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From: ng@maxwell.physics.purdue.edu (Nicholas J. Giordano)
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Subject: Looking for a word processor and typing tutor
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Date: 1 May 89 12:40:06 GMT
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The title says it all.  I am looking for two programs - commericial or
public domain.

(1) Word processor - this is mainly for my wife.  She kind of likes notepad,
but would like to have something a little more powerful and less buggy.
Desired features include - 
    Spell checker
    Ability to use multiple fonts in a single document
    Can do double column format
    Is WYSIWYG
    Can handle documents up to about 10 pages or so

The simpler the better.  I have looked at Kind Words, TextPro, Transcript, and
Excellence, but none of these seem suitable.  The Amiga World review on
ProWrite looked encouraging, but I would like the opinion of people who
have used these things.

(2) Typing tutor - for my son.  Again, the simpler the better.

Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Nick