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Word 2000 for Windows for Dummies
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Author: Dan Gookin
List Price: $21.99
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ISBN: 0764504487
Publisher: For Dummies (07 May, 1999)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 6,391
Average Customer Rating: 3.2 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 1 out of 5
Useless
I purchased this book just for the information on "section breaks." What little there is, in a word, [bad]. It is therefore totally useless to me .... Here is a quote from that section:"I have no idea what a text wrapping break is." Now that's helpful! At least I now know who the real "Dummie" is!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Still struggling
I found this a little easier to understand and use than "The Complete Idiot's Guide." I don't know what that makes me. It is pitched at a more elementary level and the jokes and cartoons are better. It is more frank about the limitations of Word 2000 Neither book deals with the problems of crashes and glitches, and when (and how) you have to telephone the [$$$]-please have-your-credit-card-number-ready line for help. I'm still struggling (having come from Wordperfect for DOS).
On one occasion no commands were working, and I eventually found I was typing within a footnote. Right now I can't delete or rename any document. Neither book helps with that.
Rating: 3 out of 5
"Average" sums it up best
This is right on target: bought this not expecting much (I'm not a big fan of the dummy books). My wife wanted to start 'learning the computer' which translated into Word processing. This book really did serve as a good introduction to Word. Also recommended: For my own use, it wasn't much help. I'm a long time Word power-user. I'd say the best advanced book is 'Learn Word 2000 VBA Document Automation' (driza) and the best average user book is 'Using Word 2000' (camarada). Good luck!
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