Advance warning: This was written by a copywriter (probably obvious by the title). But this copywriter has seen his worlds collide, as countless designer co-workers approach him for help with converting designs into Microsoft-friendly formats. This is his story…(Cue the Law & Order sound.) Microsoft Word. It’s the program you love to hate, but it’s also one you can’t live without. Despite the growth of OpenOffice and other would-be Word-killers, the Microsoft Office staple is still the standard in word processing applications.