reichard@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Kevin Reichard) (02/01/91)
rowland@hpavla.avo.hp.com (Fred Rowland) writes: > >I'm mad. I recently installed MicroSoft's latest and greatest, consisting >of Windows 3 and Word for Windows. I was new to any form of Word, so I >had a few questions, particularly with font management (now there's a weird >area for you!). > >So I grabbed my trusty MicroSoft Word for Windows User's Reference. The >first thing I tried failed--I got no response when I typed the command. >Well, shame on me for my lousy typing. So I tried again, VERY carefully. >Failed again. Maybe a typo in the manual. I gave up on that one. > >Tried another totally different subject. This time the command, properly >typed, produced an error message and hung the machine. Very reproducible. >I now know a sure fire way to hang the machine from inside Word for Windows. > >Tried another. This had to do with printer setup and I suddenly realized >that the terminology was for the old Windows (pre-3). Got mad and stayed >that way. > >Called MS and asked if there was a manual for WfW on Windows 3. No. Asked >how they had the gall to advertise the hell out of a product that was >really a do-it-yourself-if-you-can-figure-out-how kit. Got mumbled at. > >Are there any books (obviously not from MS) about WfW on W3? > > >Fred Rowland >Hewlett-Packard, Avondale Site Unfortunately, most of the W4W books (including those from Microsoft Press) were written with WIN2.11/386 in mind. If you're patient, you can look for (plug here) _Teach Yourself Word for Windows_ from MIS: Press (Reichard/Johnson) in about a month. Drop me mail for more details. --KR UUCP: {amdahl!bungia, crash}!orbit!pnet51!reichard ARPA: crash!orbit!pnet51!reichard@nosc.mil INET: reichard@pnet51.orb.mn.org