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Is learning Microsoft Word 7 difficult? - countryhick

Posted: Oct 17, 2009

I have never used this for doing MT.

Not anymore than any other program you've never used before. - SM

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Get yourself a good book. Que publishes excellent books on Word.

I'm just worried... - countryhick

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I have been an MT for 17 years - mainly in-hospital. I was offered an at-home MT position even though I have no exp. on MS Word. They just told me to go out and buy it, which I did - but I am so scared now because I do not know anything about it. Please do not flame... I'm nervous enough about this as it is. Thank you for understanding.

Do they know you've never used Word before? - SM

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Did they tell you to buy 2007? If not, 2007 is very different from earlier versions and you will have to learn how to save your documents down to their version. I hope for your sake that they understand you are going to be very slow at it in the beginning. My advice is still to get yourself a very good book so you can at least learn the basics right away.

yes..... - countryhick

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Yes, they do know. I told them right off the bat. I asked what I could do to start getting used to it - they just told me to "play around with it". Training is Monday over the phone - so no time to get a book. I think I made a major mistake by taking this job and not having exp. in this. I'm a nervous wreck.

You can see free demos on the Microsoft site. - SM

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Go to Microsoft.com and click on the Office link at the top. Then click on the How To link and you'll see lots of free info there on the program. There are also lots of free demos to get you started.

Your post - MT55

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A bit confused here -- are you talking about the new version of Windows which just came out or are you talking about Microsoft Word? One is an operating system, the other a word processing program and most of the companies that I am aware of still require Windows XP for an operating system. HTH

I'm talking about Microsoft Word... - countryhick

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processing program - I have Windows XP.

your post - MT55

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Just a bit confusing because you had referred to it as "7" insead of Word 2007 -- not a bad platform but my company provides the computer (a laptop) and the software.

yes I did ... sorry- I meant Word 2007 - countryhick

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I have always used the company's software also and now am nervous - but they did know ahead of time that I had no exp. on Word 2007.

You'll be fine. It's not a bad program at all. :) - Gal Friday

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I agree you should probably go to the Microsoft site and look at the demos.

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