Currently, long Word documents need to have "bookmarks" at the top to
navigate downwards. If Word had "tabs" like Excel for sections of a document,
this would make standard documents easier to proofread for reference; easier
to scan through for users; easier to edit, organise & correct for writers
(especially of legal documents); better layout for computer screens; and
would provide better accessibility for disabled users.

After all - everthing is going "tabbed" nowadays.

A macro could be built in for Adobe Acrobat conversion so that sections map
onto Acrobat's "Bookmarks" facility.

There are probably loads of other advanatages but this would be a
step-change improvement in the word processing industry.

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Hi -

Couldn't resist responding, as I'm sure others will as well, but the first
question that came to mind when I read your suggestion is "Are you still
using version 6?".

If 2003 (or 2002), take a look in the View Menu. By formatting the docs with
Styles, the Document Map gives you exactly what you're looking for... even
more efficiently than any sot of 'tab' structure could. If, for some reason,
Styles aren't being used, you still have Thumbnails & Reading Layout which
provide the features you mention. There are also several other exsting
features that can be used for those options as well. In Excel, content does
not flow from sheet to sheet. Each sheet is separate & distinct from the
others. The content of each sheet also breaks down into numerous 'pages' for
printing purposes.

Not so in Word. The type of effect you describe is also impractical - if not
impossible - in Word because it does not operate on the basis of 'pages', but
rather on a 'nested container' principal. Especially for editing & revisions,
content doesn't remain on any given page, so how could page tabs be of use?
Even if you name the tab, that name would be misleading once the content on
the page is revised & the document repaginates... which happens frequently.
Would the tab name be 'linked' to any one piece of text on a page, and if so,
which one? And what happens to the tab name if the text it is anchored to
gets deleted?

Also, your allusion to generating pdfs is already there in a properly
constructed Word doc. They can readily be saved in the manner you suggest,
but pdf format is for _completed_ documents. Revisions are made to the
original Word doc as required, then saved as a new pdf. Trying to combine
Acrobat & Word is not only a conflict of interest, but downright warfare
between programming issues. The result would be a living nightmare for users
and seriously complicate workflow.

There is no doubt that Word has lots of room for improvement, but (IMHO, at
least) MS needs to start by getting some of the garbage _out_ rather than
stuffing more in.

Regads |:)

"paddle9" wrote:

Currently, long Word documents need to have "bookmarks" at the top to
navigate downwards. If Word had "tabs" like Excel for sections of a document,
this would make standard documents easier to proofread for reference; easier
to scan through for users; easier to edit, organise & correct for writers
(especially of legal documents); better layout for computer screens; and
would provide better accessibility for disabled users.

After all - everthing is going "tabbed" nowadays.

A macro could be built in for Adobe Acrobat conversion so that sections map
onto Acrobat's "Bookmarks" facility.

There are probably loads of other advanatages but this would be a
step-change improvement in the word processing industry.

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