AbiWord
Downloads AbiWord is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft Word. It is suitable for typing papers, letters, reports, memos, and so forth.
[August 11, 2006, 8:00]
Portable AbiWord OS X
Downloads Portable AbiWord is the lightweight AbiWord word processor, packaged as portable application so you can carry around with you on any portable device, USB thumb drive, iPod, portable hard drive, memory card, other portable device (also on your...
[April 27, 2006, 8:00]
UK school showcases Linux suite
News The Linux Live CD, which was provided by open source consultancy SimpleICT (formerly SchoolLINUX), includes the Mozilla Firefox browser and the Abiword word processing application. As ever, the children were very adaptable to new challenges and...
[January 18, 2006, 15:15]
Legal worries led Massachusetts to open standards
Talkback OpenOffice/StarOffice, Koffice, and AbiWord are just 3. In fact, many office packages support the format. I am hoping that AmiPro and WP decide to support it. If so, they could possibly get back into the game.
[September 6, 2005, 11:41]
Alternatives to Microsoft Office
Talkback What about Ability Office, 602 PC Suite, Open Office, and the Abiword/Gnumeric combination, all very good performers for most everyday use.
[October 6, 2005, 14:12]
Nisus Writer Pro
Downloads Pro will also read Word (.doc), Word Perfect, and AbiWord documents. Nisus Writer Pro brings new features such as Table of Contents, Indexing, Bookmarks, Widow and Orphan control, Cross References, Line Numbering, and Text Wrap around images.
[October 16, 2009, 21:00]
OpenOSX Office
Downloads Feature rich and affordable productivity suite includes: AbiWord is an award-winning open source alternative to Microsoft Word. Gnumeric is a world-class spreadsheet with 100 percent of the functions of Microsoft Excel built-in.Gnucash for...
[September 4, 2007, 8:00]
Closing the Office door on Microsoft
Talkback Thanks to its openness OOo file format can be implemented in any software, for example AbiWord and KOffice can import and export it. OpenOffice's number one feature for me is the open file formats (sxw, sxc, sxi, sxd).
[June 17, 2004, 11:00]
Aleutia E1 review
Reviews Puppy comes with a set of basic applications preinstalled, including Gnumeric for spreadsheets, AbiWord for word processing and the Mozilla-based Seamonkey web browser/email client. In fact, the E1 is generally slow to load applications (AbiWord...
[February 21, 2008, 13:34]
Red Hat releases newest Fedora
News Software that has been moved to extras includes the Abiword word processor, the XMMS media player, the Gnumeric spreadsheet and the Freeciv game. Red Hat has released Fedora Core 4, a free version of Linux the company is using to advance...
[June 14, 2005, 11:45]
Sun to charge for next StarOffice
News Sun's move could boost the fortunes of other Linux software suites, such as AbiWord, Koffice and VistaSource's AnywareOffice. In a move that could undercut its anti-Microsoft campaign, Sun Microsystems plans to start charging for the next version...
[February 26, 2002, 10:10]
Microsoft wins latest round in OpenDocument battle
Talkback In contrast, OpenOffice 2, StarOffice 8, Abiword, TextMaker, and Writely support OpenDocument now, and Workplace, WordPerfect and many others will probably be ready within the year. If this is any victory for Microsoft at all, it is not a clear one...
[December 14, 2005, 1:40]
Microsoft: OpenDocument is too slow
News ODF is supported and implemented not just by OpenOffice but by multiple applications including StarOffice, IBM Workplace, KOffice, Abiword/Gnumeric and Google Writely. The OpenDocument Format (ODF) has come under attack from Microsoft, which claims...
[May 25, 2006, 12:45]
UK charity builds Linux network on a shoestring
Talkback I have found easily 2 gigabytes of *FREE* software for Windows, including pro-grade project mgmt tools (Open Workbench), the wonderful Avid video editor, Photomosaique, the GIMP, Open Office, Abiword, Sodipodi (the list goes on.
[March 30, 2005, 5:36]
The problems with open source
Talkback KOffice, AbiWord, Scribus, and others are out there. I totally agree with this article, when it comes to corporate users. The author didn't specify that this was his intended audience, but from the language of its content, I would say it is.
[August 9, 2005, 2:10]
So why not put Linux on your business desktops?
Talkback Please load up GNUMERIC, Abiword, Evolution, Evince and a few others and go through your "Menus & Toolbars" capplet (control center) and change around the values and you see that the majority of applications bundled in the corporate GNOME desktop...
[November 29, 2005, 8:48]
