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> I am a contract worker and a rookie in the technical
> writing arena.
> I need a little help.
> What is the best software for composing ?User
> Manuals??
In theory, in order of best software with no outside
factors:
troff
Interleaf
FrameMaker
Factor in being a rookie, FrameMaker
Factor in working environment, whatever software your
client uses if you are working on their site.
> What is the best reference book on composing ?User
> Manuals??
The user and the application.
> What is the best software for system screen shots? I
> know about ?Snagit?,
> are there any others?
There are others. I could use any of them. I use
Snagit 5.0.
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John Posada, Merck Research Laboratories
Sr Technical Writer, WinHelp and html
(work) john_posada -at- merck -dot- com - 732-594-0873
(pers) jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com - 732-291-7811
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