Convert ABW to ODT
| File Extension | ABW |
| Full Name | AbiWord Document Format |
File with an .ABW extension contains formatted text and page layout, including images, charts and lists. It supports the RTF compliant documents (Rich Text Formatting).
| File Extension | ODT |
| Full Name | ODF Text Document Format |
The .odt file extension refers to files of the type OpenDocument Text documents. These are the opensource word processing documents created typically by the Writer software. The Odt documents are similar to word documents created by Microsoft word, they differ in the sense that it is open source and uses XML formatting for the file structure.
What is file format conversion?
File format conversion is the process of transforming a file from one format (referred to as "ABW") to another (referred to as "ODT"). This may be necessary for various reasons. For example, ABW file may be incompatible with the software or device we want to use to open or edit it. In such cases, converting the file from format ABW to format ODT becomes essential.
So, how can we perform ABW to ODT file conversion? Fortunately, there are many tools and computer programs available that enable file format conversion. These tools work by reading the data from the file in format ABW and transforming it into format ODT. This allows the preservation of the original information contained in the file, even after changing its format. Below you will find a list of ABW to ODT converters.
Conversion from ABW to ODT
How to convert the ABW file to ODT?
If you have already downloaded one of the converters and installed it on your computer, you can proceed to the appropriate conversion process of ABW to ODT. Handling all the programs is usually very intuitive and is based on the same pattern of conduct. We will briefly discuss a few steps that you always need to go through while changing the format of the ABW file:
- Please indicate on your computer the source file ABW, the format of which you are going to change
- Load the ABW file to the application
- Select the output format of the ODT file (the one that we want to achieve)
- Select the location to save the output file ODT on the disk (the place where the program will save the converted file)
- Confirm conversion
- Wait for a moment
- Enjoy the converted ODT file that can be found in the location selected in step 4
Other conversions
from the ABW format:
Other conversions
to the ODT format:
- CNV to ODT
- DOC to ODT
- DOCM to ODT
- DOCX to ODT
- DOTX to ODT
- GDOC to ODT
- LWP to ODT
- RTF to ODT
- TXT to ODT
- WPS to ODT
- FODT to ODT
- HWP to ODT
- ODM to ODT
- PDF to ODT
- WPD to ODT
- PAGES to ODT
- PMD to ODT
- PUB to ODT
- OTT to ODT
- SDW to ODT
- STW to ODT
- WBK to ODT
- SAV to ODT
- MMAP to ODT
- XMIND to ODT
- HTML to ODT
- XLSX to ODT
I cannot see the file extensions. What should I do?
File extensions are not normally displayed to users. To change this, go to Control Panel, select Appearance and Personalization and Folder Options. Next, select the View and find the option "Hide extensions for known file types". The option should be deselected (cleared) and confirmed with OK.