Indents bullets fonts headers footers functionality in Word is awf

[Guest]

I'm a relatively advanced user in both Word and Wordperfect; and Wordperfect
is by far easier to format documents, epecially in working with bullets,
fonts, headers, and footers. For example, a simple backspace shouldn't change
the font of an entire paragraph! Word has got to be the worst program on my
computer (while Excel and PPT are pretty good). I have wasted countless hours
on formatting in Word. When is Microsoft going to bring Word up to par with
WP on ALL formatting functions?

 

[Guest]

Yes...you would think Bill would have completely emulated
WordPerfect by now since he's done that with most other
programs. Guess it doesn't matter when you're number 1
with no forseeable contenders.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

When you two have a specific question, we'll be happy to try to answer it,
but if you want to ask questions about numbering, a better venue is
microsoft.public.word.numbering.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Daiya Mitchell]

Your complaint arises from the fact that Word operates completely
differently from WordPerfect, and couldn't emulate it if it tried, because
the basic structure is very different. This links give a little explanation
of why:

How Word differs from WordPerfect
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WordVsWordPerfect.htm

Some Tips and "Gotchas" for those who are new to Word
Especially if migrating from WordPerfect
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/TipsAndGotchas.htm

Is There Life After "Reveal Codes"?
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/RevealCodes.htm

WordPerfect to Word converters (and why none of them are perfect)
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WordPerfectConverters.htm

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

Bonjour,

Dans son message, < DGB > écrivait :

I'm a relatively advanced user in both Word and Wordperfect; and

Wordperfect

I you are a relatively advanced user, you should not have any problems with
formatting, which is pretty basic stuff for an advanced user. I know I do
not have problems formatting bullets and numbers.

is by far easier to format documents, epecially in working with bullets,
fonts, headers, and footers. For example, a simple backspace shouldn't

change


? This has never happened to me. How did you manage that?
One way I can see that happen is if you backspace to remove a paragraph
return (¶) and the 2 paragraphs that were separated by the said ¶ were
formatted with different styles. Since the ¶ carries the paragraph style
information, removing it can cause surprises. Same thing with section
breaks... removing them without paying attention can really mess up a
document.
But of course, as an advanced user you probably never make that mistake! <g,
d & r>

the font of an entire paragraph! Word has got to be the worst program on my
computer (while Excel and PPT are pretty good). I have wasted countless hours
on formatting in Word. When is Microsoft going to bring Word up to par with
WP on ALL formatting functions?

See Daiya's comments on that.

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Salut!
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Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP
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Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org