Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utcsrgv.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!peterr From: peterr@utcsrgv.UUCP (Peter Rowley) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: re: word processing programs (Microsoft Word) Message-ID: <3545@utcsrgv.UUCP> Date: Thu, 15-Mar-84 21:15:38 EST Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.3545 Posted: Thu Mar 15 21:15:38 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 15-Mar-84 22:29:45 EST Organization: CSRG, University of Toronto Lines: 18 Evaluating Microsoft Word without the mouse is missing the point of the product somewhat. It is very much a mouse-based editor. I bought my copy last November (Version 1.0). I've been hearing about a new version and have seen ads for new mouse software (which supports Multiplan and other products) so I phoned Microsoft in Seattle for details. They were very helpful, indicating that a new version will be available in about two weeks (i.e. beginning of April). It will also allow one to create new printer descriptions, by editing simple text files and running them through a conversion program. In summary, I'd recommend the product, but it will be quite a bit nicer when they have the standard "advanced" features, such as a spelling checker, table of contents and index generators, and numbering of sections. Better documentation would be nice and a graphics inclusion ability would be great (a la MacPaint/MacWrite). p. rowley, U. Toronto