Word Processing Done Lightly with AbiWord
If OpenOffice.org's Writer is a bit more powerful than what you need for your everyday word processing chores and you would prefer something that pops up as soon as you click the launcher, then you might want to consider giving another word processor, AbiWord, a try (Figure 12-11).
Figure 12-11. The other Linux word processor—AbiWord
AbiWord has a very straightforward and easy-to-use interface, which you should be able to figure out without much, if any, help. It also has a couple of rather interesting features, such as its autoresize function, which magnifies the onscreen document size (fonts, images, and ...
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