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For many years I have been a WordPerfect only user, which I am very
comfortable with. Even though with WPX3 I am able to convert all Word documents, and also save to Word for transmittal purposes, but because all of my contacts use Word, I think it's now time for me to at least learn how to use it. I am going to install Microsoft Office 2003 on my computer and wonder whether there are any WordPerfect users out there that can give me some guidelines for an easy change-over, or suggest where I should go to get them. If so, I'd be most grateful. |
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Hi Shirley
I'm no expert so I won't even try to tell you, though I'm sure there'll be lots of help, on this the most civilised newsgroup on Usenet. But I will say this: after many many years of WordPerfect I too took the plunge for much the same reasons as you. I found the learning curve a bit steep at first but I found it very worthwhile. In my opinion Word is a vastly superior and more complex application. I use Word 2000 which is very stable. I found it best to turn off the option to emulate WordPerfect and to dive in at the deep end. The hardest thing to grasp for me was that there is no "display codes" as such. The codes for formatting are invisibly embedded in the paragraph marks. (I think that's right). Anyway, I'm sure you're doing the right thing. Word has virtually endless capability. And I speak as one who has progressed through manual typewriting, vi, Electric Pencil, Scripsit and a host of other early attempts. So I still marvel at the simplest thing, like word wraparound. Good luck. "Shirley" wrote in message ... For many years I have been a WordPerfect only user, which I am very comfortable with. Even though with WPX3 I am able to convert all Word documents, and also save to Word for transmittal purposes, but because all of my contacts use Word, I think it's now time for me to at least learn how to use it. I am going to install Microsoft Office 2003 on my computer and wonder whether there are any WordPerfect users out there that can give me some guidelines for an easy change-over, or suggest where I should go to get them. If so, I'd be most grateful. |
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See http://addbalance.com/word/wordperfect.htm
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Shirley wrote: For many years I have been a WordPerfect only user, which I am very comfortable with. Even though with WPX3 I am able to convert all Word documents, and also save to Word for transmittal purposes, but because all of my contacts use Word, I think it's now time for me to at least learn how to use it. I am going to install Microsoft Office 2003 on my computer and wonder whether there are any WordPerfect users out there that can give me some guidelines for an easy change-over, or suggest where I should go to get them. If so, I'd be most grateful. |
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You may find the following articles helpful:
How Word differs from WordPerfect http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/WordVsWordPerfect.htm Some Tips and "Gotchas" for those who are new to Word Especially if migrating from WordPerfect http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/TipsAndGotchas.htm Is There Life After "Reveal Codes"? http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/RevealCodes.htm WordPerfect to Word converters (and why none of them are perfect) http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/Wo...Converters.htm -- 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. "Shirley" wrote in message ... For many years I have been a WordPerfect only user, which I am very comfortable with. Even though with WPX3 I am able to convert all Word documents, and also save to Word for transmittal purposes, but because all of my contacts use Word, I think it's now time for me to at least learn how to use it. I am going to install Microsoft Office 2003 on my computer and wonder whether there are any WordPerfect users out there that can give me some guidelines for an easy change-over, or suggest where I should go to get them. If so, I'd be most grateful. |
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Thank you so much. It's just what I was looking for.
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... See http://addbalance.com/word/wordperfect.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Shirley wrote: For many years I have been a WordPerfect only user, which I am very comfortable with. Even though with WPX3 I am able to convert all Word documents, and also save to Word for transmittal purposes, but because all of my contacts use Word, I think it's now time for me to at least learn how to use it. I am going to install Microsoft Office 2003 on my computer and wonder whether there are any WordPerfect users out there that can give me some guidelines for an easy change-over, or suggest where I should go to get them. If so, I'd be most grateful. |
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