Then you've made a good choice. You can still install Word on newer machines without having to sign up for Microsoft's bullshit paid subscription service.

I still kind of regret updating to 2003 from Word 97.

I didn't know Microsoft Word could do graphics like that either, but that's because I get all my productivity software from the same "store" otherwise known as my dead father's software CD wallet, and he only had Microsoft Office 2000 (despite being a computer-savvy guy who died in 2010).

I still have my word 97 disc from High School, and install it on every new computer I get, although I almost exclusively use open office now. It's buggy, but it's free.

I'm still stuck on using Office Word '03, it installs like butter and fast, and really all I do with it is write letters for print, and make flyers with large fonts and clipart.

For graphics I use Corel Photoimpact, I make all of my Doggie photomorph art with it and website graphics.

My favorite Office is 2000, it has Rocky the Dog as an animated character, and I really like him, turn Clippy off! Rocky helped to get me through nights of writing.

I've used 97 too, but I think 2000 is when the interface started to look modern and smooth.

Here's a graphic I made with Rocky from Word 2k, as posted at the bottom of my site for a few years, good to see if you don't know Rocky.

http://boomerthedog.net/rockydocblu.png

Boomer

And doing a lazy, half-assed job is pretty typical of Apple, so really, nothing angering here.

Booo. Boo, HarrietTubman. Booooo.

What's sad is how absolutely gawdawful programming nerds are at user interfaces. I wish they paid more attention to what Word can do. Proof that intelligence and wisdom are two vastly different stats.