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From: dave@PRC.Unisys.COM (David Lee Matuszek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Nisus vs MS Word
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Date: 15 Apr 91 15:42:40 GMT
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I posted the original Word vs. Nisus article, and noted that Nisus has
option-drag to select a rectangle of text.  In context, a reasonable
implication was that Word does not.  So I guess I started this thread.

It turns out that both word processors DO have this feature.  I just
happened to stumble across it in Nisus, and I had not previously come
across it in Word.  It appears to work the same in both.

A little experimentation suggests that this feature is not powerful
enough to build tables; at least, not without additional formatting
(inserting tabs, etc.).  Probably some good macros could help.

In any event, I've sold Word and ordered Nisus (it hasn't arrived yet
:-( ), so I won't be in a position to make any further comparisions.
However, if working with Nisus changes or augments any of my opinions,
I'll certainly post.


-- Dave Matuszek (dave@prc.unisys.com)  I don't speak for my employer. --
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