How to Share AbiWord Documents With Microsoft Word

1. Open your document in AbiWord. Locate the file you are having trouble sharing with Microsoft Word. Open the file.
2. Resave the file in Rich Text Format. When saving files, AbiWord you will give you many format options to choose from. Rich Text Format is recognized by all text editors and can be read by Microsoft Word.
3. Send the Rich Text document to the Microsoft Word user. Now the text should be easily readable.
4. To view a Microsoft Word document with AbiWord, just open the document by selecting 'Open' under the File menu. The format of the document may be slightly different than it was when it was saved in Microsoft Word because of differences in the way AbiWord presents the document, but you should be able to easily open and read it.
5. If you (the AbiWord user) are having trouble viewing a Microsoft Word file or you want to see it as it was originally saved, have the person with Microsoft Word save the document in Rich Text format and resend it.