Word text retrieval

sleepybear91 · #1 (**permalink**) December 17th, 2019

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Originally Posted by Lord of the Rings

I recall back in the 1980's there were two competing word processing programs (WordPerfect and WordStar) very similar to MS Word and both were arguably as good if not superior and my preferred choice on the Windows platform. But these programs appear to have vanished. (When it comes to superior distribution and marketing, it's not always the best product that wins and eventually the better one vanishes off the market. BETA versus VHS video players was a good example except that also included patent issues.)

You hit the nail on the head there.

Now we have to contend with PC programs that are written for phones.

sleepybear91 · #2 (**permalink**) December 17th, 2019

Joe........

I also use Word as well as MS Works Word. More or less same thing.
But the newest version I have is for windows 7.
In adding anything to a document I always have to press Save to not lose it, plus the document must first be named and saved to add it to.

Auto save is only active when it wants to be, I have lost 100's of hours of work with things just vanishing, especially on laptops.

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