Microsoft Word Compatibility
Writer is a fully featured word processor. What that means is that it's designed to work well with your Microsoft Word documents, like nothing ever changed.
Here's a quick overview of the major Microsoft Word features supported by Writer:
Microsoft Word Feature |
Zoho Writer |
Basic Features |
Paragraph |
✔ |
Image |
✔ |
List (Check Lists & Heading Lists & Image List) |
✔ |
Table |
✔ |
Equations & Symbols |
✔ |
Hyperlinks & Bookmarks |
✔ |
Endnotes & Footnotes |
✔ |
Shapes & Textbox |
✔ |
Headings, quote blocks & code |
✔ |
Drop Cap & Pull Quotes |
✔ |
Form Fields |
✔ |
Charts |
✔ |
AutoFields |
✔ |
Media & Web Widgets |
✔ |
Watermark |
✔ |
Bibliography & Citations |
Roadmap |
Editing Options |
Text Formatting |
✔ |
Text Effects |
Roadmap |
Text Direction (LTR & RTL) |
✔ |
Spacing and Indentation |
✔ |
Alignment & Tab stops |
✔ |
Borders & Shading |
✔ |
Image (Rotate, Crop & Resize) |
✔ |
Table row & cell (Merge & Split) |
✔ |
Format Painter |
✔ |
Auto correct & Quick Text |
✔ |
Advanced Editing Options |
Effect to Images |
Roadmap |
Offline Editing |
✔ |
Captions (Table & Image) |
✔ |
Formulae in Tables |
✔ |
Table of Contents |
✔ |
Page Border |
✔ |
Multi-Reviewer Comments |
✔ |
Zoom In & Out |
✔ |
Layout Options |
Page Layout (A4/Letter) |
✔ |
Multi-Column Layout |
✔ |
Headers & Footers (First & Odd/Even Page) |
✔ |
Manual Page Breaks & Column Breaks |
✔ |
Table Column ( Distribute Columns or Fit To Page) |
✔ |
Cover Page |
✔ |
Section Breaks |
✔ |
Outline mode |
Roadmap |
Page View & Web View modes |
✔ |
Document Generation & Assembly |
Mail Merge |
✔ |
Label & Envelope Merge |
✔ |
Templates |
✔ |
Translators |
Roadmap |
Electronic Signature |
✔ |
Document Sharing & Collaboration |
Co-Authoring & Collaborative Review |
✔ |
Contextual Comments (Reply & Resolve) |
✔ |
Track Changes (Accept & Reject) |
✔ |
Email Document |
✔ |
Publishing to Web |
✔ |
Publishing to WordPress |
✔ |
Document Review & Proofing |
Spell Check & Grammar (As you type) |
✔ |
Live Word Count & Page Count |
✔ |
Personal Dictionary |
✔ |
Find & Replace |
✔ |
Thesaurus |
✔ |
Version History |
✔ |
Navigator |
✔ |
Document Security |
Password Protected Sharing |
✔ |
Password Protected Download |
✔ |
Lock Shared Content |
✔ |
Mask Shared Content |
✔ |
Restrict Editing |
✔ |
Hidden Text | Roadmap |
Document Design & Customization |
Page Borders |
✔ |
Table Themes |
✔ |
Paragraph & character styles | ✔ |
Document Themes |
✔ |
Openness |
Save Document As – Docx, RTF, HTML, PDF |
✔ |
Import Document – HTML, Docx, RTF |
✔ |
Platform /Browser Support |
iOS (Phone & iPad) |
✔ |
Android |
✔ |
Windows | macOS |
✔ |
* We strive for accuracy and objectivity in this comparison. If there are any inaccuracies, please contact us at: support@zohowriter.com. If you're from EU region, write to: support@eu.zohowriter.com.