Zoho Writer desktop app user guide
Overview
Zoho Writer's desktop app lets you write and edit documents on your desktop device without signing up or signing in. The app is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux platforms.
With Zoho Writer's desktop app you can:
- Create and edit documents without signing in to the desktop app.
- View and edit your existing MS Word (DOCX) documents.
- Access an array of tools, such as editing and formatting, layout design, inserting tables, images, textboxes, and more.
- View and work on multiple documents from a single window with the tabbed view.
- Get an at-a-glance overview of multiple pages in a document with the multi-page view.
- Review documents and add suggestions with track changes and comments.
- Get contextual spelling and grammar suggestions as you write with Zia, an AI-powered writing assistant.
- Get a detailed report analyzing content quality based on various parameters such as readability, average length of sentences, and frequently used words in your document.
- Choose whether to save a copy of your document to the cloud.
System requirements
macOS: OS version 10.13 and above
Windows: OS version 8 and above
Linux: Ubuntu OS version 18 and above
Steps to install Zoho Writer's desktop app
- Download the latest version of Zoho Writer's desktop app for your device.
- Open the Downloads folder or the folder in which you have downloaded the app and run the downloaded ZohoWriter.pkg, .exe, or .deb file to launch the installation wizard.
- Follow the steps in the wizard to complete the installation of the desktop app.
- After installation of the Writer desktop app is complete, a launcher will appear displaying your username and the display language used in the app.
- If you wish to, you can change the username and display language, and click Continue. The username will be displayed in the track changes and comments that you add. Zoho Writer's desktop app supports over 45 languages.
Note:
On Windows machines, you can install the Zoho Writer desktop app for a specific user or make it available for all users.
You can change the username and display language anytime when you are using the Zoho Writer's desktop app. Learn More.
Steps to uninstall Zoho Writer's desktop app
For Mac
- Open the Applications folder.
- Right-click Writer in the list of applications.
- Click Move to Trash in the list of options.
For Windows
- Open Control Panel on your Windows device.
- Click Uninstall a program under Program settings.
- Choose Writer from the list of programs displayed and click Uninstall next to Organize in the top menu.
- In the Uninstall dialog that opens, click Next.
- Click Finish.
For Linux
- Open Terminal.
- Type any one of these commands in the terminal:
- sudo dpkg -r Writer
- sudo dpkg -purge Writer
Note: Any unsaved local documents will be automatically deleted when you remove the Zoho Writer desktop app.
Setting up the Zoho Writer desktop app
Zoho Writer desktop app allows you to customize the app by setting up the app's display language and your username. The username will appear when you use track changes or add comments to documents.
Steps to change display language
- Open Zoho Writer desktop app and click the Writer menu in the top-left corner.
- Click Change Display Language from the list of options.
- In the Select Language dialog that opens, choose your desired display language and click Change.
Check the full list of display languages Zoho Writer's desktop app supports.
Steps to change username
- Open Zoho Writer desktop app and click the Writer menu in the top-left corner.
- Click Modify username from the list of options displayed.
- In the Username dialog that opens, type your desired name and click Change.
Zoho Writer's desktop app lets you customize only your display language and username as of now.You cannot customize Zoho Writer's desktop app settings such as document ruler.
As a workaround, you can login using Zoho Writer's desktop app and customize the settings.
Display languages supported in Zoho Writer desktop app
Assamese (অসমীয়া) | Arabic (العربية) | Bahasa Indonesia | Bahasa Melayu |
Bengali (বাংলা) | Bulgarian (Български) | Catalan (Català) | Czech (čeština) |
Chinese (中文 (简体)) | Croatian (hrvatski) | Danish (dansk) | Dutch (Nederlands) |
Dogri (डोगरी) | English | Estonian (eesti) | French (français) |
Finnish (suomi) | German (Deutsche) | Greek (Ελληνικά) | Gujarati (ગુજરતી) |
Hungarian (magyar) | Hindi (हिंदी) | Hebrew (עִברִית) | Italian (Italiano) |
Japanese (日本語) | Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) | Korean (한국어) | Lithuanian (lietuvių) |
Malayalam (മലയാളം) | Marathi (मराठी) | Manipuri (ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ꯫) | Norway (norsk) (Norwegian) |
Oriya | Portuguese (português) | Portuguese: Brazil | Polish (polski) |
Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) | Russian (русский) | Romanian (română) | Swedish (svenska) |
Spanish (español) | Slovak (slovenčina) | Swedish | Tamil (தமிழ்) |
Thai (ไทย) | Turkish (Turkmen) | Ukrainian (українська) | Urdu (اردو) |
Vietnamese (TiếngViệt) |
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