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Subject:RE: Switch from WordPerfect to Word? Oh no! From:Maggie Secara <MSecara -at- bizbuyer -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 29 Nov 2000 16:46:30 -0800
And after a while, it hardly seems painful at all. I made the transition
from WordPerfect a few releases back. It was tough, and there are still
some things I miss, when someone reminds me of them, but I've mostly made
Word bend to my will. Well, mostly.
You will really stop depending on those hidden codes, and when you do,
you'll realize that you no longer have to have Reveal Codes open all the
time to keep from making the whole document bold by accident. :)
To make the transition easier, you might want to get on the WordPC list
serv:
It's all Word, all the time, and MUCH less traffic than Techwr-L, although
you may see a familiar face from time to time.
Maggie Secara
The Technical Writer
BizBuyer.com
Santa Monica, CA
(310) 883-6446
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From: Itowsley -at- aol -dot- com [mailto:Itowsley -at- aol -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 3:14 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Switch from WordPerfect to Word? Oh no!
Joyce,
Get a copy of O'Reilly's Word Annoyances. Even if you are going to be on
Word 2000 much of it is still very relevant. Word can work for long
documents - but it is painful. I've written several manuals in Word and can
honestly say it is possible if you keep the rules you find in several posts
in the archive in mind.
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