Ability Office Standard

Ability Office Standard offers 3 core applications essential for home and business, Word Processor, Spreadsheet and Presentation, in one affordable office suite. It also includes a Photoalbum and quick application Launcher. Just perfect for working from home, allowing files to be edited and exchanged with those back in the office, and absolutely ideal for students and school children.

It's so easy to get started with Ability Office Standard, thanks to its very familiar user interface. Create, load from, edit and save to Microsoft® Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.

Windows 11 and Microsoft® Office 2021 compatible.

Ability Office — includes 2 licences for your personal commercial use. Multi-user licences are also available for larger organisations, such as businesses or educational establishments.

  • Includes FREE email and web support

Features

Write - Word Processing

  • Compatible with Microsoft® Word 2021 and earlier
  • PDF or XPS export for your documents
  • AutoSpelling, AutoCorrect & AutoText
  • Vector Drawing layer, Autoshapes, Linked Frames & Tables
  • Indexing, TOC, Sections, Task Panes & WriteFX effects

Spreadsheet - Spreadsheets

  • Compatible with Microsoft® Excel 2021 and earlier
  • PDF or XPS export for your spreadsheets
  • Pivot Table Wizard, Vector Drawing layer, Autoshapes
  • Over 250 built-in functions & 25 different chart types
  • Set Print Area, Page Break Previews, Cell Property Pane

Presentation - Slideshow Presentations

  • Compatible with Microsoft® PowerPoint 2021 and earlier
  • PDF, XPS, HTML Web-Album & Image export for your slides
  • Thumbnail Outliner, Slide Sorter & Master Slide View
  • AutoShapes, Pictures, Charts & WriteFX effects
  • Spell Checking & Thesaurus

1 User | 2 PC | Unlimited Home

Single User license, allowing business use on 2 PCs, and unlimited Family use at home.

Purchase – $39.99 Upgrade – $13.19

5 User | 10 PC

Business license for up to 5 users, on up to 10 PCs.

Purchase – $79.99

10 User | 20 PC

Business license for up to 10 users, on up to 20 PCs.

Purchase – $144.49

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Write — Microsoft® Word compatible word processing

Gives you everything you need to create, edit and produce better-looking letters, reports, quotations, memos, mailings and newsletters. Write has all the features that you would expect from any top quality word processor — spell checker and thesaurus, bulleted and numbered lists, frames, tables, autocorrect, autospell, headers and footers, numerous paragraph and font options, interactive rulers, intelligent drag and drop editing, short-cut menus for easy text revision, the capacity to include graphics, spreadsheets and charts, plus a whole host of other essential features. Write also supports a wide range of file formats for export and import and is compatible with *.doc and *.docx file formats (Microsoft® Office 2016 and earlier).

Spreadsheet — Microsoft® Excel compatible spreadsheet

The perfect tool for managing all your numerical data, whether business information, home finances, complicated calculations or homework problems. To help you make sense of your figures, Ability incorporates all the essential elements users need from a spreadsheet program, as well as a range of advanced features — such as pivot tables and macros — to make working with numerical data as easy and clear as possible. Compatible with both *.xls and *.xlsx file formats (Microsoft® Office 2021 and earlier).

Presentation — Microsoft® Powerpoint compatible slideshow presentation

The ideal application for creating professional slideshow presentations, with a wide range of visual and text effects ensuring that your message is delivered with maximum impact. Make your presentations as simple or as sophisticated as you need with the combination of Ability’s familiar design interface and rich creative feature set enabling production of the highest quality presentations. Compatible with both *.ppt and *.pptx file formats (Microsoft® Office 2021 and earlier).

Save as PDF

As a major added benefit, create universally accepted Adobe® PDF files from within any relevant Ability application, allowing secure delivery of original documents and making it quick and easy to publish documents online.

Ability Office Professional

Ability Office Professional offers 5 fully featured applications in one affordable, powerful and above all compatible office suite, specifically designed for the needs of businesses everywhere.

Get straight to work with a completely familiar user interface that requires absolutely no retraining. Create, load from, edit and save to Microsoft® Office *.doc and *.docx, *.xls and *.xlsx, *.ppt and *.pptx, plus *.mdb and *.accdb files, Adobe® PhotoShop *.psd files, together with all other mainstream graphical formats.

Windows 11 and Microsoft® Office 2021 compatible.

Ability Office Professional — the cost-effective, easy-to-use alternative to Microsoft® Office. Includes 2 licences for your personal commercial use. Per seat site licences are also available for larger enterprises or educational/charitable establishments.

  • Includes FREE email and web support

Features

Write - Word Processing

  • Compatible with Microsoft® Word 2021 and earlier
  • PDF or XPS export for your documents
  • AutoSpelling, AutoCorrect & AutoText
  • Vector Drawing layer, Autoshapes, Linked Frames & Tables
  • Indexing, TOC, Sections, Task Panes & WriteFX effects

Spreadsheet - Spreadsheets

  • Compatible with Microsoft® Excel 2021 and earlier
  • PDF or XPS export for your spreadsheets
  • Pivot Table Wizard, Vector Drawing layer, Autoshapes
  • Over 250 built-in functions & 25 different chart types
  • Set Print Area, Page Break Previews, Cell Property Pane

Presentation - Slideshow Presentations

  • Compatible with Microsoft® PowerPoint 2021 and earlier
  • PDF, XPS, HTML Web-Album & Image export for your slides
  • Thumbnail Outliner, Slide Sorter & Master Slide View
  • AutoShapes, Pictures, Charts & WriteFX effects
  • Spell Checking & Thesaurus

Database - Database Management

  • Compatible with Microsoft® Access 2021 and earlier
  • PDF or XPS export for your database reports
  • Advanced Query Designer and Relationship Manager
  • Automatic or Wizard generation of Forms and Reports
  • Interactive Mail-merge with Write & Spreadsheet

1 User | 2 PC | Unlimited Home

Single User license, allowing business use on 2 PCs, and unlimited Family use at home.

Purchase – $44.99 Upgrade – $14.85

5 User | 10 PC

Business license for up to 5 users, on up to 10 PCs.

Purchase – $89.99

10 User | 20 PC

Business license for up to 10 users, on up to 20 PCs.

Purchase – $164.49

Download

Write — Microsoft® Word compatible word processing

Gives you everything you need to create, edit and produce better-looking letters, reports, quotations, memos, mailings and newsletters. Write has all the features that you would expect from any top quality word processor — spell checker and thesaurus, bulleted and numbered lists, frames, tables, autocorrect, autospell, headers and footers, numerous paragraph and font options, interactive rulers, intelligent drag and drop editing, short-cut menus for easy text revision, the capacity to include graphics, spreadsheets and charts, plus a whole host of other essential features. Write also supports a wide range of file formats for export and import and is compatible with *.doc and *.docx file formats (Microsoft® Office 2016 and earlier).

Spreadsheet — Microsoft® Excel compatible spreadsheet

The perfect tool for managing all your numerical data, whether business information, home finances, complicated calculations or homework problems. To help you make sense of your figures, Ability incorporates all the essential elements users need from a spreadsheet program, as well as a range of advanced features — such as pivot tables and macros — to make working with numerical data as easy and clear as possible. Compatible with both *.xls and *.xlsx file formats (Microsoft® Office 2021 and earlier).

Presentation — Microsoft® Powerpoint compatible slideshow presentation

The ideal application for creating professional slideshow presentations, with a wide range of visual and text effects ensuring that your message is delivered with maximum impact. Make your presentations as simple or as sophisticated as you need with the combination of Ability’s familiar design interface and rich creative feature set enabling production of the highest quality presentations. Compatible with both *.ppt and *.pptx file formats (Microsoft® Office 2021 and earlier).

Database — Microsoft® Access compatible database

A powerful data management system that is perfect for storing and analysing structured data or information, including address books, inventories, customer and product lists, medical records, and any other data that can be usefully tabulated. Create and maintain detailed reports that display information filtered, sorted and grouped according to your precise needs and so make your analysis and decision-making easy. Compatible with *.mdb and *.accdb file formats (Microsoft® Office 2021 and earlier). 

Photopaint — Adobe® Photoshop compatible photo and graphics editor

A feature-rich photo and image editor that will instantly feel familiar, both in interface and functionality, to users of Adobe® Photoshop. Its fundamental components include paint tools, colour palettes, brushes, selections, special effects filters and layers, delivering you the ability to create the exact graphical effects and edits required. Compatible with both Adobe® Photoshop *.psd and all other mainstream graphics file formats.

Save as PDF

As a major added benefit, create universally accepted Adobe® PDF files from within any relevant Ability application, allowing secure delivery of original documents and making it quick and easy to publish documents online.

Minimum System Requirements

  • Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista
  • PC suitable for running these operating systems
  • 150Mb hard disk space