This is not a bug, it's a way Abiword is written. It doesn't state 100%-compatibility with MS Word documents.
** Changed in: abiword (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/16976 Title: AbiWord doesn't render MS .doc correctly -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs