Once becoming familiar with a certain application, many
people can
find it difficult to migrate to an alternative, Microsoft Word being a prime example. That’s not to say
there aren’t reasons that warrant you moving to an alternative. As with many other office
applications, Word is an expensive
piece of software and if you’re on a budget, it’s not always a viable
option. Other reasons people look for alternatives is that they simply
do not
require the features that ship with large applications such as Word.
AbiWord
2.8.3
is a free word processor that recognises and enables you to open,
edit and
save Word documents. The application itself is obviously not
as
feature rich as Word, but it still offers extensive functionality, more
than enough for the average user but in a smaller package. There are also free plug-ins
available via the AbiWord website.
AbiWord
2.8.3 link.