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Article #42082Re: MS Word 4.0: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
From: Jeff Erickson
Date: Sun, 07 May 1989 17:55
Date: Sun, 07 May 1989 17:55
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From article <12830@ut-emx.UUCP>, by osmigo@ut-emx.UUCP:
> [Word 4.0 vs. MWII]
>
> I don't know about the more obscure bugs in these programs, but one BIG
> advantage of Word 4.0 over WriteII is the ability to convert parts of a page
> into columnar format. If you want a regular block of text on the top half
> of a page, and 3 columns on the bottom half, it's a snap with Word4, but as
> far as I can tell, it's impossible (or at least not conveniently implemented)
> in Write II.
You're right. It's impossible in MWII.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ukma!rutgers!apple!claris!krazy From: krazy@claris.com (Jeff Erickson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: MS Word 4.0: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Message-ID: <10102@claris.com> Date: 7 May 89 17:55:38 GMT References: <12830@ut-emx.UUCP> Organization: Claris Corporation, Santa Clara CA Lines: 17