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| Microsoft Word 2002 [OLD VERSION] | ![Microsoft Word 2002 [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/415hn0YVfgL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | From: Microsoft Software
Category: Software
List Price: $229.99
Buy New: $47.77
You Save: $182.22 (79%)
New (9) Used (1) from $47.77
Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 1133
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Nt, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp
Color: Microsoft Word 2002 [Old Version]
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Full Version
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.9 x 2
MPN: 059-03073
Model: 059-03073
UPC: 659556582166
EAN: 0659556582166
ASIN: B00005B0C5
Release Date: June 11, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 You Need a Version of Word September 5, 2005
When I ordered my computer by phone, I specifically requested that it have Microsoft Word. It was included for the price of 24 bucks. It was not a bad investment. I use this program all of the time. I never use Microsoft Works (which was included for free). I knew I had to have SOME version of Word on my computer, since so many documents online are in Word format.
I managed to write a book using this thing. (Maybe one day I'll get it published.) There were only a few problems I ran into while undertaking the project.
Headers and footers - If you have specific things you want on specific headers and footers, your options are limited. I wanted a different header and footer for each page (even though that might sound stupid) and I wasn't able to figure out how to get this idea to work. The best I could do was get a different header and footer for even and odd pages, and the first page of the document.
Page numbers - This is kind of related to headers and footers. I wasn't allowed to decide what I wanted page one to be and how many page one's I wanted. I had to create new documents if I wanted multiple page numberings. I couldn't even decide where I wanted the page numbering to stop.
Word distribution - To make my literary submission look more professional, I tried the word distribution option to align the text on both ends. My gosh, did it look ugly. There was no way I could get it to work, so I just aligned it on the left end.
Template changes - It seems like about 7% of the time I close the program it asks me if I want to save the template change. I wasn't aware I changed any template. I have to click the no option several times to make the program finally close.
Despite these problems, there were some things I was rather pleased with.
Picture insertion - This feature worked perfectly. I could insert pictures of any size and they would be automatically scaled to fit the page. If I didn't like the size and wanted to make it smaller, I could do that too without it distorting the picture in any way. I think the only way you could have a problem with this feature is if you're trying to print a picture and make it big enough to cover several pages.
Pasting text - I never had a problem pasting text from an internet source, and formatting it to match the rest of the page.
Spellcheck - It makes life easy, especially the auto-correct feature. I don't always agree with the grammar check's suggestions though, even if I'm in the wrong for it.
Although I listed quite a few problems, I view these as minor. I don't consider different headers and footers to be all that essential. This is a good and necessary program that fulfills its purpose, and I use it a lot. In addition to that, I must say that this program contains what seems to be hundreds of fonts that I'll never use. I just wish that I could use the equation editor feature without paying extra.
 Absolute garbage June 5, 2005
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
"Word" is a very accurate title for this product, because typing words is about the only thing it can do. When I try to do something really tricky... like, say, use the paste function or register the purchase online... the program freezes up completely every time. I'm using Wordpad instead; it's a superior product. Other versions of Word I've used have worked in some cases but to hell with this particular piece of trash.
Received "For New PC only" version February 23, 2005
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
Having ordered MS Word 2002 I received MS Works Suite 2004 which includes MS Word but a version intended to be distributed with a new PC only and as such would not load on my old system. No refund available because I broke seal before finding out it was a for-new-system only package.
Microsoft Jalopy November 5, 2004
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I was trained on Microsoft products 15 years ago. I was very sensitive to the anger and ridicule friends and Mac users had for Microsoft. It's pretty hard for a company to go astray when they have brand allegiance from someone as naive as I used to be.
...unless you're Microsoft.
I still very much dislike Macs, but after years of working with superior, more thoughtful non-Microsoft software (Adobe, Maya, Vectorworks) Microsofts problems are abundantly clear.
For the first time in months I found myself needing to produce an all-text document last week, and I was really stunned. Now that I have more experience, my snooty Mac friends were right. Word really is a terrible product! As long as the only thing you need to do is place letters on a page one after another and want little control over any other aspect of producing a document, you'll be fine. Anything else is counterintuitive & headache inducing. It is inconceivable that Microsoft could have spent even a day on 'Clippy' the helpful (UNhelpful) talking paperclip annoyance, and still not have touched their assinine numbering and bullets tool. Or enhanced this piece of garbage so that you can actually position an image in a fixed place, with precise registration in a tight layout. But really the booby prize for the stupidest feature EVER designed into a piece of software is embedding the formatting of a paragraph into a hidden character at the end of some text. So WHATEVER YOU DO do not back over this invisible character, because a whole paragraph will instantaneously transform to a different format, perhaps even one you never put into the document in the first place.
Isn't that ingenious (stupid) and helpful (infuriating)?
I'm actually looking for a different word processor now and can't wait to delete this clunker from my system. The only company that cares less for how you use their product is (was) Polaroid, which deservedly filed for bankruptcy last year after sitting on their monopoly and producing truly awful products for 20 years.
Poor April 29, 2004
8 out of 18 found this review helpful
i think this product was very poor, it is well over priced, and sould come as standad on new computers
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