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Scottie Mom

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27. I don't use pleading templates because if they are from Word the formatting is always wrong.

Tue Jul 18, 2023, 03:26 PM

Jul 2023

I make my own templates. A pain in the butt in Word and quick, easy in Word Perfect.

I could teach Word and have done so to people who have no clue on how to get the typing on line with the number lines of pleading papers and who cannot seem to make widow/orphan go away.

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I have to get this rant off my chest!!!!!!! [View all] Scottie Mom Jul 2023 OP

Rants notwithstanding, not very informative. brooklynite Jul 2023 #1

Anything from MS sucks Scottie Mom Jul 2023 #4

Word Perfect used to be the default for legal documents and forms. haele Jul 2023 #9

I do Word Perfect daily Scottie Mom Jul 2023 #25

I didnt know they still made Word Perfect. SYFROYH Jul 2023 #41

Absolutely still around and lots of us legal drafters use it instead of MS Word. Scottie Mom Jul 2023 #42

Bite the bullet and get a good book on MS Word. Ms. Toad Jul 2023 #13

I do a ton of appellate work and I still hate MS Word. Scottie Mom Jul 2023 #26

It isn't the level of legal work that matters Ms. Toad Jul 2023 #30

Oh, I understand Word. Scottie Mom Jul 2023 #32

You can turn off widow/orphan ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #34

Like I said... Scottie Mom Jul 2023 #39

Hello Scottie Mom kabi knit Jul 2023 #16

Where did you get your pleading template? MineralMan Jul 2023 #20

I don't use pleading templates because if they are from Word the formatting is always wrong. Scottie Mom Jul 2023 #27

Linux? GreenWave Jul 2023 #2

. ItsjustMe Jul 2023 #3

I have no clue what that is. Scottie Mom Jul 2023 #5

British alternative to Microsoft. GreenWave Jul 2023 #6

I don't mind the MS operating systems but do have to say Scottie Mom Jul 2023 #7

Linux is not british..British... lol getagrip_already Jul 2023 #17

I must have made a leap of faith when I checked out UBUNTU GreenWave Jul 2023 #22

Yeah, that's one of about 20 distros available....... getagrip_already Jul 2023 #24

The Linux operating systems currently have about 3% of the worldwide market. ItsjustMe Jul 2023 #8

More like Jill Stein supporters.... brooklynite Jul 2023 #10

That doesn't address the problem with Word. Ms. Toad Jul 2023 #14

Good grief, it's not an OS issue. ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #35

Other Stuff kabi knit Jul 2023 #11

Welcome to our DU family. niyad Jul 2023 #12

Thank You So Very Much (n/t) kabi knit Jul 2023 #15

I started with Word Perfect 4.1 in the 1980s. Scottie Mom Jul 2023 #28

Well, I sold my soul to Apple, one product at a time. ismnotwasm Jul 2023 #18

The Cult of Apple ItsjustMe Jul 2023 #19

Another who doesn't get that it's not an OS or hardware issue ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #36

Hi Scottie Mom! usonian Jul 2023 #21

Thanks for the info! Scottie Mom Jul 2023 #29

Oh FFS ExWhoDoesntCare Jul 2023 #37

See ScottieMom's reply #33 usonian Jul 2023 #38

Amen. Scottie Mom Jul 2023 #40

With ya Blue Owl Jul 2023 #23

Long time Word user. can I ask a few questions IcyPeas Jul 2023 #31

Yes, I know how to do all of this. Scottie Mom Jul 2023 #33

Office Subscription NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #43

Are you asking about MS Word or WordPerfect? Scottie Mom Jul 2023 #44

Word NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #45

I know 2010 Word works on a Windows 10 computer Scottie Mom Jul 2023 #46

Funny, I'm a Windows person and I feel that way about Apple products. Initech Jul 2023 #47

Gads, the continuous request to sign into iTunes drives me crazy!!!! Scottie Mom Jul 2023 #48

Yeah that is one major annoyance is the constant nonstop cycle of updates. Initech Jul 2023 #49

Annoying as all hell. Scottie Mom Jul 2023 #50