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#word

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Johan van der Knijff

Another #wtfMicrosoft moment, as I just fruitlessly spent a good 30 minutes trying to create a #Microsoft #Word .docx document from a non-default .dotx template in the web version of Word.

Apparently this can't be done without using the Desktop version, which isn't going to help me on my Linux machine:

answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ms

Also tried editing the template directly, but the online version won't do that either:

answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ms

What a load of useless, time wasting crap!

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OldCoder
See the attached screenshot. This is Microsoft #Word 5.5 for #DOS running in #DOSBox 0.74-3. For the moment, the installer can be obtained from:

https://archive.org/download/msword5.5/Wd55_ben.exe

To install, run "Wd55_ben.exe" and then "SETUP.EXE" [which the first EXE should create].

"Wd55_ben.exe" has a glitch where it's apparently supposed to restore a directory structure, but fails to do so. The result is roughly a dozen messages similar to the following:

Warning: HPDJ.PR$ already exists. Overwrite (y/n) ?

However, when "SETUP.EXE" is done, you should have the working program shown in the screenshot.

The screenshot indicates that the program supports images. However, not, it appears, JPEG files. You might need to convert JPEG files to Postscript to use them in this setup.
Screenshot of Microsoft Word 5.5 for DOS.
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nemo™ 🇺🇦

"Züge sind Faraday'scher Käfig. Für den oft noch mäßigen Mobilfunk-Empfang in den Zügen gibt es mehrere technische Gründe. So bestehen die Züge aus Metall und anderen Materialien, die Mobilfunksignale stark abschirmen (Faraday'scher Käfig). Fenster in ICE-Zügen sind zudem oft mit einer dünnen Metallschicht versehen, die Wärmeisolierung bietet, aber Mobilfunksignale nahezu vollständig blockiert. Dadurch dringt nur ein Bruchteil der Signale ins Zuginnere.Die Bahn setzt deshalb[…]" #word 🤔🤣

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