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A better word processor for Mac?
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<blockquote data-quote="cjcoops" data-source="post: 1006830" data-attributes="member: 120920"><p>If you're using your word processor for hours every day, it's worth spending some time to understand how it works and to set it up how YOU want it - including toolbars and especially custom styles & templates etc - Word has so many options it's taken me until my switch to Mac to really get to grips with it.</p><p></p><p>Before you ditch Word try this:-</p><p></p><p>Go to this link and download the document. It's a big one, but can be dipped into for whatever area you want to tweak/understand first..... it's not specifically for Word 2008 for Mac, but it's got great info about templates, styles and also cutomising your toolbars effectively (ie not using the 'standard' toolbar). I quite like the formatting palette as it sits on the side, and then have only one toolbar with only the tools i want on it - and i place it so it sits over the useless vertical screen space stealing 'elements' bar.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://word.mvps.org/mac/Bend/BendWordToYourWill.html" target="_blank">Word:mac - Bend Word To Your Will</a></p><p></p><p>attached a screenshot of my word 2008 setup...</p><p></p><p>ps seems like Office 2011 for Mac will have the 'ribbon' which from the screenshots i've seen, will steal even more vertical screen space (never mind usability issues) - although it's meant to be an optional toolbar in the Mac, at least.</p><p></p><p>Coops</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12315[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cjcoops, post: 1006830, member: 120920"] If you're using your word processor for hours every day, it's worth spending some time to understand how it works and to set it up how YOU want it - including toolbars and especially custom styles & templates etc - Word has so many options it's taken me until my switch to Mac to really get to grips with it. Before you ditch Word try this:- Go to this link and download the document. It's a big one, but can be dipped into for whatever area you want to tweak/understand first..... it's not specifically for Word 2008 for Mac, but it's got great info about templates, styles and also cutomising your toolbars effectively (ie not using the 'standard' toolbar). I quite like the formatting palette as it sits on the side, and then have only one toolbar with only the tools i want on it - and i place it so it sits over the useless vertical screen space stealing 'elements' bar. [url=http://word.mvps.org/mac/Bend/BendWordToYourWill.html]Word:mac - Bend Word To Your Will[/url] attached a screenshot of my word 2008 setup... ps seems like Office 2011 for Mac will have the 'ribbon' which from the screenshots i've seen, will steal even more vertical screen space (never mind usability issues) - although it's meant to be an optional toolbar in the Mac, at least. Coops [ATTACH=full]12315[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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