Until today, I ran Word in Office 2000 on a PC. As of today, I'm
(trying to) run Word for Mac, v.X on a G4. Five questions:

1) What happened to folders as a way to group together documents?
2) How are documents grouped together, folder-like or
organizationally, in this version of Word for Mac?
3) Can old folders and documents be imported from Office 2000 to this
program and, if not, how inevitably complicated will it be to convert
them both into whatever way they are organized now?
4) How much formatting, simplicity of use, and peace of mind will I
have to surrender as I try to make the switch? And, for a modest tip,
5) Why in the name of Sam Hill can't Bill Gates EVER leave well enough alone?

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Request for Question Clarification by maniac-ga on 13 Dec 2003 18:21 PST

Hello Mccook,

I have used both Word 2000 on the PC and Word v.X on the Mac for some
time but I am having some difficulty understanding the specific
problems you are having.

For #1 and #2, both the Macintosh and Microsoft Windows store files in
folders. The file selection dialog is different, but both reflect the
native file selection methods. Are you having problems understanding
this dialog or something else?

I don't see any problems answering #3 and 4 (or for that matter comment on #5).
  --Maniac

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Clarification of Question by mccook-ga on 14 Dec 2003 05:52 PST

Maniac-ga: Since posting the question -- late last night, in fact -- I
learned that Mac v. X may not run except as a demonstration program on
a Mac if it is purchased as a stand-alone product; for it to function
right, I am told, it must be purchased as part of Office for Mac,
which I did know and thus did not buy (because I don't need the other
programs in the Office suite of applications). If I can confirm this
on my own, I'll withdraw the question with thanks and apologies for
being a naif.

McCook