Differences between 2000 and 2002 Word

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I have Word 2002 on my computer. My new employer is
using Word 2000. Is there a major difference and if I
have learned 2002 will I have difficlty in 2002? I am
new to Word as I have usually used Corel Wordperfect
which I find better suited to legal. Any advice?
 
The jump in the other direction, from 2000 and 2002, is perhaps one of
the most initially annoying of all the adjacent-version pairs since 95.
For folks who know Word 2000 well, Word 2002 seems generally a lot
more in-your-face. So it probably depends on how new you are. You say
you're "new to Word" but you "have learned" 2002. Do you mean you've
been working with Word for several weeks doing complicated stuff? In
that case, if you're accustomed to some of the new-for-2002 features
like (eeuuugh) Task Panes, you may find it rough going for a while. On
the other hand, if your use of Word 2002 has been very simple --
straight text, simple formatting, etc., you may not notice much.

In either case, if you're still in the legal field, you may want to
brace for some headaches. Probably the one thing at which WordPerfect
surpasses Word most thoroughly is numbering, a central feature of legal
work.

I can't offer specific advice for the direction you're going (2002 to
2000), because, of course, most people don't do that. But the most
appropriate advice I've heard for folks going from WordPerfect to Word
is: don't try to make Word behave like WordPerfect. The 2 programs are
very different, even far *more* different than they seem, and any effort
you put into trying to duplicate the zen of WordPerfect in Word will be
wasted. (Another MVP once said, trying to make Word act like
WordPerfect is like pushing a string; and that's accurate.) In
particular, don't long for Reveal Codes; it ain't there and never will
be, and you'll stop wanting it sooner than you think.

Good luck. Post back here if & when you get deep into the fireswamp and
need help.
 
(Another MVP once said, trying to make Word act like
WordPerfect is like pushing a string; and that's accurate.) In
particular, don't long for Reveal Codes; it ain't there and never will
be, and you'll stop wanting it sooner than you think.
Click to expand...

But see these articles:

How Word differs from WordPerfect
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/WordVsWordPerfect.htm

Some Tips and "Gotchas" for those who are new to Word
Especially if migrating from WordPerfect
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/TipsAndGotchas.htm

Is There Life After "Reveal Codes"?
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/RevealCodes.htm

WordPerfect to Word converters (and why none of them are perfect)
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/WordPerfectConverters.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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I would say that the main differences are, the Task Pane which appear
down the right hand side and replaces (as far as I can see!) all th
dialogue boxes that popped up previously.

There's the Drawing Canvass - if you used drawing tools.

Smart tags, look in the help for 2002 for an explanation, they're no
difficult.

Personally I prefer 2000, but if you know 2000, I wouldn't see yo
having too many problems. It does look a little different, but for th
most part, you can reconfigure the look so that it more or less look
the same as 2000.

The main difference is the Task Pane and Smart Tags and a couple o
other things have little tweaks here and there. The only rea
improvement that I've come across is that Mail Merge seems to hav
improved greatly.

Off the top of my head that's about it, but I'm sure that someone els
will help you out if there's anything else
 
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