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Software for Writing Contracts

08/12/2009 4:13 PM

I am looking into buying software for writing contracts and such. At this time i just use word and type away, but i am seeing some neat stuff around and i am assuming its from software (automatic strike outs with red lines was the one i saw today) and i would like to opinion of the CR4 community on what is the best software out there for the price, any thoughts?

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08/12/2009 6:23 PM

At this time i just use word and type away, but i am seeing some neat stuff around and i am assuming its from software (automatic strike outs with red lines was the one i saw today)

This function is actually available in Word. It has been a while since I have used the function, and I don't know what version of word you have but its under the 'revisions' function (or similar). It allows you to make changes to an existing document and the changes come up us as a different colour (with deleted text being struck out in the new revision colour). Multiple colours can be used to indicate different users or revision updates.

A very handy tool when I used to work at a testing laboratory writing up reports.

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08/12/2009 11:27 PM

ctr+shif+E

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08/13/2009 3:15 PM

That's the one.

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08/13/2009 4:44 AM

download and try OpenOffice. it's open source and FREE.

beats MS Word in nearly all aspects, with extra useful features. can open and save documents in .doc format, too.

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08/13/2009 8:08 PM

I'm back on OO after a couple of years on MS products. The difference before vista was the help files were better on MS [especially excel].

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08/15/2009 3:06 AM

true. the GUI and aesthetics are better on MS products.

I guess functionality was the thing free & open source software developers (FOSS) was the thing given priority by the early developers of OO.

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08/15/2009 4:14 PM

After using learning & using Access, Base actually is easier to use...

I can barely use the vista word processor & there are no on board help files, the online help is not nearly as user friendly as the XP version.

OO is looking better & better.

I'm also using firefox again which is much faster then it was. The add ons are much better than IE8, I can't download OO templates on IE & The OO forum won't help with IE problems

I've been following this thread hoping someone would post a link to a good legal database.

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08/13/2009 7:21 AM

The function that you are talking about is the "Track Changes" function. We use this frequently for Engineering reports to track changes and deletions from documents. Also if you go to the Microsoft website and under templates, you can find some legal form templates.

I have also used Open Office and have found it similar to Word, and it is pretty versitile, but I cannot make a valid judgement due to my limited use.

If you are working at a company that has bought into software packages (i.e. Microsoft Office), try asking other people in the office for tips. Also read any reviews on any software prior to purchasing.

I hope this helps. Good Luck

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