legalbeagle: I beg to differ. Excel may be more capable than Word with for table-like calculations, but that does not mean Word isn't the appropriate application for some circumstances; otherwise, why do you suppose it provides the functions it does? If you have a read of the tutorial in the link I provided, I think you'll find Word is a whole lot more capable than you seem to be giving it credit for.

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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.

In which case, starting your post with:
violates your own principles. It certainly isn't correct to make such an assertion without a full understanding of what the OP was trying to do - and why.
You do not have to join anything to download the tutorial from the second site ... Read the tutorial and learn just how capable Word is!!!

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