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Teresa
says: "PageFour Notebook is a welcome addition to my
collection of writing/planning programmes. What I like best
about it, is its simplicity. The layout is clean, with the
option to have only the word processor on the screen or a
list of notebooks and the current notebook on the left. You
can have as many files open as you want - they're tabbed,
making switching back and forth really easy."
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the rest of Teresa's review.
Tom Colvin says: "PageFour is more than a word
processor. It is a total environment for creative writers
who have no need for such business-oriented features like
tables, footnoting or the ability to insert graphics and photographs.
Writers can safely stockpile here in one place all of their
projects, along with their research notes, character profiles
and whatever else the writer wishes. All of it is easily accessible
in an extremely clear, easy-to-use interface. Text formatting
is as simple as it gets. Work is automatically saved, and
writers can easily set up an archiving system for selected
projects which will keep up to 30 copies of a project as it
evolves over time."
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the rest of Tom's review.
A.J. Walker says: "I have MS Word and
I am also a published writer and aspiring novelist. Again,
I have Word, there is nothing wrong with Word, BUT IT IS NOT
GEARED FOR WRITERS the way PageFour is. That is why I have
the software.
I tried the other free versions of writer specific word processors
but they were nowhere as intuitive or nicely presented as
I have found with PageFour. (Word and OpenOffice are NOT creative
writer specific.)
Writers want to sit down and write when the muse strikes
(or when the editor demands), that is what is so good about
PageFour. If you are trying to compare this to Word or OpenOffice,
you are completely missing the point of why this app was written
and who is the intended user - people who make their living
(or aspire to) with words.
You sit down, open it up and can get to work on your next
great writing project. Your ideas can be outlined, changed,
moved, etc. with a minimum of fuss. You can have any number
of Notebooks, subnotebooks, pages, chapters, all grouped and
arranged in a way that works best for you VISUALLY.
All of this simplicity lets you concentrate on what is the
most important thing, getting compeling words down on 'paper'
and nothing is included in this app that would get in the
way of that.
Darren deserves a hardy pat on the back from the writing
community for a very elagant application that adresses just
about all the needs of creative writers.
Get his wonderful piece of software even if you have to pay
for it. If you are a serious writer or serious about being
a writer, PageFour is the best out there."
Tammy
Cravit says: "A fabulous tool for
serious writers. As a professional writer (more than
200 published articles, two books, and a mystery novel in
the works), I'm very, VERY picky about my tools. It's essential
to me that my tools help me get my work done and then, having
done so, get out of my way and let me work. Pretty ribbonesque
toolbars that change based on what the program's developer
thinks I want to be doing don't cut it. (Buh-bye, Word 2007.)
Bloatware that drags my PC down into the dirt has no place
on my hard drive. (Earth to WordPerfect? Umm, no. Bye now.)
And then, there's PageFour. All the tools I need, including
a folder/file management system that lets me actually find
what I need, when I need it, and a lean, clean interface that
lets me focus on what actually pays the bills: getting the
words down on the page. No fuss, no hassles, just a good clean
tool that does what I need and does it well. And the back-end
file storage uses standard RTF files, so there's no risk of
your data being held hostage the next time a big software
company started by a nerdy guy named Bill decides to change
file formats on you.
Darren, the developer of PageFour, has been nothing but responsive
to my requests for new features (one of which has already
appeared in beta version 1.53 of the app.) He's been, in fact,
a whole lot more responsive than a lot of software vendors
would be, especially given the relatively low price and generous
demo terms afforded to his product.
If you're serious about writing, if eye candy is less important
to you than putting fingers to keyboard and actually cranking
out the words, PageFour is definitely worth a serious look.
You can spend a lot more money to get something that does
the job a lot less well. But why?"
Procrastiwriter
says: "A fantastic application if you want to
write not faff! One of the best features of PageFour
is its sublime simplicity. It is clutter-free and easy to
use - I can write without endless distractions and fiddling
or wondering if I should include a pie chart "because
I can".
The wordprocessor is perfect - all the functionality I need,
but it was the Notebooks that really swung it for me. I am
using PageFour for all my writing - a novel in progress, a
journal, notes, etc. Having everything in one place is invaluable.
Oh - and in case I haven't raved enough - the Print Templates
are fantastic too!
Cons: The only downside for me was that PageFour doesn't
run on a MAC. I can understand why - it's a lot of work. However,
I liked PageFour so much that it proved the deciding factor
in upgrading to a new MacBook with dual boot for Windows -
problem solved! Kind of an expensive approach but I plan on
using the application for a long time to come so it was worth
it."
Daniel Paner says: "PageFour is THE example of
understanding a common need and building a product that addresses
that need. Simply. Quickly. Intuitively. It gets it right.
In spades. If you are a writer or just spend a good amount
of time in front of your favorite word processer, take a look
at PageFour... For me, the key value is in having all of your
writing and information in one place organized in the way
I work best. Behind the scenes everything is stored in a portable
RTF form. So if you really want to use Microsoft Word for
something, your documents are easily accessible."
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the rest of Daniel's review.
E.
Casey Young says: "Given the prevalence
of Microsoft Word, why would a creative or freelance write
choose to use another Word Processing program? PageFour is
admittedly a program that is not as "feature-rich"
as its monolithic competitor, but what it lacks in business
features, it makes up for in tools that are targeted directly
to the creative mind... In summary, this product has proven
to be a useful tool and if worth taking a look at for any
writer who thinks differently than the "corporate drone"
using Microsoft Word for business purposes."
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the rest of Casey's review.
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