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Different versions of Word
I've been using Word at my job over a year, on Windows XP.
We just got a new computer at home with XP, and I went to create something in Word. When I went to format the page setup to accomodate the task, I noticed that the page setup options are not there like they are on the version at work. I want to do a bookfold document with multiple pages, and there is no place to specify this at home. Does this have anything to do with the fact that at work we have XP Professional and that the home p.c. doesn't have that? I would think that Word would be the same, and that any differences would be in the Windows system, not the lowlier word processing software -- no? And then how can I find out how to format my document to do a multi-page folded booklet, where the pages will appear in the correct sequence, and double-sided when finished? Or do I really have to sit and figure/configure manually how to type it :-(? TIA, Max |
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Hi Max-
Just to clarify, Windows XP is the operating system software that enables operation of the computer. Windows XP & XP Professional, as explained to me, are virtually identical from the end-user standpoint and differ more on the networking/technical end. Neither one adds or removes features from the application software (programs such as Word & Excel). It sounds like you may have MS Works on your home computer. Although it does have word processing it is not the same as Word. Word has far more features, even though both run on Windows XP or XP Pro operating systems (as well as several other versions of Windows OS). If you do have Word on your home computer, it may be a different version than what you have at work. My *guess* is that you have either Works or Word 2000 (unlikely if you 'just bought' the computer as this is an older version) at home and Word XP (2002) or Word 2003 at work. But even if the specifics I'm guessing at are innaccurate, the difference is definitely in the word processing software, not the OS. If you post back with exactly which version of what program you actually have at home, there still may be a way to set up a page for bookfold. HTH |:) "Max" wrote: I've been using Word at my job over a year, on Windows XP. We just got a new computer at home with XP, and I went to create something in Word. When I went to format the page setup to accomodate the task, I noticed that the page setup options are not there like they are on the version at work. I want to do a bookfold document with multiple pages, and there is no place to specify this at home. Does this have anything to do with the fact that at work we have XP Professional and that the home p.c. doesn't have that? I would think that Word would be the same, and that any differences would be in the Windows system, not the lowlier word processing software -- no? And then how can I find out how to format my document to do a multi-page folded booklet, where the pages will appear in the correct sequence, and double-sided when finished? Or do I really have to sit and figure/configure manually how to type it :-(? TIA, Max |
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To ascertain what version of the software you have, click on Help | About
Microsoft Word (or Works). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "CyberTaz" wrote in message ... Hi Max- Just to clarify, Windows XP is the operating system software that enables operation of the computer. Windows XP & XP Professional, as explained to me, are virtually identical from the end-user standpoint and differ more on the networking/technical end. Neither one adds or removes features from the application software (programs such as Word & Excel). It sounds like you may have MS Works on your home computer. Although it does have word processing it is not the same as Word. Word has far more features, even though both run on Windows XP or XP Pro operating systems (as well as several other versions of Windows OS). If you do have Word on your home computer, it may be a different version than what you have at work. My *guess* is that you have either Works or Word 2000 (unlikely if you 'just bought' the computer as this is an older version) at home and Word XP (2002) or Word 2003 at work. But even if the specifics I'm guessing at are innaccurate, the difference is definitely in the word processing software, not the OS. If you post back with exactly which version of what program you actually have at home, there still may be a way to set up a page for bookfold. HTH |:) "Max" wrote: I've been using Word at my job over a year, on Windows XP. We just got a new computer at home with XP, and I went to create something in Word. When I went to format the page setup to accomodate the task, I noticed that the page setup options are not there like they are on the version at work. I want to do a bookfold document with multiple pages, and there is no place to specify this at home. Does this have anything to do with the fact that at work we have XP Professional and that the home p.c. doesn't have that? I would think that Word would be the same, and that any differences would be in the Windows system, not the lowlier word processing software -- no? And then how can I find out how to format my document to do a multi-page folded booklet, where the pages will appear in the correct sequence, and double-sided when finished? Or do I really have to sit and figure/configure manually how to type it :-(? TIA, Max |
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