Thanks Dian. I think I will add excerpts from this to my welcome page in my EA Word classes and just tell people if their version of Word is too different from what I teach, they can get a refund on the class, but ONLY within the first week. Thanks so much for this. Linda Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com FREE MS Office eBook Tutorial http://personal-computer-tutor.com/library.htm -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dian Chapman Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 11:22 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Question about Word that comes with Works OK...we've had this dance before. When we last discussed this difference, I posted a thread to the private MVP group to ask MVPs & softies for the definitive answer. So allow me to add some "expert testimony" here (below) from the thread. However, you'll have to trust me on this, because I can't post names/emails of those folks who replied. But know that these comments are replies, from the horses mouth, so to speak. And remember that I've also installed the program and ran through much of it, quickly, and realized it looks/works the same. The reason I removed it was because I also was running Office 97, Office 2000 and Office 2002, as well as Works Suite with Word. So my system was becoming a mess and I needed to remove something to help with the stability, due to too many Word apps and two of the same version. -------------- Hi Dian, There is Works 6 and Works Suite 2002. Works 6 has a word processor similar to Word but it is a lighter version as it always has been. Works Suite 2002 comes Works 6 and Word 2002 as the word processor along with some additional components. If it is Word in Works that they are talking about then it is Word with a few subtle differences that the Works Suite Add-in adds (mainly Works Task Launcher and Works Mail Merge) but to someone who isn't looking for these things it is Word. The main difference is the price. Works 6: $55 ($40 w/ rebate) http://shop.microsoft.com/Referral/Productinfo.asp?siteID=10535 Works Suite 2002: $109 http://shop.microsoft.com/Referral/Productinfo.asp?siteID=11046 --------------- Dian, You have to be very careful to distinguish Works and Works Suite. The former contains the traditional "Works word processor," which, though not a bad little app, is nothing like as powerful as Word (you can't even make tables except by using the Works spreadsheet). Works Suite, however, does contain Word--exactly the same as you get in Office. You may not get some of the Office tools that you would get in Office Pro or SBE, but you do get everything you would get in freestanding Word, plus some special add-ins offered only in the Works Suite version. Users who buy Works Suite only to use Word, however, should be cautioned that they should uninstall the Works Suite Add-in for Word before trying to use Word freestanding, because the add-in causes numerous problems, a couple of which are constant prompts to save Normal.dot and multiplying Mail Merge menu items. I believe it is also possible to install just Word, without the rest of the Works Suite. ------------- If someone is in doubt then they need to go to Help/About and verify what they actually have. I suspect that they actually have Works and not Works Suite. ------------- Yes it is the same as the version of Word you get with Office XP bugs and all. ------------- If it is the Works Word Processor the title bar will read: "Microsoft Works Word Processor". So there shouldn't be any question as to what they are actually using ------------- There is a product called Works Suite in which you get Word 2002. There is also a product called Works. Works 6.0 is the latest version of that product. Word 2002 is the default word processor in Works Suite 2002. While Works Suite includes the Works 6.0 word processor, the predefined word-processing templates and wizards (such as letter and reports) in the Task Launcher use Word 2002. When the Works Suite 2000 first came out, there were several issues with the add-in that was installed. As a result, the standard phrasing was to remove the add-in. Once this is done, you have Word 2002 with all of its glorious features and flaws. Does this help clear up the issue? ------------ Dian Chapman Technical Consultant, Instructor, Microsoft MVP & TechTrax Editor ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************