But I have found they are fine for the basic documents most people create or edit.

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Be sure you have all the basic estate planning documents to leave your assets to the people or charities that you wish to benefit.

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Yet wealth and the estate tax have little to do with the need for basic legal documents should you become disabled.

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As we mark this 92nd anniversary of the 19th Amendment, let us reflect on how far we have come toward fully realizing the basic freedoms enshrined in our founding documents, rededicate ourselves to closing the gaps that remain, and continue to widen the doors of opportunity for all of our daughters and sons.

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This week, we reflect on the basic rights and responsibilities of citizenship, the founding documents from which they were drawn, and the extraordinary legacy of progress they have enabled.

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This, say the Iranians (with supporting documents) was just basic science carried out at the personal initiative of the project leader.

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There are no monthly fees or transaction charges for the basic wireless connectivity and users still have the option to side load personal documents or content from other compatible sites via USB.

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The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion (Basic Books, 2010) by John Hagel, John Seely Brown and Lang Davison, which documents the transition from firms pushing products and services at customers, to firms learning how to use the power of pull.

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At the risk of seeming Google-centric, I have to point out that it's even possible to manage basic documents and spreadsheets online -- once proprietary to bloated Microsoft Office products -- for free with Google Docs.

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