Word Processing Software
Google Docs - Online (free)
StarOffice StarWriter - Windows (free for education)
Microsoft Office - Windows and Macintosh ($)
OpenOffice Writer - Windows, Linux (free)
Neooffice - Macintosh (free)
WordPad - Windows (free with Windows)
Microsoft Works Word- Windows ($)
Wordperfect- Windows ($)
TextEdit - Macintosh (free with OSX)