Input file
ABW
- Full Name: AbiWord Document Format
- Developer: AbiSource
Output file
ODT
- Full Name: ODF Text Document Format
- Developer: Oracle
What is ABW file?
The ABW (AbiWord Document) file extension is a popular text-based format used by AbiWord applications like Corel WordPerfect. The format allows users the flexibility to create many types of documents including web pages, letters, reports and other documents. This versatile format contains text, formatting details, tables, images and all elements necessary for a perfect document. [ ⏩ ] ABW file extension
What is ODT file?
The ODT (OpenDocument Text .odt) file extension is the native file format of Libre Office, an open source productivity suite for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and OS/2 operating systems. It is a type of office document file and one of the OpenDocument formats, created for documents which are part of a larger document collection and require special features when compared to plain text documents. [ ⏩ ] ODT file extension
How to convert the file from ABW to ODT?
To successfully convert the ABW file to ODT, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.ABW). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case ODT (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than ODT).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. ABW to ODT. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting ABW files to ODT files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension ODT, while before this step we had the ABW file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new ODT file, or not.