Electronic Office

Every computer at the University of Waterloo requires a standard set of software in order to carry out the tasks associated with learning, teaching, research and administration.

Office Suites
An office suite is a set of programs consisting of a word processor, a spreadsheet program, a presentations package, and possibly a database package.

Email Clients

Calendaring and Scheduling Software
Oracle Calendar, locally called Bookit, is the calendaring and scheduling program used at UW. Follow the above link for detailed information about Bookit.

Web Browsers and Plug-Ins

Other Suggested Software