In article <Xns9A16212C7544thanexit@66.250.146.158>, thanatoid <waiting@the.exit.invalid> wrote:
> Helpful Harry <helpful_harry@nom.de.plume.com> wrote in > news:301220071420415969%helpful_harry@nom.de.plume.com: > > > In article <Xns9A15A7C924A61thanexit@66.250.146.158>, > > thanatoid <waiting@the.exit.invalid> wrote: > > <SNIP> > > >> > Personally I've only ever bothered with the last two of > >> > those. > >> > >> Wow, you must be a good typist! I have used 'change case' > >> at least once every third session! > > > > I don't know about "good typist". I tend to be a "careful > > typist" and correct mistakes as I see them (even though I > > cannot touch-type). For example, if I'm typing and see that > > I've typed "United STates", then I would backpsace and > > correct the T and retype the rest (or if I spot it a bit > > later I would use the cursor keys or mouse to correct it > > and go back to where I was typing. > > I tend to do that as well although of course a decent spell > checker will catch it all later and save me the work... But all > the whippings I got when I was a kid...
Spell checkers are handy, but won't pick up everything (and are a pain in the sit-upon when dealing with lots of names). It's always best of course to re-read it and / or get someone else to read it.
Besides: "If you find a mistake in this document it is there for a reason. Some people are always looking for mistakes, and we try to include something for everyone."
;o)
> > If a heading needs to be > > changed into all uppercase, then I just re-type it since > > it's only short. It doesn't matter if I'm using PageMaker, > > Word or whatever, I just find it quicker to work that way. > > Very occasionally I might use the button in PageMaker's > > Formatting Palette (if it's displayed). > > I think PM's text "editor" is better than most notepad-like > things, when I worked and HAD to have MS Word installed (or > else!) I still did almost everything in PM's editor! > > But now I use Metapad LITE (no insert key nightmares!) to type > all text. (And VERY nice upper/lower case options.)
Other than when you have to for the spell check, I don't bother using PageMaker's editor. I find it easier to simply type directly onto the page - even years ago when using slow computers.
I do have Word installed, but only use it when I have to. If I need a word processor I more often will use AppleWorks - it crashes WAY less often and doesn't chew up as much RAM.
> >> You /probably/ knew this, although you seem to be confused > >> as whether it's a palette or a pallet or a pallette or > >> just palatable (sorry, I can't help myself when it comes > >> to stuff like this). > > > > Limited online time means I tend to be less careful on > > newsgroups and web forums. Mind you, Adobe spells things > > like "color" incorrectly all the way through the menus, > > etc. ;o) > > /How/ do they spell color? "ColoUr" or something else? > Anyway, Adobe are jerks and you are not :-)
Yep, PageMaker uses that incorrect "no U" American spelling everywhere - despite choosing proper English as your language in the installer.
> Happy New Year.
Bah, humbug! Oops! Wrong holday. ;o)
Hippy Yew Near to you too. :o) Another year closer to PageMaker becoming extinct. :o(
