[P1] Reading word documents

[Michael Flournoy]

Note to myself,
	If correct spelling is desired you must use the spell checker!
                              : )

On Jan 26, 2004, at 9:34 PM, Michael Flournoy wrote:

> indespensiable , compatibitly


> On Jan 26, 2004, at 7:13 PM, Harry D. Corsover wrote:
>
>> On Jan 26, 2004, at 4:01 PM, Angus Wallace wrote:
>>
>>> Just out of curiosity (my ibook hasn't arrived - yet  ;-): how well 
>>> do
>>> the two programs (TextEdit and AppleWorks) read *.doc files? What 
>>> about
>>> complicated files with tables of contents, embedded
>>> graphs/pictures/tables, hyperlinks and complicated formatting?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> -Angus
>>
>> A general response:
>>
>> If you need to be able to see exactly what was intended in a Word 
>> document (the things you mentioned above, and exact line and page 
>> breaks) there is nothing that will do it as well as Word. Even Word 
>> won't always show you precisely what the document's author sees, 
>> given different margin settings, fonts, etc.
>>
>> If all you need is to see the page elements (text, graphics, etc.) 
>> then you have more choices. If you need precision (e.g., if you are 
>> editing/proofreading, or contributing to a final document for 
>> printing/publication, then stick with Word.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Harry Corsover
>>
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