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| 156233 | 2003-06-29 22:22:00 | Some time ago there was mention in PC World of an MS Word add-on that acted in a manner very similar to the reveal codes function of Wordperfect. Does anyone remember the name of the programme and the issue of PC World in which it was mentioned? Was it by any chance called CrossEyes? Has anyone used this or a similar product? Any comments - good, bad or ugly? Thanks in anticipation. CHSC |
CHSC (4121) | ||
| 156234 | 2003-06-30 07:34:00 | Hi CHSC I had a look through the NZ PC World site and did find a review on a program called CrossEyes from last September: Increase your Word power (pcworld.co.nz). It does sound like the program you were describing. I cannot comment on its usage though, although the reviewer seemed to like it. Hope this helps Jen |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 156235 | 2003-06-30 12:05:00 | I must admit the reveal codes in Wordperfect are brilliant and runs rings around the latest offering in MS Word XP. It would be nice to think that CrossEyes could do the same. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 156236 | 2003-07-01 06:01:00 | What exactly is the "reveal codes function of Wordperfect"?? | Susan B (19) | ||
| 156237 | 2003-07-01 07:03:00 | Reveal Codes in WP splits the screen horizontally, with your document in the upper half and in the lower half all the formatting codes in that section of the document. Its simply brilliant, as Word is unable to show any miscreant control characters that persist in messing up the intended actions. I have never understood why its not a built-in feature of Word. Its not needed often, but today it would have saved me an hour - had to totally remove formatting and start again, on a 50 page document. I still do not know where the problem lay..... |
godfather (25) | ||
| 156238 | 2003-07-01 10:12:00 | Hmm, interesting. Thanks Godfather. Is is way better than Word's "Reveal Formatting" then? I will have to hunt down that program mentioned (can't see the name at the mo) and try it as like you say, being able to see all the formatting is a big help sometimes. |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 156239 | 2003-07-01 11:09:00 | Thanks guys I am now convinced that CrossEyes was the programme I was after. I'm glad I'm not the only one who has problems with formatting in Word. In my work I have to use a template provided by a Govt Dept and it drives me nuts. Firstly, if you aren't using the same version of Word as they used to create it all sorts of weird things happen e.g. fonts change, paragraph numbering goes haywire - these occur within tables, but even section numbering outside the tables goes berserk. I'm looking forward to using a tool that will reveal hidden codes so I can come to grips with the problems and hopefully remove them. It would save me heaps of time and help to lower my stress levels. I must say that I have always thought that Wordperfect was a better wordprocessor that Word. CHSC |
CHSC (4121) | ||
| 156240 | 2003-07-01 11:23:00 | I to think that WordPerfect is superior especially with larger complex docs and the fact the file system doesn't change just to force people to upgrade. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
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