Instead of the integrated text editor you may also edit your documents in Microsoft Word. If Word is installed on your computer, the `Edit in Word` button is available via the `Experimental` tab.

For opening a document in Word you'll need first to start the integrated editor. In the `Experimental` tab you'll find the button for opening the current document in Word. After editing the document in Word, save the temporary file, close Word and the updated version of your document will be loaded into the integrated document editor.

!!!WARNING WARNING
This feature is still experimental. There are some known issues where some edits done in Word can't be properly imported back to the integrated editor (e.g. pictures inserted in Word get 
lost when re-importing the updated document into the integrated editor).
!!!

## Limitations

You have always to consider that the final text will be finally used in a system that doesn't have all the capabilities of Word.

To make the later import of a document created in Word into ZeeBORN Documents as reliable as possible, please consider the following principles:

1.  Always use in Word the available styles - especially headings.
2.  Switch in Word to `Web View` to see how different window sizes affect
    the text layout.
3.  Avoid changing fonts and font sizes. If you really need a different
    font, please consider creating a new style for it instead.
4.  Keep the layout as simple as possible.
5.  Do not create drawings or composites of graphical elements in Word.
    If you need such elements in your document, please create a single
    picture in a suitable app and insert the picture into Word.
6.  Use the `Import Word Document` feature for importing Word documents.
7.  Use Copy & Paste between Word and ZeeBORN Documents only for copying
    already existing documents or document parts from ZeeBORN Documents
    to Word and (after applying some modifications in Word) back to
    ZeeBORN Documents.
8.  Never use Copy & Paste for copying Word documents as a completely
    new document to ZeeBORN Documents.
9.  If the layout of the text gets mixed up, try using the `Remove
    Formatting` function in ZeeBORN Documents. This will reset the
    formatting to the default styles and will remove all Word elements
    that can\'t be handled by ZeeBORN Documents
10. **IMPORTANT**: If you find a Word document that can\'t be imported
    into ZeeBORN Documents, please contact ZeeBORN support and send a
    copy of the Word document to ZeeBORN. Microsoft Word is a \"quick
    moving target\" and introduces new formatting features with each new
    release that might break the import feature. Those problems can be
    solved only if ZeeBORN receives copies of such problematic
    documents.

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