rogerson@PEDEV.Columbia.NCR.COM (Dale Rogerson) (03/17/90)
Someone was asking how to get the Word for Windows Technical Reference manual. I got mine in the mail just this past Tuesday. To get it I mailed in the coupon that came with the software along with my $23 dollars. If you can't find the coupon lookup WordBasic or Macro in the Reference Manual, it should tell you to order the book and give you the address. Don't feel bad if you didn't see the coupon. It took me two weeks to find it. Then again, I was not using the program during those two weeks. Don't get too excited about getting the book because it is not very helpful. It just lists the availiable commands and does not give hardly any examples. It looks like Microsoft is looking to make money off HOW-TO books. There are two other Word for Windows how-to books listed in the back of the Tecnical Reference manual. Hope this helps. -----Dale Rogerson-----
oppenhei@umd5.umd.edu (Richard Oppenheimer) (03/17/90)
In article <2959@PEDEV.Columbia.NCR.COM> rogerson@PEDEV.Columbia.NCR.COM (Dale Rogerson) writes: > > Someone was asking how to get the Word for Windows Technical > Reference manual. I got mine in the mail just this past Tuesday. > To get it I mailed in the coupon that came with the software along > with my $23 dollars. If you can't find the coupon lookup WordBasic > or Macro in the Reference Manual, it should tell you to order the > book and give you the address. Don't feel bad if you didn't see > the coupon. It took me two weeks to find it. Then again, I was > not using the program during those two weeks. > > Don't get too excited about getting the book because it is not > very helpful. It just lists the availiable commands and does > not give hardly any examples. It looks like Microsoft is looking > to make money off HOW-TO books. There are two other Word for Windows > how-to books listed in the back of the Tecnical Reference manual. I would add that there is a file included in the Word for Windows distribution disks that has list of the available commands. I would like to know how much more info the book gives. I think that Microsoft really gave us crapy docs in fancy wrapping (the hard bound cover) Microsoft docs used to be terriffic, but over the last two years they have become third rate rags. The Word for Windows manual didn't even have the usual Reader Response card. Either they knew it stunk or they have gotten pretty high on themselves. The software is great. Now if we could just get the good docs back. Seeing how Dale doesn't even recommend it, I suggest that all WinWord users boycott the Windows Technical Reference Manual. After all it should have been included in the package in the first place. Doesn't Word 5.0 have a macro reference in its doc package. MS needs a lessen here folks. Signature under construction ______ / | Richard Oppenheimer | \/ Computer Science Center | Ri University of Maryland __|__ __ College Park, Maryland ,USA | | |______|| \ oppenhei@umd5.umd.edu (office) | | OO OO--0-| richard@wam.umd.edu (home) ****************************************************************** My employer cares not what I think and knows not what I say. The opinons expressed herein are my own and are not endorsed by the Computer Science Center. ******************************************************************
altman@sbstaff2.cs.sunysb.edu (Jeff Altman) (03/18/90)
The Word for Windows Technical Reference Manual may also be purchased or ordered through any Bookstore. It is just one more standard Microsoft Press book. I strongly recomend trying to find it in a bookstore to look at before buying it, as it really is not very useful. It almost seems that Microsoft really doesn't want anyone to know the full capabilities of Windows.