Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!cica!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!decwrl!amdcad!pepsi!indra From: indra@pepsi.amd.com (Indra Singhal) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: window386 && their WORD Message-ID: <29475@amdcad.AMD.COM> Date: 12 Mar 90 21:58:16 GMT References: <754@eedsp.eedsp.gatech.edu> <1779@uklirb.informatik.uni-kl.de> <542@cpqhou.UUCP> <2113@milton.acs.washington.edu> <100289@linus.UUCP> <7042@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM> <29440@amdcad.AMD.COM> Sender: news@amdcad.AMD.COM Reply-To: indra@pepsi.AMD.COM (Indra Singhal) Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Sunnyvale CA Lines: 23 In article <29440@amdcad.AMD.COM> phil@pepsi.AMD.COM (Phil Ngai) writes: >In article <7042@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM> toma@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Tom Almy) writes: >|6. I guess because of competitive presure the nice manuals of earlier Word >| versions has been replaced with an alphabetical order reference manual >| reminiscent of WPs massive impenetrable tome. > >Yeah, the manual really sucks. But the tutorial isn't bad, it just >doesn't go very far at all. > I am trying to develop some macros for WFW and am stumped with the documentation at hand. I called MS and they said that the Tech Reference is published by MSPress and is available to anyone for $19.95. I have looked at several local book stores (Yes, including CLBS: computer literacy book store) and no one has it. A few WFW books have started showing up... each caters to the novice. Oh well, I'll wait for CLBS to send me a card when they get the book in. Until then, lets play with Ventura Publisher !!! iNDRA | indra@amdcad.AMD.COM (Indra Singhal) (408) 749-5445 | {ames decwrl apple pyramid sun uunet}!amdcad!indra | MS 167; Box 3453; Sunnyvale, CA 94088