Re: Stripping all formatting from Word doc
- From: Clive Huggan <REMOVETHISoffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 08:31:30 +1000
On 28/8/05 1:31 AM, in article
labolide-2BFF77.08312927082005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Kurt"
<labolide@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In article <BF36065F.13094%REMOVETHISoffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Clive Huggan <REMOVETHISoffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On 27/8/05 6:14 AM, in article
>> labolide-E74FBF.13143026082005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Kurt"
>> <labolide@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>> No, I was actually hoping just to use Word, but as the discussion
>>> progressed, it seems as though I'll have to spend more some time playing
>>> with it- to see if it's really faster to work within it.
>>>
>>
>> And from Kurt's earlier comment:
>>
>>> Am I the only one still lamenting that MS should have stopped at Word 5?
>>> Fast startup, fine features, and easy to edit.
>>
>> Hello Kurt,
>>
>> This has been an interesting thread!
>>
>> If Word 5's operation is familiar to you, you might get some use, when
>> familiarizing yourself with Word 2004, from some notes titled "Bend Word to
>> Your Will", which are available as a free download from the Word MVPs'
>> website (http://word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/Bend/BendWord.htm).
>>
>> They started off in 2001 when, screaming, I made the migration from Word
>> 5.1a 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. ("Bend Word to Your Will"
>> doesn't cover Word X -- I skipped that version.)
>>
>> [Note: "Bend Word to Your Will" 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 used Word 5.1 <nostalgic sigh> and
>> denigrates it. But the world moves on (not necessarily upwards).
>>
> Hi Clive,
>
> Look forward to reading what you compiled. It's not that I dislike the
> fact that software developers want to add more features each year, it's
> more that they often write them as if the world is supposed to revolve
> around their program and they need to be everything for everybody.
>
> And when a program gets to be an industry standard, we all become slaves
> to the programmer's whims.
>
> Kind of like having to buy a Ford Excursion SUV when all you need is a
> reliable car.
How right you are, Kurt!
Clive
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