On Thu, 01 Aug 2013 11:51:22 -0600, Ken Springer wrote:

One thing I'm beginning to relearn from my 8-bit days, you simply
have to find and try out different programs that do a particular
category of work (i.e. word processors) until you find the one
that does what you need, and fits you.

Unfortunately when you come out of your cave into the real world and
work with others, you find that it's important to use compatible
applications so that information and work can be shared. Like it or
not MS-Office is the default standard for this.