Of course, opinions will differ. It all depends on what you are most comfortable using. My brother used Excel for ALL of his word processing, including business letters and all documents. That is what he liked, and it does work, and he didn't want to try to learn anything else.

If you like tables in Word, go ahead and use them; all these programs were designed for the different kinds of work we are required to do, and it's always best (though not the only way) to use the most efficient tool for the job. But then again, I do a lot more financial work (requiring more than simple addition), and Excel is the most efficient -- for me -- and that is what I suggested he try. You, of course, are free to use anything else that works for you. That is one of the benefits of living in a [sort of] free society.

Thanks for your links, Paul; however, a person needs to join some site in order to read them, so ... that was that.