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About AbiWord About Open Source Index Contents What's New Check Version Introduction Installation Getting Started The Workspace Entering Text Formatting Edit Commands Paragraphs Styles Inserting Objects Printing Preferences Shortcuts abisource.com FAQ Credits Search |  | ## Contents Introduction to AbiWord A introduction to the AbiWord Wordprocessor Index An index of the help documentation Check Version Check the version of Abiword Why AbiWord Gives the advantages of using AbiWord Whats New Information about the different versions and progress of AbiWord AbiWord Workspace Introduces the AbiWord windows and workspace About AbiWord's SDI Describes Abiword's Single Document Interface(SDI) Installing AbiWord Gives instructions on installing AbiWord onto various computer platforms Getting Started Gives basic instructions about using AbiWord, including how to open and close AbiWord, and opening and closing documents Editing AbiWord Gives instructions on the edit commands such as undo, redo, cut, copy and paste Entering Text in AbiWord Gives instructions on how to enter plain text, as well as spell chechecking, overwriting, zooming in and getting document statistics Formatting Details how to format AbiWord documents using lists, bold, italics, underline, overline and font colors Paragraphs Gives details on paragraph alignments, margins and line spacing Using Tabs in AbiWord Describes how to use tabs Using Columns in AbiWord Describes how to define columns Page, Column and Section Breaks Gives instructions on how to make page, column and section breaks Using Styles in AbiWord Describes the six different styles available in AbiWord Inserting Objects Describes how to insert objects such as the date, time, images, fields and special characters into a document Printing Gives instructions on how to print a document to paper, *.pdf and *.ps file formats. Preferences in AbiWord Gives tips on how to customise AbiWord to better suit your needs Keyboard Shortcuts A listing of all the keyboard shortcuts available across AbiWord's platforms About www.AbiSource.com Describes the AbiSource website and it's function Frequently Asked Questions Answers some frequently asked questions about AbiWord Credits Search Help Search help for a particular topic