Ashampoo Office is a computer office suite, which is supposed to be a cheaper alternative to Microsoft Office software. This package offers a powerful text processor, spreadsheet, as well as an application for creating presentations. The manufacturer boasts not only high speed and intuitive interface, but also full compatibility with Microsoft Office from version 6.0 to Office 2016.

The application has not been updated for several years, now comes back with completely new, significantly extended capabilities. It can be used for both school and home applications, as well as in the case of a company. This package is compatible with popular versions of Windows, does not require any changes in habits, and allows you to work with documents created in completely different applications.

Ashampoo Office 2018 is made up of: It is an extensive text processor, in which we will create a CV, research work, postcards or newsletters. The editor allows you to use both basic and extended text formatting options.

Tables, graphics, lists and headers can be added to documents. To control the appearance of complex files, you can use the style system, as well as view live formatting changes. The option of checking spelling and grammar is also an advantage.

The program allows you to export to PDF and EPUB, an additional advantage of its support for document versioning and restoring an earlier version, if necessary. Contrary to the name, the main task of this application is not to create plans. PlanMaker is a spreadsheet program that allows you to use more than 350 different calculation functions.

The application enables the use of 80 different types of charts, the use of conditional formatting in cells, as well as the use of pivot tables. Work with data is easy with sorting up to 64 columns, colorful bookmarks in sheets, as well as scaling printouts to a specified number of pages. PlanMaker allows you to edit files created with Excel.

A program for creating various presentations. In its database you will find many ready-made templates, in addition to which you can already use PPT and PPTX files, also those protected by passwords. The application allows you to use slides, sounds, external video materials, use animations and transitions, as well as trimming graphics.

If necessary, presentations can also include charts and the application automatically saves all versions of the document, allowing you to return to the previous versions. The manufacturer offers a free 30-day trial version of Ashampoo Office 2016. To use the package after the trial period, the user must purchase a license.

The programmes are available in several language versions (e.g. English).