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Question

Recommend Free Creative Writing Softwares?

Jan 16, 2013 10:03AM PST

Does anyone get tired of "Office" type writing programs, with wide margins that can't be changed and still have a justified right margin?

I've just saved part of a search for Creative Writing Software, and wonder if there's one for XP Home that CNET recommends?

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So you want to write?
Jan 16, 2013 10:10AM PST
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Thanks! Gotta Look At It..
Jan 18, 2013 6:28AM PST

I just mainly want to control my own margins, for misc., maybe note-taking, letters, creative writing, or whatever comes along. Was afraid I wouldn't get any answers to this one.

Thanks again and have a good evening.

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Link Didn't Work, Said 403 Forbidden, Or Like That, So...
Jan 18, 2013 6:37AM PST

I just did a search and it contains a lot of terms with which I'm not familiar. I'd like to see if there are some more before I make a choice.

BTW, you a writer?

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Every version of Word lets you control margins
Jan 18, 2013 6:54AM PST

What version of Word are you having margin problems with? I've used every version since the Windows 3.1 days, and they all let you set the margins. There's also Wordpad that's built into every version of Windows since Windows 95. If I knew what version of Word you've been using, I could tell you exactly how to control the margins, but you haven't said. With Word 2007 you just click Page Layout and Margins. If you don't like the preconfigured margins, you can click the "Custom Margins" option and set them exactly like you want.

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In a fashion.
Jan 18, 2013 7:29AM PST

Once in a while I need a text only writing tool. XyWrite is still out there but here I can go full screen in Visual Studio so that all the usual distractions vanish.
Bob