04-05-2003, 04:25 AM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2006
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TextMaker For Everyone!
http://www.softmaker.de/freetmc.htm
Well, maybe not EVERYone, but almost! SoftMaker, creator of the TextMaker word processor for mobile computing, is giving away 5,000 free copies of the desktop version of their software.
"To promote TextMaker, between April 4, 2003 (8 pm GMT) and April 11, 2003 (8 pm GMT), [SoftMaker] will give out 5,000 FREE copies of TextMaker for Windows, the Windows counterpart of TextMaker for Pocket PCs. This is our full-featured, Word-compatible word processor for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP that reads and writes Microsoft Word files and has all the features that one expects to find in a high-end word processor."
To get your free copy, all you have to do is download it from the SoftMaker site. And, as a special promotion, Pocket PC Thoughts will be giving away three free licenses for the Pocket PC version of TextMaker shortly after April 11. We'll select the winners from our list of registered readers, so make sure you're registered.
I've looked at a couple of beta versions of this software, so I'd be very interested in hearing the impressions of anybody who has had a chance to use the Pocket PC version. Is it REALLY a complete Pocket Word replacement?
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04-05-2003, 04:54 AM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,186
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I've had the Pocket PC version for a few months now and I'd say that it's MORE than a complete replacement for Pocket Word. It supports tables, different bullet styles, numbered lists, it will preserve Word formatting and save files in the Word .doc format, supports images, etc., etc. It's really very nice.
I have an Axim, and it was basically unusable until they issued the patch that played nice with the Dell keyboard driver. Now it can keep up with me. I've switched to it and use it as my primary word processor now. I write several pages a day in it, transfer the file to my PC to edit in Word, and save it back to the Axim. Very smooth. If the desktop version of TextMaker is as good as the PPC version, I'll drop Word completely.
Definitely worth the $50 bucks, in my opinion.
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04-05-2003, 04:59 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 157
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Yes. This is absolutely a replacement for Pocket Word. It is almost a replacement for desktop Word. The only thing really lacking (besides a few minor feature limitations) is a larger screen for final editing--and, of course, that's hardly TextMaker's problem!
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04-05-2003, 05:55 AM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 578
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I've had it for 3 months. It really is excellent.
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04-05-2003, 06:05 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 6
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Heh... i thought it was TextMaker for pocket pc that was free.. got me excited for a while.....anyway great program. Couldn't afford it at the moment.
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04-05-2003, 06:43 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 430
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Woohoo  . I was trying to figure out how to purchase the trial version before the 15th when their combo offer runs out. This means I can wait until the trial is over (which suits me better) 8)
This is a great product. I will probably ditch word now (I only have one license and two computers) so I will use textmaker on my computer and word on the other one.
Way to go SoftMaker. To top this off, why not knock $10 off the PPC price and sell en masse :wink:
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04-05-2003, 07:06 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 125
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Re: TextMaker For Everyone!
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Originally Posted by Brad Adrian
Is it REALLY a complete Pocket Word replacement?
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It is AWESOME.
My only complaint is that you can't print from the PocketPC version. As far as I can tell, in order to print something you have to either (1) sync the file to the desktop version and print from there or (2) save in Pocket Word format (losing of all that wonderful formatting) and print with 3rd party PocketPC printing app.
I dunno if lots of people print from PocketPC. Maybe nobody cares?
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04-05-2003, 07:26 AM
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Oracle
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 1,004
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Originally Posted by yiks
Heh... i thought it was TextMaker for pocket pc that was free.. got me excited for a while.....anyway great program. Couldn't afford it at the moment.
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I thought so too. I'm not going to download it... save it for people who will actually use it. But I am interested in the Pocket PC version...
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04-05-2003, 07:57 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 157
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Re: TextMaker For Everyone!
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Originally Posted by kfluet
My only complaint is that you can't print from the PocketPC version.
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If you really want printing that supports Word formatting, you could try WesTek's ClearView and HP's mobile printing software. Together these packages allow you to print Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files. It supports Bluetooth too, pretty cool.
Link to HP
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04-05-2003, 09:33 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 215
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yea! I dont have to pay as much! Finally have a reason to try textmaker.
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