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About MS Word... (WAS Re: What Are the Main Problems You Have with MS Word?)
Subject:About MS Word... (WAS Re: What Are the Main Problems You Have with MS Word?) From:"Laura A Mac Lemale" <lmaclemale -at- paychex -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 29 May 2002 15:24:37 -0400
David Farbey wrote:
> <snip> (Most people who use Word probably understand less then 5% of it. My
> colleagues think I'm a Word "power user" because I understand maybe 7.5% of
> it!)<snip>
Hello,
This is interesting, because it seems to be true. I am nowhere a power user, not even sure if I qualify as an intermediate
user. I can use styles, update templates, create basic macros, and work with fields. However, I know many other Word users
who never use any of these features but can work with WordArt and clip art and so are considered proficient users. To be
fair, there are many people who are admirably adept at the workarounds even if they aren't taking advantage of all Word
"features."
Favorite features: Tables, text boxes, file-sharing capabilities, shortcut keys, and simple macros.
Features I use but that could be improved: Graphics, styles, tracking changes, thesaurus, and online help. (OK those last
two aren't really technical issues, but I do access them fairly regularly and find the content lacking.)
Could live without: Autonumbering, grammar checker, and most of the other features that Word assumes are "assisting" the
user.
The good news: There will probably always (or at least, for a long time,) be a market for MS Word skills in industry.
Also, there are lots of great third-party resources available (check the archives) if and when you do encounter problems.
Regards,
Laura
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Laura MacLemale
Technical Writer
Paychex, Inc.
Rochester, NY USA
lmaclemale -at- paychex -dot- com
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this message represent those of the sender and not of Paychex, Inc.
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