I think Word is good. You missed the context. Ed asked how the new =

versions made your life easier than the previous version.

----- Original Message -----=20

From: John Weller=20

To: profox@leafe.com=20

Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 1:15 PM

Subject: RE: Dabo 64-bit? (was RE: Vulcan.NET)

Sorry - I don't agree! The first time I used a word processor (Wordwise =

on

the BBC Micro in 1980) I was incredibly impressed by how much easier it =

made

producing a legible good looking document. I then went through the =

WordStar

and WordPervert phases - when I saw Word for Windows for the first time =

it

blew me away and increased my productivity several times over. I hated

Office 2007 when I first saw it but had to use it in order to =

demonstrate it

to a class; I soon realised that it was actually easier to use because =

the

various menu options are grouped in a more logical manner. Open Office =

is

great but does not have the functionality I need - specifically mail =

merge

automation from within VFP. (I've not tried that with 2007 yet, that's

still on 2000 - if it ain't broke don't fix it <g>)

John Weller

01380 723235

07976 393631 =20

>=20

> They do NOT make your life easier/better. On the contrary,=20

> they make your life worse.=20

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