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About two years ago, the site where I was working decided on WP 5.0 as
the standard for all editorial and clerical staff (we in the tech area
had been using it for a number of months) when we expanded our network.

I was designated as the WP "expert" in charge of installation, 
instruction and help desk (this was only because I was the only one
in our area who had taken the time to read any of the manuals and use
some of the features).  The DP Manager (who refused to use WP - he was
miffed because PC Write wasn't chosen) decided that we would also
purchase Ko-Pilot, an add-on product that presents pull-down menus to
the user.

The instruction was tough.  These poor souls had been using Display 
Write on a IBM SYS36 for years and were unprepared to give up their
3180 terminals for PS/2s, DOS and the network (Novell).  To their credit
once they saw what was available to them in WP and with one good 
reference book available (I don't remember who wrote it but it was from
Sybex Books), they gave it the benefit of the doubt.

One of the hardest to convert was my wife.  She had made up her mind
that WP was too hard, too complex and she just didn't have the time.
With about two hours of individualized instruction, I saved my marriage
and turned her into a WP 'pro'.  In fact, most of the users decided
against using Ko-Pilot in favor of just using the templates and
relying on their own skills.

Two years later and this staff of 35 or so has moved on to 5.1, 
producing camera-ready copy and moving into desktop publishing.  It's
not that I'm some great teacher - I'm not.  It was two things:
1. The power of WP and 2. the "learn a feature as you need it" approach
coupled with sharing the knowledge.

I had used Word for DOS and WordStar along with some other minor players
but I found WP much easier to learn and use.  Intuitive, no.  Maybe
WP for Windows or the Mac are (I've moved on to 'greener pastures' 
where we don't have much in the way of PC based resources, so I haven't
seen them).

My two cents...  :-)

Standard disclaimers apply.
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Larry Seals @ Trailing Edge Software - "When it doesn't have to be
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