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spage@cup.portal.com (S spage Page) writes:

> WfW is very close to Macintosh Word (except for its macro language).  Both
> WfW and Ami Pro can save in RTF (Rich Text Format).
except that Word for Mac is more compatible w/ Word 5.0 than
WFW is w/ Word 5.0.

> I
> decided to stick with (non-Windows) Word 5.0 because WfW under Windows 2.1
> had memory problems with my very complex documents, and recommended that
> others in my company use WfW because of its family relationships with Word
> 5.0, and Mac Word.  But I notice that several people rebelled and use Ami Pro
> instead because it's cleaner and easier at first.
WFW and Word 5.0 are not compatible.  even on simple documents
WFW will paginate differently than WFW...  on more complex
documents, especially w/ style sheets, WFW may produce output that
not only is not similar to Word 5.0 output, but is completely
unrecognizable.

don't get me wrong, WFW is great for producing brand spankin new
documents...  especially if you don't want to attach your word 5.0
style sheets.  but if you have a bunch of old documents on your
hard disk and you'd like to view/print them in the future, be sure
not to throw away word 5.0.  w/o word 5.0, your old documents
will be useless.

...bob