Although the recent version supports Word
styles, sometimes tables, graphics, and other features don??™t translate perfectly. If you want to work
with a Word document in AbiWord, open it as AbiWord, correct any font problems, and save the
document in AbiWord format. AbiWord has vastly improved in the past few releases, but you may
still experience problems if you need to exchange files with others who are using Word. (If you
want to keep files in the Word format, you??™ll find that OpenOffice.org and StarOffice work much
better, but not perfectly.)
AbiWord is a great first try as a usable word processor. Recently added features such as styles and
bullets continue to make it a more useful word-processing tool. It??™s not yet competitive with comparable
commercial products, but its developers continue to improve it.
If you do not have a lot of formatting needs, or if you do not care about Microsoft file formats,
AbiWord provides a realistic alternative to larger application suites such as OpenOffice.org. The
AbiWord program is small and executes fast, requiring less system resources such as RAM than
OpenOffice.org. The speed and size make it a joy to use.
Using KOffice
The K Desktop Environment, KDE, provides an office suite along with hundreds of other programs.
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