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Hi John -

On 9/22/07 6:01 PM, in article ,
"John Gilmer" wrote:



For what you want to do you really should consider using a Desktop
Publishing (page layout) program rather than a word processing
application.


I'm sure you are correct.

BUT M$ Word 97 is the best I have and that's that.


In your first post you indicated that you also have the Student/Teacher
edition of 2002(XP), which provides 3 installations. Unless they have all
been previously activated you could install it on the WinXP system - whether
it's "better" than 97 is open to discussion:-)


Slight OT: Word seems to have been "billed" as "do everything."


Well, sure... Have you ever seen *anything* advertised as being something
less than the best (other than the old "We try harder" ploy by Avis)? It's
just a matter of what you have to go through to get it done


I am an "old guy" but I think I would have not major problems with M$ Word
if I could easily determine WTF it is doing.


We're all in the same boat he-) Not that it can't usually be determined,
but it's the "easily" that eludes us - and this directly relates to the
point above.


For example: 1) a "right click" on a text box would reveal both backward
and forward links; 2) etc.

I'm not certain I follow you here and I haven't used 97 in years, so I don't
remember for sure. If 97 supports linked text boxes you should also find
that:

Right-clicking the first produces a menu with a "Next Text Box" command,

Right-clicking the last box has a "Previous Text Box" command. And

Right-clicking the one in the "middle" should contain *both* commands.

Just make sure you right-click the *boundary* of the box rather than within
the box - the contextual menu will have different content.

Good Luck |:)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac