Word 2004 v Word X

[Mark]

For those who have gone from X to 2004 is it worth the trouble and
expense and if so, why?

 

[Corentin Cras-Méneur]

For those who have gone from X to 2004 is it worth the trouble and
expense and if so, why?

For me ?? Unicode support, projects, and the new track changes. I don't
really use the Note view (but I understand why some people like it) or
the references that much (there is nothing for my language there).

Corentin

 

[JE McGimpsey]

For those who have gone from X to 2004 is it worth the trouble and
expense and if so, why?

For me, yes:

1) Stability
2) Unicode
3) Long filenames
4) Improved formatting palette

and though they're not strictly Word:

5) Project center: this has greatly improved my workflow including in
Word.
6) Improved Project Gallery including huge recent files list.
7) Improved Scrapbook
8) Compatibility checker - sometimes useful when developing for my
clients.

By themselves, each of these probably wouldn't be enough. 4, 6, 7 & 8
are "nice to haves", but I'd never go back because of 1,2, 3 and 5.

 

[Corentin Cras-Méneur]

8) Compatibility checker - sometimes useful when developing for my
clients.

Yeah, I forgot this one (but as you mentioned, it's not Word specific).

Corentin

 

[Barry Wainwright]

I don't
really use the Note view (but I understand why some people like it)

I love it!

Also, the new 'compatibility checker' has saved my bacon a couple of times.

 

[matt neuburg]

For those who have gone from X to 2004 is it worth the trouble and
expense and if so, why?

I have given you the tools to decide this for yourself, with a survey of
the new features in my review in TidBITS:

<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07715>

and a complete discussion in my ebook:

<http://www.tidbits.com/takecontrol/word-1.html>

m.

 

[Corentin Cras-Méneur]

I have given you the tools to decide this for yourself, with a survey of
the new features in my review in TidBITS:

<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07715>

Matt, are there RSS feed for TidBITS ??? I always miss a lot of things
simply because I never remember to check the site. I weht there and
could find any obvious link for RSS.

Corentin

 

[matt neuburg]

are there RSS feed for TidBITS

Let's take this offline. m.

 

[Corentin Cras-Méneur]

Let's take this offline. m.

I thought it was on topic I'll send an e-mail then

Corentin