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The term, WYSIWYG, is a acronym which, as spelled-out, represents "What You See Is What You Get". Web browsers and software applications which have a direct interface with users, especially non-technical types, use this concept to deliver human-friendly content on computers, known also as user interface.
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Modern software does a fairly good job of optimizing the screen display for a particular type of output. For example, a word processor is optimized for output to a typical printer. The software often emulates the resolution of the printer in order to get as close as possible to WYSIWYG. However, that is not the main attraction of WYSIWYG, which is the ability of the user to be able to visualize what he or she is doing.
Adobe Acrobat provides one method of delivering the objective of consistent 'look-and-feel' that was intended by the content's creator. Adobe Photoshop provides a Wysiwyg interface for creating graphical content, and design of web pages.
GIMP an open source alternative to Adobe Photoshop with a WYSIWYG method of creating graphical content.
OpenOffice.org Writer an open source word processor with WYSIWYG method for editing contents of documents.
Microsoft FrontPage html editor by Microsoft with a What you see is what you get user interface for web page development.
Microsoft Word has a WYSIWYG user interface for editing and publishing documents.
Microsoft Publisher WYSIWYG editor for creating catalogues, brochures, posters and books.
AbiWord another open source WYSIWYG word processor initally offered by SourceGear Corporation as the first component of AbiSuite.
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