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Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists

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On 09/04/2014 11:32, RS Wood wrote:
> I was researching something for an article at Pipedot and came across
> these two interesting bits about Microsoft Word.  As I'm shackled to
> that abomination of soul-destroying suckage all day at work, these two
> articles resonated for me.
>
> http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669530/why-microsoft-word-really-sucks-it-was-invented-in-a-paper-powered-world
> http://www.planix.com/~woods/ms-word.sucks.html

I have a copy of Office 2011 for Mac - bought cheap on Amazon back when 
I made the jump to an iMac (and self-employment) in 2012 - because I 
still occasionally need to use Word documents from elsewhere, and 
Apple's Pages couldn't reproduce the formatting. (I do make use of Excel 
for tracking business costs, and working out what I owe the taxman.)

I've used Word professionally for more years than I care to remember - 
from Word 2.0 all the way up to 2010, including the wacky 'hey kids, 
let's make websites using Word' phase, the Office 'Assistant' phase, and 
the accursed Ribbon. *spit* Best thing about the Mac version of Office, 
other than the ability to export to PDF, as that it has an actual menu 
at the top of the screen, thus saving me from losing my mind trying to 
find particular features on the Ribbon.

--
Alan Ralph
Wearer Of Many Hats!

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Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-09 10:32 +0000
  Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-04-09 12:05 +0100
    Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-04-09 21:46 +0000
    Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists Rob <monst.oorzudo@ntlworld.com> - 2014-04-11 06:12 +0100
  Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-04-09 14:19 +0000
    Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-09 15:43 +0000
    Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-04-09 21:47 +0000
  Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists Alan Ralph <usenet@alanralph.co.uk> - 2014-04-09 17:57 +0100
    Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-04-09 21:45 +0000
      Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists Alan Ralph <usenet@alanralph.co.uk> - 2014-04-09 22:00 +0100
        Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer   exists polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-04-09 22:17 +0100
          Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-04-09 22:25 +0000

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