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From: krazy@claris.com (Jeff Erickson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MS Word 4.0: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Message-ID: <10102@claris.com>
Date: 7 May 89 17:55:38 GMT
References: <12830@ut-emx.UUCP>
Organization: Claris Corporation, Santa Clara CA
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From article <12830@ut-emx.UUCP>, by osmigo@ut-emx.UUCP:
> [Word 4.0 vs. MWII]
> 
> I don't know about the more obscure bugs in these programs, but one BIG
> advantage of Word 4.0 over WriteII is the ability to convert parts of a page
> into columnar format. If you want a regular block of text on the top half
> of a page, and 3 columns on the bottom half, it's a snap with Word4, but as
> far as I can tell, it's impossible (or at least not conveniently implemented)
> in Write II. 

You're right.  It's impossible in MWII.

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