Thursday, September 4, 2008
You've got to love MacUpdate. They put a promo bundle together, and usually there is something in it that makes it a must have. This one is no different. I'm considering purchasing it for Bookends, Mellel, and DEVONagent.
The big issue for me is Mellel. I've been looking at this app for several years. The price has just never been quite right for me. The reason I keep that considering it is Bookends. The two are supposed to work like a hand in a glove. My word processor of choice currently is Pages 08. I'm stepping away for a few days in order to give Mellel a good look.
My first document was a simple letter, or at least it was supposed to have been a simple letter. I copied text from Pages to start my letter. That text copied correctly, and that's when I got my first taste of the differences between the two apps. If you want to add something to the header or the footer in Pages you just mouse over the area and it starts to glow so you can see it. You then just drop it there, and you're done. In Mellel, you have to turn on the headers and footers under the Page section in the Tools Pallet. The other problem I had been having was inserting a graphic into the header. Like most older word processors, graphics are considered like part of the text. I haven't learned whether there is a way to make the graphic float and not be part of the text. This issue caused problems with my letterhead styles that I had created. I ended up typing the letter without the graphic in the header. I did get the letter done, but it wasn’t as successful as if I had done it with Pages 08. I think that a good part of it is that I’ve not used Mellel a lot and don’t know the ins and outs. I hope to jump in more and give it a go.
What do I think? I’m not sure yet. I do like having full-screen editing, although it could be implemented better. I do like all the options for formatting my work, but I’m a little overwhelmed right now.
Keep following this blog as I try to put Mellel through it’s paces. This entry was typed using Mellel and imported to Mac-Journal for posting.
1 comment:
I've used Mellel for years, and find that once you get past the learning curve, it's one of the best designed word processors available on any platform. That said, it does have its limitations. I suggest you check out some of the video tutorials on the RedlersX site.
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