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From: lbaum@bcsaic.UUCP (Larry Baum)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Word 4.0
Message-ID: <8438@bcsaic.UUCP>
Date: 28 Oct 88 23:40:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: bcsaic.8438
References: <802@wheaton.UUCP> <1307@aucs.UUCP> <8264@bcsaic.UUCP> <544@tank.uchicago.edu>
Reply-To: lbaum@bcsaic.UUCP (Larry Baum)
Organization: Boeing Computer Services AI Center, Seattle
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In article <544@tank.uchicago.edu> her3@tank.uchicago.edu.UUCP (Ben 'Drew' Herman) writes:
>In article <8264@bcsaic.UUCP> lbaum@bcsaic.UUCP (Larry Baum) writes:
>>My question about 4.0 is whether they have "fixed" the font menu; i.e. does the
>>menu now list all fonts, or do you still have to mess with the character menu.
>
>Doesn't any body read the manual anymore. MS Word put only the fonts they
>thought you would use the most in the fonts menu. You however can customize
>all you want.  

Thank you for your nice flame!  

Perhaps it may have not occurred to you but I do not as yet have a copy of Word
and my question was aimed at one of the factors affecting my decision as to
whether or not to acquire it.

I have been aware however that many people consider this "feature" of Word to be
cumbersome and objectionable.

And yes I am well aware that you can customize the menu.  This can cause problems
if the Mac is shared by many people in an office.  Can my customizations be made
private, so that other people aren't forced to live with them?
(I honestly do not know the answer and would like to.)

I understand that in 4.0 practically the entire interface is customizable.  Can
individual users have separate customizations which they can load, or is the
customization shared?