NOTE I split the thread to address a problem that was very specific. I wish I hadn't, because conversation naturally spreads to other issues and I've confused the issue somewhat.
Ah, Bush, that's a point I might have remembered upon regaining my sanity. Thanks, I'll give that a look.
Milo, those downloads are worrying. I was under the impression I'd purchased a complete word-processor, not just the frame of a kit of parts.
The macro thing has already reared it's ugly head, but I can't remember what that issue was in the plethora of issues I'm trying to tackle.
However, the fact remains, all the .doc files I've ever created with W-Perfect worked on every computer - including my main PC.
At some point in time - about a week ago - they (multiple) still worked on other computers, but failed to load on my main PC as a word document.
(RTF etc convert fine.)
A re-install failed to cure the problem.
A pal asked me if I'd rebooted after the removal process. I confessed I had not. Is this an issue?
As a footnote. While looking at the problem of auto-capitalizing the first letter in a sentence after quotes, I found it was well-documented on the net. To my dismay, Libra Office fails in this respect as well.
I do literally thousands of such lines.