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Subject:Re: Microsoft Word vs Wordperfect From:"John Fleming" <johnf -at- ecn -dot- ab -dot- ca> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 13 Sep 2001 08:03:52 -0600
> Subject: Re: Microsoft Word vs Wordperfect
> From: usurrao -at- canada -dot- com
> Date: 12 Sep 2001 04:05:35 -0700
> X-Message-Number: 13
> > However, for myself, and for what I feel is a better product, I've
used and still use
> Wordperfect (I'm on ver 10 now).
> > How many others are like myself -- use Wordperfect for personal
writing because we
> feel it is more intuitive and has finer document control, and isn't
as kudgy as Word.
> I started with WordStar and graduated to Wordperfect, but have since
regressed to Word > (we have a company policy which insists on
Microsoft Products). At home I use
> StarOffice. I find the html and table/database functions far
cleaner than MSOffice.
Over the years, I have used both Word and WordPerfect
I've always preferred WordPerfect to Word, but right now I only Word
because that's what the clients have been using.
For one thing, I find WP is a bit more agile.
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email: johnf -at- ecn -dot- ab -dot- ca
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