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From: rowland@hpavla.avo.hp.com (Fred Rowland)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: I want a manual!!!!!
Message-ID: <16980021@hpavla.avo.hp.com>
Date: 30 Jan 91 17:36:39 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Avondale Division
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I'm mad.  I recently installed MicroSoft's latest and greatest, consisting
of Windows 3 and Word for Windows.  I was new to any form of Word, so I
had a few questions, particularly with font management (now there's a weird
area for you!).

So I grabbed my trusty MicroSoft Word for Windows User's Reference.  The
first thing I tried failed--I got no response when I typed the command.
Well, shame on me for my lousy typing.  So I tried again, VERY carefully.
Failed again.  Maybe a typo in the manual.  I gave up on that one.

Tried another totally different subject.  This time the command, properly
typed, produced an error message and hung the machine.  Very reproducible.
I now know a sure fire way to hang the machine from inside Word for Windows.

Tried another.  This had to do with printer setup and I suddenly realized
that the terminology was for the old Windows (pre-3).  Got mad and stayed
that way.

Called MS and asked if there was a manual for WfW on Windows 3.  No.  Asked
how they had the gall to advertise the hell out of a product that was
really a do-it-yourself-if-you-can-figure-out-how kit.  Got mumbled at.

Are there any books (obviously not from MS) about WfW on W3?


Fred Rowland
Hewlett-Packard, Avondale Site