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This Valentine’s Day we’re sharing the love and giving away two (2) Kindle Fire HDX tablets!  

To enter the #LoveKSO Sweepstakes, simply 'Like' Kingsoft Office on Facebook and tell us briefly why you LOVE using Kingsoft Office at home, work, on the go, or wherever your heart may take you! Submit your entry in the form below. 

                   

The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" 16 GB tablet is the choice tablet for productivity, gaming and surfing the web. Its sleek design and awesome array of features make it a great companion for everyday use. Did we mention this is one of our favorite devices for using Kingsoft Office on the go?

To enter, submit your response by Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 11:59pm PST. Winners will be randomly selected by ShortStack app and announced on Friday, February 14, 2014 at 12:00pm PST on the Kingsoft Office Facebook page.

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See complete sweepstakes rules here. No purchase necessary. Giveaway open to US residents 18 years or older. Sweepstakes ends February 13, 2014 at 11:59pm PST.

Kingsoft Office is on Instagram!

Today we are excited to announce the launch of Kingsoft Office on Instagram! Follow us on Instagram @Kingsoft_Office for exclusive product updates, giveaways, news and fun behind the scenes insights. Be the first to know what we are up to, and how we are working to bring you the best free office suite on the market. 

We will also be periodically hosting contests, giveaways and other exciting online events exclusive to our fans.
Hint: We’ve got a big announcement coming up that you won’t want to miss!  


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How to convert Office documents into PDF files

PDF stands for Portable Document Format. It is a format widely used by people around the world to store and view data. Kingsoft Office (Free Office, Professional Office) offers a built-in PDF converter to convert your office documents into the PDF format - this means you can convert Word files to PDF, Excel files to PDF and PowerPoint files into PDF. This built-in PDF function is totally FREE, and highly compatible with all versions of Microsoft Office files.

Why use Kingsoft Office to convert PDF

The main advantages of this free PDF converter include the fact that it is built-in, which means you do not need to install additional software. You just open and edit your documents using Kingsoft Office, and by clicking the shortcut option, your Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files will be exported to the PDF format. It means you possess both the office software and the PDF converter simultaneously, and completely for free.

Secondly, it is secure. The generated PDF files cannot be edited by anyone else, and it even offers an encryption function to better protect your PDF files.

Thirdly, it is small. When you convert an existing document into a PDF file, its size will automatically shrink without losing any quality. Best of all, the PDF converter is highly compatible with Microsoft Office, and it can handle all Microsoft Office files such as DOC, XLS, PPT, etc., meaning you can directly convert Word, Excel and PowerPoint files to the PDF format.

Steps to converting Word/Excel/PowerPoint files into the PDF format

Follow these guide articles to convert Word/Excel/PowerPoint to PDF:

How to Convert Word to PDF for Free in Kingsoft Writer 2013
How to Convert Excel to PDF for Free in Kingsoft Spreadsheets 2013
How to Convert PowerPoint to PDF for Free in Kingsoft Presentation 2013

Open Multiple Office Files in Tabs with Kingsoft Office Tab feature

Much like a modern web browser which allows a user to open multiple web pages as tabs under the same window, Kingsoft Office (Free Office, Professional Office) tab feature offers users the same luxury for word documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

Advantages of Kingsoft Office tab feature

Common Office suites such as Microsoft Office and OpenOffice force users to open a new window every time they want to start a new document, this has a tendency to create a cluttered desktop and in some cases even impacts a user's decision whether or not to create a new document. Kingsoft Office's tab feature eliminates the problem of having too many documents / workbooks / presentations open at one time, allowing a user to conveniently switch between documents in one window by pressing the shortcut key (Ctrl+Tab).

Save time by using tabs

The ability to create document tabs not only allows the user to easily see what documents they have opened but also, most importantly, saves the user time and ultimately allows the user more time to spend thinking about what to write rather than where to find a certain document.

Organize tab orders

Users can organize the order of tabs by clicking and dragging a document tab to its desired location, giving the user control on how to prioritize tabs based on each ones' importance.

Close office tab by double clicking

Kingsoft Office's tab feature is built to save the user time, quickly close the window by double clicking on the desired tab or create a new blank document by right-clicking, pressing the shortcut key (Ctrl+N) or even pressing the tab for a new page as you would on a normal browser.

Save all tabs in one click

Right clicking on the tab allows some quick functions including Close Window, Save, Save As, Save All, Close Other Windows and Close All, which is a more practical way of saving work, it avoids a situation where a user is not sure what documents are open and may have to re-check or in rare circumstances save the document under the wrong name.

The interface Kingsoft Office offers is for the best convenience of the user and this feature alone saves time, has improved functionality and usability compared to other less innovative office suites. It eliminates everyday problems that a user may encounter when working with other word processors, spreadsheet software and presetation programs like Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

How to Restrict Formatting Editing in Writer 2013

In the latest Kingsoft Office 2013, you are allowed to set Restrict Editing permission for a document, so that others can only edit a specified range of content in it.

Take the following steps to restrict permission to edit documents in Kingsoft Writer 2013.

Set restrictions on editing

Step 1 Open a document with Kingsoft Writer 2013
Step 2 In 2013 style interface, go to Review tab > Restrict Editing . In Classic interface, go to Tools > Restrict Editing.

Step 3 In the pop-up Restrict Editing Panel on the right, select the check box before Limit formatting to a selection of styles. Click Settings button.

Figure 1 Restrict editing of formatting

Step 4 The following dialog pops up after pressing Settings button. In the left style list, choose the styles you'd like to prevent from editing (hold Ctrl to select multiple styles), and then click on Limit. You will find that the selected styles are moved to the restricted style list on the right.

Figure 2 Add styles to restriction list

Press OK to apply the changes. The following dialog will prompt for you to remove formatting that are not allowed. If you do not want to remove the formatting, press No.

Figure 3 Choose whether to remove formatting

Step 5 In the Restrict Editing panel, click Start Protection button. Then in the Start Protection dialog, enter password and press OK.

 

Figure 4 Start Protection with password

All is done. The restricted formattings are no longer shown in the toolbar, and other will not be able to apply Heading 1, Heading 2, and Heading 3 to the document text.

Remove restrictions on editing

To remove restrictions on editing, simply go to Restrict Editing panel on the right, and click Stop Protectionbutton.

How to Protect Formula in Worksheet in Spreadsheets 2013

Sometimes you will need to protect certain cells in your spreadsheet which has formulas, to avoid accidental changes but allow editing of other data cells. You can set a password to protect only the locked cells but allow users to select and edit unlocked cells. Follow these steps:

Protect sheet formula

Step 1 Open the workbook you want to protect.

Step 2 Select the cell range you want to protect.

Step 3 Right click on the selected cells, and click on Format Cells in the context menu. See following:

Step 4 In the Format Cells dialog box, go to Protection tab and select the two check boxes of Locked andHidden. Then press OK. See following:

Step 5 Go to Review tab and click Protect Sheet button. It will ask you to enter password (optional) to protect the sheet. In the option list, select Allow all users of this worksheet to: Select unlocked cells.

Step 6 Press OK to finish setting.

In this way, you will find that the cells which are protected could not be selected, but others can be selected and edited.

Unprotect Sheet

In case you want to edit formulas in the workbook, you need to enter password to unprotect the worksheet.

To cancel protection of the sheet, simply go to Review tab, and click Unprotect Sheet.

You need to enter the protection password in the pop-up box to cancel protection.

How to Search and Replace Specific Formatting in Writer 2013

In the latest Kingsoft Office 2013, you can search and replace or remove text formatting using Writer. Press Ctrl + F to find and replace specific formatting in the document.

Find and replace specific formatting

Step 1 Press Ctrl + F in Writer 2013 to open the Find and Replace dialog.

Step 2 In Find and Replace dialog, do the following:

1. To search for text without specific formatting, enter the text in Find what box.
2. To search for text with specific formatting, enter the text in Find what box, click Format, and then select the formats you want.
3. To search for specific formatting only, delete any text, click Format, and then select the formats you want.

For example, to find and replace text with specific font format, enter the text in Find what box, and clickFormat > Font ...

Figure 1 Find and Replace Formatting

In the Find Font dialog, select the font style you want to find and press OK.

Figure 2 Find Font

In Replace with box, enter the text you want to use, and click Format > Font... In the Replace Font dialog, select the font style you want to replace the existing formatting with, and finally, press OK.

Figure 3 Replace Font

Press Find Next or Find Previous to highlight matched text and then press Replace button.

Figure 4 Replace Specific Formatting

Step 3 Click Close to close Find and Replace dialog.

Beside Font style, you can also find and replace other formatting like paragraph (spacing, indent and etc), tabs, style and highlight (see Figure 1). Follow the above steps to replace these formatting.

How to Filter an Spreadsheet Table by Color

In Kingsoft Spreadsheets (9.1.0.4480, 9.1.0.4490), if you have applied different colors to the data or different cell colors, you can filter the data by these colors.

Using AutoFilter to filter data is a quick and easy way to find and work with a subset of data in a range of cells or table. Once you have filtered data in a range of cells or table, you can either reapply a filter to get more accurate data, or clear a filter to redisplay all of the data.

Filter by cell color, font color

Follow these steps to filter data by cell color / font color.

Step 1 Open a worksheet with Spreadsheets 2013.

Step 2 Select the range of cells you want to filter.

Step 3 Go to Home or Data tab, click on Autofilter.

Step 4 Click on the drop-down arrow in each cell of the first line in the selected range. In the autofilter option dialog, click on Filter by Color.

You can either filter the data by cell color or font color, in case you have formatted the cells by both cell color and font color.

Click one color from the above font color and cell color list. For example, select the font color of Red. You will see the data is filtered like below:

Remove Color Filter

If you want to remove the color filter you have applied to the worksheet data, follow these steps to clear the filter from the worksheet.

Step 1 Click on the autofilter icon in the column header.

Step 2 In the autofilter option dialog, click on Clear.

The filter is removed. If you want to reaply the filter, please go to Home or Data tab, click on AutoFilter option and choose Reapply from the drop-down list.