Learn about styles first. Then apply Word's built-in heading styles to your
headings (change the formatting of the styles to suit your use). This will
allow you to easily generate a Table of Contents with hyperlinks and let you
use the Document Map feature.

The best way to improve the speed of handling is to add RAM to your
computers.

Make sure that the Fast Saves option is turned OFF. This will wreck your
document.

What follows is general advice on moving to Word from WP:

Word and Word Perfect work very differently from one another. Each program's
methods have strengths and weaknesses; but, if you try to use one of these
programs as if it were the other, it is like pushing on a string! You can
easily make a lot of extra work for yourself. If you are unwilling to take
the time to learn to use Word's methods, you should stick to using Word Pad.
You'll have a lot less grief, although you'll miss out on a lot of raw
power.

See <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WordVsWordPerfect.htm>
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/TipsAndGotchas.htm>
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/RevealCodes.htm>
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WordPerfectConverters.htm>
<URL:
http://businesssoft.about.com/compute/businesssoft/library/blconvert.htm>
for information on Word for Word Perfect users.

For more:
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart2.htm>
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart1.htm>
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Numbering/WordsNumberingExplained.htm>
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/WhatTemplatesStore.htm>

In Word 2000 (or later) You can get the function keys to display in a
special toolbar at the bottom of the screen if you want (something like
pressing F3 twice in WP). The following macro will do this.
Sub ShowMeFunctionKeys()
   Commandbars("Function Key Display").Visible = True
End Sub

Learn about Styles - really learn! I resisted for years and now regret every
day of those years because although that string was still very hard to push,
it kept getting longer and longer, and had some very important projects tied
to it!

In Word Perfect macros are often used to reproduce text. In Word you want to
use templates, AutoText and AutoCorrect for this. You can use FILLIN and ASK
fields or UserForms to query the user. For some form documents, Word's
"online forms" work very well. For more about online forms, follow the links
at <URL: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm>
especially Dian Chapman's series of articles.

I would not recommend using converted documents long-term. They will be
filled with formatting anomolies that will get you at the worst time. This
is especially true of any documents containing automatic numbering or
bullets. Try recreating form documents in Word using the following process:

In Word Perfect (if you still have it, in Word if not) save your files as
text files.

Use your converted files as references to show you how you want your
formatting to look.

Create a new document in Word and insert the text from the text file. Save
this new document as a Word template. Format it the way you want using
styles, not direct formatting. Save it again.

To use a template within Word, use File => New and pick your template. This
will create a new document for you.

This sounds like subpar Word performance, even with an 800-page document.
That is, Word is *not* inherently slow with such long documents. How fast
are the computers you are running this on, how much memory do they have,
etc. Have you done maintenance on your computer lately?

Or slowness is sometimes a sign of a corrupt doc.  Here's info on that:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm

Normal View is much faster than Page Layout for long documents.

Also note that is *not* automatic backup--it is AutoRecover and works only
if Word crashes, and sometimes can attempt to recover a doc that is *older*
than your last save.  See here for more info:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/AutomaticSave.htm

If you want to break the document up, you could investigate the IncludeText
field for when you need to pull it all together.

DM

I was reading this thread to get some help on the 'make local copy of
files stored on network.....' setting for my Word 2002.
Earlier today I noticed this box and, thinking it would be a good idea,
checked the box.
Loading my current manual from the network, I worked away all morning,
saving frequently as is my wont, and half an hour ago, needing a break
decided to close the document.
I was dismayed to find that the original file on the netword had not
been updated at all and the only other files I could find, in the
regular Temp files location, were only that; a bunch of temp files.
Opening all these in turn eventually I found the most recent one.
Phew!
But what went wrong, why did Word not update that original network
version?

As for large files, I avoid working on Word docs over 3mb, say 200
pages inc. illustrations.. It all gets slow and flakey beyond that,
although I admit my PC is not of the latest specs. Good luck with the
WP conversion but that seems like a job for a specialist!

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