Hi.
Jarte is a nice little word processor. It's easy to use and uses the
old-school menu bar instead of the ribbon. However, if you want to use
it to open newer Word files with the .docx extension you'll need to
install a Word compatibility program, which is free.
For people who can't afford Microsoft Office but who need a bit more
power than what you get with Jarte or Wordpad I would encourage you to
download the free LibreOffice suite at
www.LibreOffice.org
It's more along the lines of what Microsoft Office offers but the
program is not quite as screen reader friendly as Office. Still, it's
usable and it really does offer most of what you get with programs like
Word and Excel. It's similar to OpenOffice but they release updates more
frequently.
David Goldfield, Assistive Technology Specialist Feel free to visit my
Web site WWW.DavidGoldfield.Info
On 6/1/2017 9:16 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
> I don't use it myself, but if you want to replace WordPad, I'd suggest
> taking a look at Jart at http://www.jarte.com/ It advertises itself as
> a WordPad replacement.
>
> On 01/06/17 09:30, Dan Tevelde wrote:
>> Harry,
>>
>> I don't understand why you don't use Microsoft Word. If you can't
>> afford to buy it, there is the open office version which is free.
>>
>> I use TextPad only for editing software. It has some nice features
>> including the ability to run external programs. It really isn't
>> intended for word processing. Some of the editing commands are
>> complicated, and the software needs to be set up.
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Jun 1, 2017, at 6:06 AM, Stan Berman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Harry et al:
>>>
>>> TextPad is produced in the UK and can be downloaded and used as
>>> shareware.
>>> The URL is: http://www.textpad.com
>>>
>>> I don't recall using it to copy and paste any .docx files, but I
>>> don't know
>>> of any likely problem.
>>>
>>> TextPad can be switched among several different formats from .txt
>>> to .html
>>> , and others.
>>>
>>> Stan
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Harry Brown
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2017 1:14 AM
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>>> Subject: [VICUG-L] hj pad and .docx files
>>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> In looking for a word processing program to replace word pad, I
>>> tried HJPad,
>>> and it absolutely, will not work with .docx files.
>>>
>>> So, if you're wanting a word processing program to open that kind of
>>> file,
>>> forget HJPad.
>>>
>>> Stan, mentioned Text Pad, so, I'm waiting to hear back from him on
>>> where to
>>> download that one from. He said it has some cool features!
>>>
>>> Harry
>>>
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