Thursday, 1 November 2007

Week 8: My First Web App Zoho Document



Hello from VirgoBlue

For task #18 I'm writing my post using the web 2.0 application software we are to explore, Zoho Writer. (So far, so good.) The set up is very user friendly, with lots of common functionality available. I appreciated the Welcome page that appears when you first access the application; it provides some great start-up information.

I enjoy playing around with layout and style when I'm doing desktop work, so I'm quietly enjoying myself while testing some of the features offered by Zoho Writer.

  • At this point I will add an image from my personal computer...done. I even think the above clip art 'Virgo' zodiac image almost looks like me! Others may disagree?

  • The Template Library link offers examples of various templates, some of which I added to my own templates.

An advantage of a web-based editing tool such as Zoho Writer is that there is no need for ongoing updates/patches on an individual or corporate basis, the application is managed centrally by a third party.

Now that I've had a little play with Zoho, I will proceed to test Google Docs and Spreadsheets.

*NB Posting this document to my Blog from Zoho Writer is not as easy as described in the Welcome page and FAQ. I've tried numerous times, with no luck. Will try again at a later date. However, in having to return to this application, I've now used the right mouse button function in Zoho.

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An authentication issue seemed to prevent my initial posting of this Zoho document. The document posted perfectly the next day. Furthermore, I had less formatting issues in posting the Zoho Writer document in comparison to Google Docs.

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