TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Uh-oh - here we go again. Be prepared for debate. Around here - most
people are partial to FM or RoboHelp. But the answer is - it's your
preference.
[Etc.]
I wanted to elaborate on this. In fact, there may not be a *best*
software package for DTP, or any other purpose -- word processing,
graphics, music composition, etc. Rather, there are many packages out
there, each of which has different strengths and weaknesses, and your
choice depends on these answers to two questions:
* What features do you need in your specific work
environment to get your specific job done? (For example, do you need to
produce more web pages or more printed manuals? Do you need to
manipulate graphics?)
* What specific types of procedures is this specific group
of users most and least comfortable with? (For example, do they prefer
a hierarchical menu structure, or a bunch of palettes all over the
screen? Do they want to move objects around on the page by dragging, or
do they prefer to enter mathematical values, such as "left margin =
3.14159"?)
So answer these two questions, then find out which DTP package
does what *you* need it to do.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Check out the new release of RoboDemo, our easy-to-use tutorial software.
Plus, buy RoboHelp Office in August and save $100 with our mail-in rebate.
Get details and download free trial versions at http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l
Absolutely FREE! FrameMaker/Win 6 & 7 Express Customization (v3):
Quick-access buttons & keys to common functions, char tag/font drop-down
lists, charset browser, QRef guides & much more: http://www.microtype.com/2
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
