Re: Does anyone still use WordPerfect?

[Peter <pnewman1 -at- home -dot- com>]

Sanjay Srikonda wrote:
> 
> I use Word if you click the paragraph symbol in word you can still reveal
> all the "hidden" (coded) RH text that RH uses for linking across and within
> docs.
> 
> I still would love to use WP5.1, now talk about a program that was easy to
> program for macros.  but that's IMHO
> 

The programing concepts of the two programs are different. Wp is a
streaming concept. i.e.. once you apply a characteristic, that
characteristic will carry through the document until changed. You can
directly edit the codes in reveal codes. Your cannot do this in Word.
Word is a more style based program.
You will find that macro writing in WP 9.0, is even easier than in 5.1.
Ver. 9.0 also supports, a limited version of VBA. In WP you can
customize just about all the styles. The master document and sub
document features actually work. (I believe this is a problem with
Word.) Cross referencing is a breeze with WP. There are usually at least
two ways of accomplishing the same thing. OTOH, most IT managers opt for
Word because: they don't know WP; it comes pre installed on machines; it
is slightly easier to deploy over a volume of machines; and THEY DON'T
HAVE TO USE IT.


-- 
Peter

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