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Summary: WordSmith Is A Writer's Dream!
Review: This is by far the best handheld application available for writers. WordSmith makes it simple to turn the tiny chunks of time available throughout my day into productive writing time. No need to wait for a laptop to boot up, or carry a disk with documents to and from an office computer, just click-and-sync directly from Microsoft Word to my handheld, and continue writing where I left off while I'm on the go!Using the WordComplete module with my custom dictionary entries, I'm able to breeze through documents with names and technical terms, too. With the format-retention features, and just-like-Word keystrokes, this has nearly relaced my laptop on the road. Handmark has created a winner with WordSmith, and a tool every writer should consider.
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Summary: Good word processor for PDA's
Review: WordSmith is an excellent word processor for the Palm; it handles longer documents (in the 20-30 page range) easily. I look forward to their next version, which they say will handle tables better, and will be able to display outlines and bullets on the PDA (you can format the text with bullets for PC display only). I integrates with Word seamlessly, and offers an excellent font download package, although some TrueType fonts can only be displayed in sizes 10-12 and in black.
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Summary: Exceeds the competition's offering
Review: WordSmith Pro definitely one-ups DocsToGo with its feature set - it really is a full-fledged word processor. Running this on a handheld with a folding keyboard means you can work like you were typing away on your desktop wherever you go. The added fonts, formatting, and spell-check are excellent additions, plus its view mode makes it a capable eBook-style reader for your favorite Project Gutenberg texts. The only real flaw that I saw was that Wordsmith Pro doesn't seem to be able to write to the memory stick expansion card on my clie organizer. Also, the downloaded version requires a serial number that, when I downloaded it, was not present in the downloaded license program. If this hasn't been fixed, you may have to email amazon.com support and have them mail you a serial number. I would also recommend, once you have the program downloaded, going to Handmark's website and downloading the new program updates - they improve stability a lot. Overall, if you're going to do serious word processing on a handheld, this is the program for you.
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Summary: Good program for PDA
Review: WordSmith Pro definitely one-ups DocsToGo with its feature set - it really is a full-fledged word processor. Running this on a handheld with a folding keyboard means you can work like you were typing away on your desktop wherever you go. The added fonts, formatting, and spell-check are excellent additions, plus its view mode makes it a capable eBook-style reader for your favorite Project Gutenberg texts. The only real flaw that I saw was that Wordsmith Pro doesn't seem to be able to write to the memory stick expansion card on my clie organizer. Also, the downloaded version requires a serial number that, when I downloaded it, was not present in the downloaded license program. If this hasn't been fixed, you may have to email amazon.com support and have them mail you a serial number. I would also recommend, once you have the program downloaded, going to Handmark's website and downloading the new program updates - they improve stability a lot. Overall, if you're going to do serious word processing on a handheld, this is the program for you.
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Summary: Dramatically Enhances The Usefulness of the PDA
Review: [Note: I purchased WordSmith via download from the Internet, not on a CD-ROM.] This is a marvelous product for PDA users with Microsoft Word installed on their "mothership." Basically, the program enables you to create .rtf documents on your PDA that then can be turned into Word documents with a click or two of the mouse. The user has a number of options regarding how synchronization is handled. It also functions as a document reader which can be set to teleprompter-like scrolling. As the program evolves more and more formatting options can be created on the PDA and transferred home to the mothership. The program is updated often, but upgrades at this point are free. I would recommend checking with the manufacturer to confirm this,but if you buy release 2.0 you ought to be able to upgrade to release 2.1, which supposedly is due to be released at the end of November 2001, without paying any additional cost. If you have this program on your PDA, and a portable keyboard, you may not need a laptop any more.
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Summary: Dramatically Enhances The Usefulness of the PDA
Review: [Note: I purchased WordSmith via download from the Internet, not on a CD-ROM.] This is a marvelous product for PDA users with Microsoft Word installed on their "mothership." Basically, the program enables you to create .rtf documents on your PDA that then can be turned into Word documents with a click or two of the mouse. The user has a number of options regarding how synchronization is handled. It also functions as a document reader which can be set to teleprompter-like scrolling. As the program evolves more and more formatting options can be created on the PDA and transferred home to the mothership. The program is updated often, but upgrades at this point are free. I would recommend checking with the manufacturer to confirm this,but if you buy release 2.0 you ought to be able to upgrade to release 2.1, which supposedly is due to be released at the end of November 2001, without paying any additional cost. If you have this program on your PDA, and a portable keyboard, you may not need a laptop any more.
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