and forum. Look at the following videos for some examples of work created using Golems media type="custom" key="3544706"