Re: Macs and PCs; WP vs. MS-Word Domenica G. Pappas 05 May 2000 23:31 EST
At 08:20 AM 05/05/2000 -0400, you wrote: >Janet -- > >No, we're not talking about just the paragraph icon, which reveals only >things like hard and soft returns, tabs, etc. In Word, when you do a find, >look at the dialog box that opens: There are buttons for format and >special (click on More if these are not visible). The format button allows >you to find things like fonts, paragraph and tab formats, etc. The special >button allows you to find 21 special characters, including em and en >dashes, manual page breaks, et al. Admittedly, the WP codes window is a >nice touch, and I have not compared every possible formatting or special >code between the two programs for availability in the search mode of Word >or reveal-codes mode of WP, but I suspect the average to slightly >above-average user would be satisfied by either. > >Hope this helps. > >-- Evelyn > >At 12:57 PM 5/4/2000 -0400, you wrote: > >How do I find this similar feature that exists on MS-Word? I do hope you > >are referring to something other than the paragraph icon. I've been > >working with Word for years, but still miss "reveal codes" of WP and > >haven't figured out how to look for that info. Janet > > > >In asking > >>around my area, I have sensed that the reason most who prefer WP do so > >>because they like the patented "reveal codes" feature of that product. > >>(MS-word does have a similar feature albeit perhaps not as comprehensive or > >>well known.) > >>Rusty Okoniewski > >*************************************************************************** >*** > >Janet M. Hahn, C.R.A. xxxxxx@runet.edu > >Executive Director, Sponsored Programs phone: 540-831-5479 > >Radford University fax: 540-831-6636 > >Radford, VA 24142-6926 >http://www.runet.edu/~sponsrpr/ > > > > > >====================================================================== > > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") > >====================================================================== > > > > > > >====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >====================================================================== I will be out of the office on Monday, May 8th and Tuesday, May 9th. If you need assistance, please contact Ms. Janice Haney at (312) 567-3035. Thank you. ****************************************************** Domenica G. Pappas Phone 312-567-3035 Assistant Director Fax 312-567-6980 Office of Sponsored Research xxxxxx@iit.edu Illinois Institute of Technology 3300 S. Federal Street, MB Rm 301 Chicago, IL 60616-3793 www.iit.edu/colleges/grad/sresearc.htm ****************************************************** ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================