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Subject:Re: Word for Windows From:Michael Krigsman <mkrigsman -at- CPUB -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 26 Jul 1996 20:09:25 -0400
Amy,
The file formats of the two programs are the same. The macro language has
changed a little. There are some user interface changes. The RTF format has
changed a bit. Some people may disagree, but despite some improvements and
new features, Word 7 is similar in functionality to Word 6.0c. If you want
to use something like the latest version of RoboHelp, then I'm pretty sure
you don't have a choice about upgrading.
At 02:34 PM 7/26/96 -0500, Amy Brown wrote:
>Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions on upgrading Word? I'm
>running Word 6.0a on Windows 95. I'm happy with it so far, but I'm also
>looking into help authoring tools, some of which require Word 7. I'm also
>wondering if Word for Windows 95 is more versatile than Word 6.0a.
>Amy
>amyb -at- iprax -dot- com
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