Aspose.Words is a Java component that supports all Java applications with rich features to read, write and modify a word document without using Microsoft Word. It Works with J2SE 1.4.x and J2SE 5.0. Main features include: exporting the documents to HTML, DOC and PDF, content & formatting manipulation and mail merge abilities with images. All drawing objects like Shapes, Images, Textboxes, OLE Objects and ActiveX controls in documents are also supported.