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Free Office Suite software:

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OpenOffice is a suite of applications for word processing, spreadsheets, charts, presentations and drawing. It is a free and high quality alternative to Microsoft Office, and is developed by Apache software foundation, one of the largest and most important open source software organisations in the world.
The software is available in muiltiple languages, including Japanese, Korean and Chinese, and is available for Mac, Windows and Linux operating systems.Its functionality can be extended with add-ons such as dictionaries, templates, and other programmes.

https://www.openoffice.org
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LibreOffice is another high quality, free alternative suite of office applications. Like OpenOffice, it is available in many languages, including Japanese, Korean and Chinese, and is available for Mac, Windows and Linux operating systems.
The website offers two download options, LibreOffice Fresh and LibreOffice Still. The former is more up-to-date with the most recent features, whilst the latter offers a more stable, extensively tested version of the software.

https://www.libreoffice.org

Online flowchart software:

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Gliffy is a useful free tool for creating flowcharts and organisational charts, either through their website or directly within your web broweser using a plugin.

http://www.gliffy.com
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