Hi,
I've already answered your specific question. This is a more general answer
to the questions you perhaps should have been asking.
Word and Word Perfect work very differently from one another. Each program's
methods have strengths and weaknesses; but, if you try to use one of these
programs as if it were the other, it is like pushing on a string! You can
easily make a lot of extra work for yourself. If you are unwilling to take
the time to learn to use Word's methods, you should stick to using Word Pad.
You'll have a lot less grief, although you'll miss out on a lot of raw
power.
See <URL:
http://www.addbalance.com/word/wordperfect.htm>
<URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WordVsWordPerfect.htm>
<URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/TipsAndGotchas.htm>
<URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/RevealCodes.htm>
<URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WordPerfectConverters.htm>
<URL:
http://businesssoft.about.com/compute/businesssoft/library/blconvert.htm>
for information on Word for Word Perfect users.
For more:
<URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart2.htm>
<URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart1.htm>
<URL:
http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm>
<URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Numbering/WordsNumberingExplained.htm>
<URL:
http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/styles.htm>
<URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/WhatTemplatesStore.htm>
In Word 2000 (or later) You can get the function keys to display in a
special toolbar at the bottom of the screen if you want (something like
pressing F3 twice in WP). The following macro will do this.
Sub ShowMeFunctionKeys()
Commandbars("Function Key Display").Visible = True
End Sub
Learn about Styles - really learn! <URL:
http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/styles.htm> I resisted for years and
now regret every day of those years because although that string was still
very hard to push, it kept getting longer and longer, and had some very
important projects tied to it!
In Word Perfect macros are often used to reproduce text. In Word you want to
use templates, AutoText and AutoCorrect for this. You can use FILLIN and ASK
fields or UserForms to query the user. For some form documents, Word's
"online forms" work very well. For more about online forms, follow the links
at <URL:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm>
especially Dian Chapman's series of articles.
I would not recommend using converted documents long-term. They will be
filled with formatting anomolies that will get you at the worst time. This
is especially true of any documents containing automatic numbering or
bullets. Try recreating form documents in Word using the following process:
In Word Perfect (if you still have it, in Word if not) save your files as
text files.
Use your converted files as references to show you how you want your
formatting to look.
Create a new document in Word and insert the text from the text file. Save
this new document as a Word template. Format it the way you want using
styles, not direct formatting. Save it again.
To use a template within Word, use File => New and pick your template. This
will create a new document for you.
--
Charles Kenyon
Word New User FAQ & Web Directory:
<URL:
http://addbalance.com/word/index.htm>
Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide)
<URL:
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/index.htm>
See also the MVP FAQ: <URL:
http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is awesome!
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