Jarte - A Cool, Free, Portable Word Processor

What the heck is a Jarte?

Jarte \jär · 'tay\ noun (est. 2001) 1. A free word processor based on the Microsoft WordPad word processing engine built into Windows. 2. A fast starting, easy to use word processor that expands well beyond the WordPad feature set. 3. A small, portable word processor whose documents are fully compatible with Word and WordPad.

I've been into portable apps lately, simply because I can use them on my office computer, which otherwise would not allow me to install the apps I like. Jarte is small enough to use as a protable app that runs from your flash drive. It has some cool features that make it a great application in its own right, too.

• Fully compatible with Windows Vista
• Tabbed interface to provide easy access to open documents
• Opens files with file extension RTF, file extension DOC, and file extension DOCX (new default format in Word 2007)
• Fast start up
• Compact screen size
• Optional "Clickless Operation" feature greatly reduces clicking
• Can be run directly from a pluggable USB flash drive
• High quality spell checker with custom user dictionary
• Included spelling dictionaries: English (American, British, & Canadian), Spanish, French, German, and Dutch
• Link to, or import, your existing custom Word spelling dictionaries
• Support for templates
• Export to HTML or PDF
• Single click bookmarking and bookmark navigation
• Send documents via e-mail
• Full drag and drop file support
• Instant access to recently opened documents and folders
• Instant access to documents and folders designated as favorites
• Adjustable document zoom
• Detailed Help documentation

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