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> Subject: Re: What Are the Main Problems You Have with MS Word?
> From: "Nealon, Jessica" <Jessica -dot- Nealon -at- McKesson -dot- com>
> Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 10:22:00 -0400
> X-Message-Number: 16
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> The main problem I have with Word can be summed up in one phrase: "manual
> labor." examples:
>
> First:
> The net effect of the technical problems with Autonumbering means that,
> unless you are have the time, skill, and permission (from tech support) to
> write VBA macros, you have to number your steps by hand. To have any
> control> of it, you need to set a style with a .25 first tab stop and a
.25 hanging
> indent so that your numbered lists look like numbered lists. Then, you
> have> to make sure that all your steps in all your tasks are in the
appropriate
> style, which becomes very interesting when Word reverts to Normal or
> another style in your template without notice. In addition, you have to
make sure
> the numbering is correct every time you make a change to task. Not
> surprisingly, the process is extremely error prone.
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