Filters are available in Word 7.0, Word 97 and Word 2000 for the import and export of the two different types of file. Please note that from 1 August 1999 IT Services will no longer support Windows 3.1 or any applications running under it. That is, the display you see on your computer screen gives a close approximation to the appearance of a finished document, including any graphics, different typefaces or text layout features you may have incorporated. The font, point size and type style of text may be selected and changed quickly and easily by choosing items from a menu. Typographical and other symbols are similarly available.
Word can incorporate graphics and other types of illustration into documents.
It also includes a simple drawing package for creating graphics and illustrations within Word, which can either be incorporated into a current document or exported from Word for use in other applications. Word has a good capacity for creating tables within documents. Rows and columns of data may be moved, relocated and changed in layout. 4 Using Word documents on floppy disk Data is sometimes lost when Word documents are edited on floppy disk, therefore you are advised to copy the document to be edited to the computer's hard disk, edit the version on the hard disk and save the changes, and then finally copy the revised file back to floppy disk. Never remove a floppy disk from its drive if it contains a file that is being edited in Word.