Office & productivity software: Poll: Which word-processing software do you use?
- 10/3/07 4:58 PM
Open Office
by lesley19 - 10/4/07 3:10 PM In reply to: Poll: Which word-processing software do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have used open office now for about 7 years as our computer club uses it as first choice. If I need to send a document to a friend, I can save mine in any version of Word, or I can send it as PDF. I don't use half of what is available, but I think you can do anything you can do on Microsoft word. I can open Power Point attachments as well. I have never used Microsoft word-processing software ever.
Microsoft Word
by prince10bee - 10/4/07 3:32 PM In reply to: Poll: Which word-processing software do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Microsoft Word is the bomb! I love it. Yeah it took me a little while to get used to 2007 but I now love it.
I started out with Multimate for those who remember
by bus - 10/4/07 3:40 PM In reply to: Poll: Which word-processing software do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I still have a sealed boxed copy of Multimate, enough about the past. I now use Office 97 on my Win98 computers and Corel WordPerfect on my Vista and XP computers. My Vista computer does have office 2003 installed and I have used it but I'm more comfortable with Corel WordPerfect. The spell check in Microsoft's word works better for me than Corel WordPerfect spell checker. My favorite Office 97 app is Excel but not for it's normal use. I use it to control printouts. I find its print controls to be outstanding.
I miss WP
by jsjag1990 - 10/4/07 4:04 PM In reply to: Poll: Which word-processing software do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
All that I can say is that I miss Word Perfect. Oh I have it, yes indeed I do but my Contact Manager is conveniently tied to MS Word.
I never ever, never ever, needed a big time training course to do the hard tasks in WP, it was intuitive and easy to maneuver. Perhaps that is why attorneys still prefer WP?
Word sticks drop down commands in the weirdest places. My 2003 version still doesn't allow multiple rows to be added in a table. How weird, you must add a row at a time. On and on I could go but Open Office is becoming my app of choice. To He## with Billy constant changes, updates and not allowing for cross platform saves. I hope BG is cashing in his stock options and banking them because, IMHO the MS Suite is on its way out as the king.
Word Processing Software is Word 2007
by Ron Geiken - 10/4/07 4:04 PM In reply to: Poll: Which word-processing software do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have Office 2007, and while it takes a while to figure out how to do things if you have used previous versions of this program, I feel that 2007 is significantly improved from past versions. Word 2007 in my experience is a quantum leap over my last recent version of Word. I don't have to use it every day, but I'm sorry that they didn't have this version years ago. It is so much different that the 2002 and 2000 versions, that it will take significant training to get on board to be able to use it efficiently. Most people that I deal with have MS products, so it is easy to create documents that are viewable and usable by a majority of them. I will probably continue to use Word in the future since it is easily compatible with documents created in previous versions.
Sun Star Office great for me and my business
by pvandck - 10/4/07 4:05 PM In reply to: Poll: Which word-processing software do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Prior to OpenOffice we used MS Office 97. We started using OpenOffice from version 1.00 and continued with it right up to version 2.00. It's a good application and does the job. Then, for one reason or another (nothing to do with OpenOffice) we switched to Star Office - which is OpenOffice with a proper database application, and a bit of support. It's still free because it's an educational license; we teach English in Italian state schools, so why not? We have had no problems with other people's MS Word or Excel documents, but then I suppose we know few people who embed masses of odd macros in them. Likewise Powerpoint presentations present no problems in OpenOffice or Star Office.
I'd swear that most MS Office users actually use a tiny fraction of the functions available to them, even most of the staff in large corporations, and much is made of the small and shrinking compatibility issues which just don't affect your average user. In fact I'd go as far as saying that what many users do with MS Word could be done on a half decent free text editor.
I think, for those individuals and small businesses who have to pay full whack for an Office productivity suite hundreds or thousands of dollars, pounds or euros is not a good investment. Its a ridiculous price to pay for what is at best inertia and at worst paranoia.
All competing software is slower than M.S., by design
by paulboehme - 10/4/07 5:19 PM In reply to: Poll: Which word-processing software do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I've used several word processors since I started computers in 1986, IBM, then Tandy, then generic, Word Perfect was my fav., but times change, and 'things' change, lately using Open Office because it is NOT M.S., and works, but love PDF Typewriter.
OpenOffice is slower, as all M.S. competing programs are, I suspect BECAUSE M.S. writes the operating system that way.
If M.S., during the first Monopoly trials had been made to curtail their programming to the operating system, then they would have had reason to provide 'hooks' for other software.
{If only C.P.M. creator had been home, that fateful day...)
MS Works
by ghosty191 - 10/4/07 5:46 PM In reply to: Poll: Which word-processing software do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Why wasn't MS Works even considered for the poll? Is it because it is mistakenly thought to be another form of MS Word? Not a chance!!!
I have been using the MS Works word processor software since the early 90's and I feel it is one of the best ones they have ever used for simplicity and ease of use. As far as I'm concerned, they can take MS Word and flush it down the toilet, along with anything designed for Yahoo. I also hate any form of intimidation that is used in a software motif, because they want you to purchase their crappy program or you can't use your old files. I just like something that can read text and I can cut and paste almost anything into it. When I have to have a reader to look at a Word document, but I can't edit or save a portion of it because I won't buy the expensive Office series, then I have an aversion to it's whole idea.
A friend had an older version of MS Works, which included instead a copy of Word for the word processor. Now that she has a new computer, that comes with the old standby MS Works, all of her text files that were done in the older version of Works w/Word, can’t be edited, because they were done in Word. She would have to purchase Office 2007 to be able to do that. Pretty hard to do when she’s on a fixed income.
WordPerfect still my favorite
by bobdibbs - 10/4/07 5:52 PM In reply to: Poll: Which word-processing software do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I've been using WP since 1988 (DOS version). For a while I also used MS Word because our Dell computers came pre-loaded with it. However, I must say that after trying MS on and off I believe that WP is the better program being easier (at least for me) to use. Pasting tables, using "reveal codes" and making footnotes are just a few of the functions that seem much easier and more intuitive in WP. We also had Lotus Suite '97 which also seemed to be better but alas.... In any event, we just installed X3 in a few of our machines and are generally pleased with it, although I have detected some unexpected changes (?) in the file management area. Admittedly I have not tried any free-ware programs, but would be willing to try. But how do they handle .doc and .wpd files?
I would like to comment on Microsoft Software...
by djcobp - 10/4/07 6:35 PM In reply to: Poll: Which word-processing software do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Although I would normally use MS stuff, because of the compatibility between the OS and the software; I think it is "NOT IN THE LEAST BIT" user friendly. Microsoft needs to hire some writters who use common sense to write their programs. Furthermore, it takes a genius to figure these programs out. You actually need to take classes in order to figure out how to use these.
That's crap! I'm still using programs that came out in the 80's... Professional Write & Professional File (which were VERY USER FRIENDLY)! What happened to those days?
Most IMPORTANT is the COST!!!! Do these programs come on GOLD CD's, or what? I understand about the time it takes to develop these programs, but jessssss...give us a break. Aside from offices, the normal users can't afford to buy them. Same with MS Operating system. They keep developing a new one every few years so they can charge us MORE money. Once again, they are not cost effective for the normal user. And they release them before the bugs are worked out of them. We should charge them for having to upgrade all the time, and having to mess around with the software.
Thank you for letting me vent, but I think i speak for many many people out there in MS Land! 
Microsoft Office 2007
by DABrown55 - 10/4/07 6:38 PM In reply to: Poll: Which word-processing software do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
The initial experience with Office 2007 can be very frustrating. This is especially true if one is attempting to complete work with a fixed deadline. However, once one has adjusted to the new look and feel, the improvements become evident. The learning curve is much steeper than it was for past Office releases, but the effort is worth it. I would not switch.
MS Office vs the world
by waldham - 10/4/07 7:05 PM In reply to: Poll: Which word-processing software do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I use because my masters at work buy it and will not look at anything else
notepad.exe
by MrMe003 - 10/4/07 8:46 PM In reply to: Poll: Which word-processing software do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
i using notepad for my word pro....
and yes i have a openoffice viewer and office 2007 installed on my windows system.
and in linux i use openoffice and textmode i using nano.
Microsoft Office
by Ed-duh-win - 10/4/07 9:26 PM In reply to: Poll: Which word-processing software do you use? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have used Microsoft Office for my entire life of 17 years. Yes, I am a newb compared to some here, but I am never switching from MS Office. Never. Its simply the best out there.
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