At 12:22 PM 05/05/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>I've used MS-Word since v1.0 (original text version with a simulated
>graphics mode that even then displayed bold, italics, superscripts, etc).
>Indeed, reveal codes is the most frequently cited reason people prefer
>WordPerfect. But, since migration to graphical (as opposed to
>character-based) displays, both display the text as it will appear printed
>on the page. Thus, there is no real need for the reveal code function in
>order to know the characteristics of a word or paragraph. But you can
>approximate the reveal code function in Word by doing the following:
>
>1.      From the Help menu, click on "What's this?"  (this is a toggle, on
>or off); keyboard shortuct is shift-F1.
>2.      Click on any text and the codes for the text and the paragraph will
>be revealed.
>
>I think preference for one over the other bottom lines at familiarity.
>WordPerfect was originally conceived from the perspective of the typed
>page/document whereas Word was originally conceived from the perspective of
>typesetting, a fundamental difference in approach.
>
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