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I thought that most of the current crop of word document programs, Microsoft Word, Open Office, etc., were supposed to be user friendly, easy to grasp and a breeze to do anything you want. Is it just me, or are they really some form of satanic products designed to drive you to the edge of insanity?

For whatever reason, I can never figure out even the simplest tasks on these. I spent 3 hours this morning with Word 2007 just trying to make basic envelopes with a single return address, and mailing addresses to multiple businesses. I actually created the mailing list with no problem, but would anything else work? Or at least, could I actually figure it out? Nope. Thankfully, Word is still the trial version.

So, what types of programs or products do you have trouble with, that most anyone else can do with absolutely no problems?





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I`m on a Mac. I don`t have these problems ;)

Glider, my updates usually go smoothly, but there is one lately that refuses to install.

Stone .... excel, ACT ..... I`ll stay clueless on those  :)

Janie ..... not yet ..... I`m too unorganized to get someone to organize me!



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Mine`s book-keeping. I hate numbers! I can do all sorts of things in Excel, using OTHER people`s numbers, or working out complex ways to calculate things that have nothing to do with my money. But when it comes to keeping good accounting records...? Nope.

What`s really sad is that I`ve worked with MS Office products for lots of years, and before that, was a heavy user for WordPerfect and their suite products. Office has never been a very good product, especially in the way it`s kludged together. But lately, with all the support calls, "someone" has decided on a new interface to make it "even easier."

Unfortunately, the people who develop navigation and useability for software, almost never seem to be people who actually *use* the software to do everyday tasks. This latest version (Office 2007) is unbelievably complicated. If I didn`t have years of previous knowledge, I`m not sure I`d ever be able to figure it out.

You had to mention bookkeeping, didn`t ya?  That`s a whole new arena of messiness for me.


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M Hall
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