"there are codes that precede and follow all formatted text -- however,
in
word they are invisible, in an effort to be less intimidating than word
perfect (this is the "clarity at the expense of functionality" tactic
that
        apple follows, too). "

        Actually, this is not strictly true.  If you notice, Word97 has
several toolbars (the number depends on which ones you chose under the
View/Toolbars option).  These toolbars take the place of some the codes
that WordPerfect had.  These replace the printing codes. (bold on/off,
alignment, etc)There are also non-printing characters  (tab characters,
paragraph marks, etc.).  If you wish to see these, you can turn them on
under Tools/Options/View.  You can turn off or on any non printing
character that you wish.
        The only minor setback is that Word97 does not show you at a
glance all the formatting, if formatting changes during the course of
the document.  It is sometimes necessary to highlight a specific section
of the document, at which time the formatting for the selected text will
be shown in the manner I have described above.

        --Sam Smilie
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