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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:18:35 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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Maybe I misunderstood what Vic said. My interpretation was that he
wanted
just words on the page. He said "a simple doc". If all you want to do
is
type some words, save the doc and maybe print it, those actions take
you
nowhere near the menus for graphic features. They're all on the File
menu. I
suppose a spastic mouse movement could cause you to hit toolbar
buttons, but
that's one of many reasons why professional typists don't use the
mouse for
the vast majority of work.

Nah, they were mostly "official" and a reflection on my
"professionalism" so they were fonted, centered, and paginated.
Anyway, most of the time I had problems with it was when a nerd
tricked it out with all kinds of tabulation, macros, and such.
Then I just refused to deal with it.
You know, you give some people a hammer, and they turn it into a
milling machine.

--Vic

Don't tell anyone else in the group about this page:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211982

Learn a few of those and you'll be the robocop of word processing.

Then what, get a job as a secretary?


There *are* advantages. My monitor died one day while I was working on a
spreadsheet. I managed to finish the spreadsheet successfully and print
it. It was 80% done anyway, but still....keystroke shortcuts saved the
day. And, you have to be a masochist to use the mouse to save a doc
instead of just hitting CTRL-S.


Sure. Everyone who uses a WP frequently learns keystroke shortcuts.

BTW, have you seen Charlie Wilson's War?

His assistants and secretaries were not picked for their WP skills.

Harry's got sex on his mind. He must be footloose and fancy free. Watch out
girls. Romeo Krause is on the prowl.

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On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:21:46 -0500, John H.
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On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:33:13 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:27:06 -0500, HK wrote:

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:


I'm not asking because I dislike Wordperfect. But, if I already had one word
processor installed, I wouldn't bother installing another unless the first
one was screwed up in a major way.

Fewer commands, fewer options, easier and faster to set up and use or
not use "defaults," a lot less of doing it Microsoft's way or no way at
all. It's a feeling, as I stated, that it seems faster to me. I find
WORD clunky, obtuse, and overstuffed.

People who do a lot of writing often prefer WordPerfect.
I prefer notepad.

--Vic

I like Post-its.

You mean the paper stickums or a computer version?
If it's on the PC, where can I get it, and what do you use it for?
I could use some "reminder" type deal.
Putting a string on my finger hurts after a while.

--Vic

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On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:26:25 -0500, Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:


Between Vista and Office they are not having a good year.

And the OS and Office are the only two product lines Microsoft makes
money on. Considering the lengthy product development cycle, not good
for MS at all.

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Vic Smith wrote:
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:53:25 -0500, HK wrote:

BTW, have you seen Charlie Wilson's War?

His assistants and secretaries were not picked for their WP skills.

There was a time when I was thinking of exclusively recruiting hot
babes, give them some rudimentary programming training, and bill
them out for 65 @ hour.
IT client managers were suckers for that when times were "good."
The good times didn't last long enough to implement the plan.
Or maybe there just weren't enough hot babes.
Can't remember.

--Vic



I only got to hire a "hot babe" once. I was working for a consortium of
organizations, and the office manager/personnel director insisted I hire
a secretary, even though I did not need one, did my own typing, and list
processing and maintenance was handled by an outside contractor. There
literally was nothing for a clerical assistant to do. But there were
other execs who needed the help, and they were not on the list for a
secretary. Go figure. Anyway, this was in my much younger days, so I
interviewed and simply hired the best looking young babe that applied.

She stayed for about eight months, then moved on to a job where the
employer was more appreciative of her skills. The only skills I ever
noted were how yummy she looked in a sweater and tight skirt. She did
get coffee.

Oink.

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JimH wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message

You mean the paper stickums or a computer version?
If it's on the PC, where can I get it, and what do you use it for?
I could use some "reminder" type deal.
Putting a string on my finger hurts after a while.

--Vic

http://www.3m.com/us/office/postit/d...tal_notes.html





VISTA has a post-it appy.

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On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:46:02 -0500, "JimH" wrote:


"Vic Smith" wrote in message


You mean the paper stickums or a computer version?
If it's on the PC, where can I get it, and what do you use it for?
I could use some "reminder" type deal.
Putting a string on my finger hurts after a while.

--Vic

http://www.3m.com/us/office/postit/d...tal_notes.html

Thanks! I've installed the trial version.

--Vic

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"JimH" wrote in message
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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You mean the paper stickums or a computer version?
If it's on the PC, where can I get it, and what do you use it for?
I could use some "reminder" type deal.
Putting a string on my finger hurts after a while.

--Vic

This one is free:

http://dnl.crawlertools.com/install/...FQ66PAodPzP12w

http://tinyurl.com/2of6lv





.....but a quick glance at the terms of use suggests it is not private.

"CRAWLER MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT CRAWLER SERVICES WILL MEET
YOUR REQUIREMENTS, THAT CRAWLER SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE,
CURRENT OR ERROR-FREE,"

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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:46:02 -0500, "JimH" wrote:


"Vic Smith" wrote in message


You mean the paper stickums or a computer version?
If it's on the PC, where can I get it, and what do you use it for?
I could use some "reminder" type deal.
Putting a string on my finger hurts after a while.

--Vic

http://www.3m.com/us/office/postit/d...tal_notes.html

Thanks! I've installed the trial version.

--Vic



Please report back about how you like it.

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On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:40:54 -0500, HK wrote:


My fav of all times was XyWrite for Dos. Used the same front end as the
typesetters of those days.

Something like Lyx? There is a Windows port.

http://www.lyx.org/

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wrote:
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:40:54 -0500, HK wrote:


My fav of all times was XyWrite for Dos. Used the same front end as the
typesetters of those days.

Something like Lyx? There is a Windows port.

http://www.lyx.org/


Yes. XyWrite was a Tex overlay, of sorts. Interesting. Thanks.