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polly · 07-25-2011, 07:34 PM

You should be aware, though, that the Astak readers don't handle Word documents well. It will read them, but they tend to have problems with freezing and rendering. Have you considered converting your Word documents into something like ePub?

I found that the Astak and PocketPro 5" models displayed FB2 best, followed by ePub, and I never bothered trying to make them play lit, html, txt, rtf, or Word. Just because a player will display a format doesn't mean it will display it well.

07-25-2011, 07:34 PM	#5
polly Evangelist Posts: 454 Karma: 270240 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Sony PRS 650, PocketBook 360, Astak PocketPro (RIP), Tungsten T3	You should be aware, though, that the Astak readers don't handle Word documents well. It will read them, but they tend to have problems with freezing and rendering. Have you considered converting your Word documents into something like ePub? I found that the Astak and PocketPro 5" models displayed FB2 best, followed by ePub, and I never bothered trying to make them play lit, html, txt, rtf, or Word. Just because a player will display a format doesn't mean it will display it well.