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Bob,
I heard a rumour that MSFT is coming out with this cool new product that may be of interest to the OP. It's called 'Paper'. Apparently it's made from crushed up trees and stuff, and it's designed to allow input using a special stylus called 'Pen'. However, there have been some bugs with Pen - something to do with the method for handling errors and correcting invalid input. Consequently, the release of Pen has been delayed a few months, so the buyers of Paper may have a bit of difficulty using it effectively for a while. Fortunately, Apple is planning on releasing a fully compatible alternative to Pen called 'Pencil', which addresses the shortcomings in Pen by allowing the user to simply reverse the stylus and, using a feature called 'Eraser', rub out any mistakes. I expect multiple lawsuits for patent infringement will follow shortly... -- Cheers! Gordon Bentley-Mix Word MVP Uninvited email contact will be marked as SPAM and ignored. Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup. "CyberTaz" wrote: Two additional points beyond what the others have suggested: 1- The examples of the symbols are certainly available from any number of sources external of Word as well as external of the PC. Perhaps it would be beneficial to expand the scope of your teaching materials, and 2- The symbols used to represent math operations in computing were standardized long before Bill Gates & what evolved into Microsoft had anything to say about it. I get the feeling that your post is motivated by little more than a thinly disguised opportunity for an anti-Microsoft rant - how does adherrence to established standards for 2 math operators have nay influence whatsoever on the education or intelligence of your kids, let alone impact teh English language? On that note, do your kids happen to engage in text messaging by any chance? -- Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "VS in Atlanta" wrote in message ... Did you know? When you want to type characters that are not on the keyboard, Word has a function called 'insert symbols.' Guess what? I looked for a simple division sign. You would expect to find it under 'mathematical operators?' Think again. The only division sign you will find is the slash. So when my kids grow up and see a division sign, they will not know what it is. For that matter there is no multiplication sign either. Once again, my kids will only associate the star with a multiplication sign. Why, why, why are we letting Microsoft make our kids dunces? They charge an arm and a leg for software and what do you get in return? English that would make our English speaking ancestors turn in their graves? |