Re: Mass Style modification?
- From: Clive Huggan <REMOVETHISoffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 19:15:51 +1000
Hello b,
The file structure of Word documents changed profoundly after 5.1 (PC and
Mac are now the same). When, screaming, I made the migration from Word 5.1a
to Word 2001, I decided to build my styles from scratch in the interests of
robustness. Given that my styles concatenate, it did not take long.
If you've only recently moved from Word 5.1, you might find value in some
notes on the way I use Word for the Mac, titled "Bend Word to Your Will",
which are available as a free download from the Word MVPs' website
(http://word.mvps.org/MacWordNe w/Bend/BendWord.htm).
The notes started off when I moved from 5.1 to 2001. Despite growing in size
(the page extent is now about 170 pages) and covering significant changes
in Word 2004, the underlying starting point is still migration from 5.1.
[Note: The document is designed to be used electronically and most subjects
are self-contained dictionary-style entries. Be sure to read the front end
so you can use the document to best advantage and select the right settings
for reading it.]
I have yet to meet one person who denigrates Word 5.1 <nostalgic sigh>. But
the world moves on (not necessarily upwards).
Cheers,
Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is at least 7 hours different from the US and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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On 11/8/05 7:09 AM, in article
1123708153.324483.207950@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "bhebert@xxxxxxxxxxx"
<bhebert@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Actually, the source files are Word 5.1 for Mac. We jumped several
> versions all at once.
>
> <grumble> Boy am I nostalgic for the simple functionality of 5.1. I
> feel like I need to use a machete to hack away all of the bells and
> whistles that Word 2004 keeps strewing in front of me. I must have
> spent half an hour just turning stuff off. </grumble>
>
.
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