Re: my image is coming out squashed

Carrie <starchild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> was very recently heard to utter:
> I once read a joke, something like "you know you spend too much
> time on a computer when..." things like "there's skid marks on your
> mouse pad". One was you find yourself going to bed at night with a
> book about WORD.

I read that when I was reading a book on Word 6. This was when Word 2002
was available - I just like to be aware of software history.

> I was in the Publisher section last night
> and it referred to Word Art (in Word) I know Pub. has Word art, but
> using it in Word there seems to be more options.

The new-style WordArt, which has been present in Word since Word 97, was
finally added in Publisher in Publisher 2002. I was most peeved when I
upgraded from Publisher 98 to Publisher 2000, only to find that it didn't
have the new WordArt. I have never understood why others are so annoyed
about the upgrade.

> Isn't that the whole idea "do what you love"? I'm sure most of the
> people coming to this group feel the same way, though of course
> getting into earning money doing it would be the ultimate.

A *lot* of the regulars in some newsgroups do use their specialty
professionally. This is a little more difficult to do with Publisher.

> I've had to fix my own
> computers, too (due to finances) and have had much help with this,
> when it's been needed. And, of course, because I've had to do it
> myself, I've learned a lot in the process.

Being able to fix your own computer is a great asset, especially when you
become proficient enough to fix others' as well. I find it's a very good
way of making friends.

I don't trust third parties with my computer at all if I can help it; I
prefer to fix my own problems, as I know exactly what I'm doing and I don't
have to give others access to my private data.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher


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