Word processing in linux

[Tyler Spivey]

I am using LInux as my primary OS, and am
very happy with Speakup.
I am using Windows and Microsoft Word at school. If I bring home
a Word file, I have to currently convert it to text, losing the formating, in
order to edit it. What other solutions are available? I can't
easilly edit tables using text, and it's a sure bet that
formating will be increasingly more important as I go through the end of high 
school and up.