J. Clarke wrote:
> On 6/25/2010 3:53 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:17:18 -0500, Janet Wilder
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:26:15 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2010-06-24, sf > wrote:
>>>>>>> I just discovered by accident that if you're saving a Word document
>>>>>>> (recipe), hit F12 and the last folder you saved to comes up
>>>>>>> instantly.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I didn't know!
>>>>>> What's a "Word document"?
>>>>>>
>>>>> You don't use Microsoft anymore.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I don't. I use Word Perfect which will open and create Word (*.doc)
>>>> files for me very nicely. I also use Open Office which is free.
>>>>
>>>> I need a "grown-up" word processor. Word is fine, if you've never
>>>> used anything else. Once you have, Word just doesn't cut it. JMHO
>>>
>>> I have both Open Office and Word Perfect. HATE both of them and think
>>> Word is the grown up word processor.
>>>
>>
>> My guess is that you only need a very basic word processor. Open Office
>> and Word Perfect are more sophisticated and do a lot more things, but
>> they do require a learning curve.
>
> What things would those be?


Creating macros is probably the hardest. The program does come with a
whole bunch of stuff already programmed like newsletters, calendars,
letterhead. Very easy to work with. I am often doing newsletters for
organizations and the ability to do them on WP then "publish" them to a
*pdf for emailing is something that I just love. I have several
graphics programs that do newsletters, but none that give me the freedom
that WP does.

I also do calendars for the family as holiday gifts and use photos from
our travels for each month. WP lets me customize each calendar for each
set of families with remarkable ease compared to even a specific-purpose
calender.

The creation of mailing lists and databases is very, very easy. From
data list to lets say a label sheet is just a step.

I love the "reveal codes" feature and that's what I really miss with Word.



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Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
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