this post was submitted on 21 Sep 2023
1021 points (97.6% liked)
Tech Support Memes
3041 readers
82 users here now
Memes about IT and computer related things, funny screenshots, or things you see out in the wild.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I always found it weird when people used word in the way youre supposed to use publisher for.
Publisher litterally exists for people to have better control of page layout and image control.
You mean learn yet another tool? And I have to BUY it too?
Word should be able to do images decently. It is not unreasonable to expect. People use MS Word to write books and papers and those sometimes have pictures in them.
People often get a suite with stuff (sometimes with publisher included), or 365. Schools will often have it too. Regardless its two seperate programs for two seperate purposes. Conplaining about why one doesnt do something it wasnt primarily designed to do is using the wrong tool for the job.
Dont want to pay for it? Use OpenOffices draw.
Are you really suggesting that everyone should write books and papers in publisher? Word should not be used for that?
And I do use OpenOffice at home. I have to use MS at work. And I don't have publisher as part of my office suite at work.
Of course they dont need to, but its kinda dumb to complain about a feature in word in a usecase its not intended for. Word has pretty strict guidelines on how its formatted. Complaining on why it doesnt work the way I want it to is like complaining if a flathead screwdriver isnt turning a phillips screw very well. It can, but its limited on what it can and cant do.