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Re: Word is.... Posted by matt on Tue Apr 13th 2004 at 4:44pm
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:mad:
Re: Word is.... Posted by KungFuSquirrel on Tue Apr 13th 2004 at 4:45pm
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Try WordPerfect, then come back and complain some more :razz:

You do realize most versions of Word for the last few years have an automatic recovery tool?
Re: Word is.... Posted by Wild Card on Tue Apr 13th 2004 at 4:48pm
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Word is good in some areas, s**tty in others. Same with WordPerfect.

Word has a autosave feature, as far as I know, WordPerfect does not.

Word, around here, is more used than WordPerfect.

WordPerfect has better control over the page layout when inserting images. Word sucks at it.

Im more proficient in WordPerfect than Word.

Word is compatible with my PDA, WordPerfect isnt.
Re: Word is.... Posted by matt on Tue Apr 13th 2004 at 5:59pm
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Posted 2004-04-13 5:59pm
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I've calmed down a bit now, after re writing the bit I lost :cry: And yes, I dug through my temp folder and the auto saves but couldn't recover the bit i needed. Anyway it seems to be behaving itself now.
Re: Word is.... Posted by Tracer Bullet on Tue Apr 13th 2004 at 6:23pm
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Posted 2004-04-13 6:23pm
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I have no sympathy for those who are not old dear friends with "Ctrl+S"
Re: Word is.... Posted by Wild Card on Tue Apr 13th 2004 at 6:33pm
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Posted 2004-04-13 6:33pm
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I have my auto save feature set every minute.  And with my new CPU and ram, its not like before where it took time to save and would act like it was frozen, now it autosaves and I dont even realise it.

I use Ctrl+S, but only after I've written like 2 pages :biggrin:
Re: Word is.... Posted by Kage_Prototype on Tue Apr 13th 2004 at 6:49pm
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I use ctrl+s religiously, like after every sentence or word change. It's the same thing in all programs I use really.
Re: Word is.... Posted by KoRnFlakes on Tue Apr 13th 2004 at 6:59pm
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Re: Word is.... Posted by Myrk- on Tue Apr 13th 2004 at 7:41pm
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LOL :lol:
Re: Word is.... Posted by Vash on Tue Apr 13th 2004 at 7:53pm
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Re: Word is.... Posted by Gollum on Tue Apr 13th 2004 at 8:15pm
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Polls are.....
  • intended to provide distinct options to choose from;
  • meant to allow people to select from a range of possible choices;
  • supposed to offer genuine alternatives rather than just rehash your own opinion in different words;
  • not a rhetorical device;
  • all of the above.
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Re: Word is.... Posted by Gwil on Tue Apr 13th 2004 at 8:23pm
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Posted 2004-04-13 8:23pm
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Too true.

People should go easy on the polls and stop clogging up the forum with useless crap :razz: or, die at the hands of the admin team.

ITS ENTIRELY UP TO YOU!
Re: Word is.... Posted by Leperous on Tue Apr 13th 2004 at 8:51pm
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I'd lock this, but I'm worried that the icons will explode or something! Argh
Re: Word is.... Posted by Sim on Tue Apr 13th 2004 at 10:12pm
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Posted 2004-04-13 10:12pm
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I used wordperfect 7 for several years, but it didn't seem to work when I installed XP, so I switched to word. Word seems to have everything I need, and I am grateful that it manages to recover my coursework after a crash, especially when most of the time it's due in the next day :biggrin:
Re: Word is.... Posted by matt on Wed Apr 14th 2004 at 2:46pm
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Posted 2004-04-14 2:46pm
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Gollum said:
Polls are.....
  • intended to provide distinct options to choose from;
  • meant to allow people to select from a range of possible choices;
  • supposed to offer genuine alternatives rather than just rehash your own opinion in different words;
  • not a rhetorical device;
  • all of the above.
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you must vote to see the results
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Yes sorry about last night I was in a bit of a foul mood after that. And yes I do use Ctrl+S every paragraph or so. Needless to say, lessons have been learnt. Brings out pen and paper
Re: Word is.... Posted by Wild Card on Wed Apr 14th 2004 at 7:44pm
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Posted 2004-04-14 7:44pm
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Gollum said:
Polls are.....
  • intended to provide distinct options to choose from;
  • meant to allow people to select from a range of possible choices;
  • supposed to offer genuine alternatives rather than just rehash your own opinion in different words;
  • not a rhetorical device;
  • all of the above.
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you must vote to see the results
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Lep!!!! I voted but I cant see the results... :cry:

Oh, now you tell me that its not a poll. pfff :biggrin: