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From: ajk@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Jeff Boerio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Word Processor
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Date: 6 Oct 89 09:03:00 GMT
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kwong@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Ka Chin Wong) writes:


>   I am considering MS Word 5.0 and WordPerfect 5.0.  I can get Word
>for $89 and WordPerfect for $135.  I know WordPerfect is well known, but
>Word is more affordable.

I have been using MS Word for 6-7 years now, and I absolutely love it.  I
am sure that there are WordPerfect users out there that will tell you the
same.

I like Word because of it's ease of use, and its incredible formatting
capabilities, as well as its ability to incorporate GRAPHICS right into
your Word document.  

Word shows all your formatting right on the screen, and includes an option
that lets you preview your text before printing.  The only problem with
this option is that you cannot zoom in or edit text in this mode, only see
it ..... maybe in a future edition :-)  If I remember correctly,
WordPerfect has the ability to zoom in on a preview of a document.

I think that Word and WordPerfect are probably your two best bets, and if
you can spend less for the Microsoft, I would say go for it.

     - Jeff

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Jeff Boerio                     : Purdue University Dept. of Computer Science
ajk@mace.cc.purdue.edu          : Purdue University Computing Center Volunteer
boerio@orchestra.ecn.purdue.edu : Purdue University ECN Student Programmer