Vim for Word (or something like it)

Solution 1:

So if you have to use MS Word and want vim key bindings, there is an add on, but if you are not bound to that I would def. go for LaTeX + the vim latex suite.

Solution 2:

Are you familiar with Latex?

Simply put it allows you to format your documents in plain text using tags or commands.

You then "compile" your document into the final format .pdf,.ps, etc.

Ex:

   \documentclass{article}
   \title{Cartesian closed categories and the price of eggs}
   \author{Jane Doe}
   \date{September 1994}
   \begin{document}
       \maketitle
         Hello world!
   \end{document}

This will allow you to write in vim, but still get professional non plain text output for your documents.

Solution 3:

If you like Markdown or Latex, you could use the free open source Rstudio editor, with VIM-mode enabled. Export as either Word, PDF, or HTML etc.

Download Rstudio:

https://www.rstudio.com/products/RStudio/#Desktop

Read about markdown:

http://rmarkdown.rstudio.com/

Solution 4:

If you wish to use vim for text editing, but want to, for example have text in different colors, bold it and such ... you can use Txtfmt plugin. It enables you, by using special characters, to "prettify" plain text files a little. They can look quite nice, and it comes handy if you're used to vim, and are, for example, writing documentation for your programs which you'll later just get in word, and make an adjustment or two, and ship off.