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Flash, To Print from ANYTHING into PDF format, PDFCreator is the best I’ve seen. I’ve been using it for years and can’t find a better or cheaper one. The basic version is free, and has the functionality to do everything ever needed in PDF output. Beyond the free version, there's a low priced-paid version with a bunch of modular add-ons that permit editing the PDFs. This is the download link for PDFCreator: HTTP://WWW.PDFFORGE.ORG/PDFCREATOR/DOWNLOAD MS Word can be used in a fully hands-on manner, although I prefer using my mouse for moving the cursor. It has many editing modes, including an outline mode and an editable WYSIWYG. It can also save the files in a considerable number of formats straight out of the box. MS Word, coupled with OneNote for versatile reference storage is a formidable combination. While it is not XyWrite, it is a powerful word processor. If you haven’t done so recently, you can download a free trial at the Microsoft.
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Sent: Friday, April 20, 2018 1:30:17 AM To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Xy4 & NB Thanks for the review. That pretty much kills the NB route for many of us, especially those who are still attached to Xy3.
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I am not nearly as savvy a user as most of you. I’m just a scholar-writer. I use NB as a Windows version of XY4, which is what it is, with a few changes and a few bells and whistles that are sometimes useful, but not all that often. It leaves a good deal to be desired, and as a word-processor is no improvement on XY4—or even Signature. Since we no longer have the printf command, we have to use something like PDF factory Pro to make .pdfs instead of Adobe’s Distiller, and so can’t use XY4’s fully scaleable types. Embedding fonts is a pain in the neck, too, and as for moving from NB to, say, HTML, forget it. I would love to have a new, Windows-based Xy4, but I’m not expecting one, and believe me, NB, although rather pricey, isn’t it. |