Re: The case against M$ Word

[Gary Schnabl <gSchnabl -at- LivernoisYards -dot- com>]

Chris Morton wrote:
> I'm preparing an executive summary as to why M$ Word is not an adequate tool
> for software manual production and why Adobe InDesign is a superior choice
> for the task at hand. (FrameMaker is more than this company needs.)
>
> Just a few weeks ago I participated in a thread whereby a techwr-l newbie
> inquired about the tools of the trade. In that thread, there were many
> reasons given why Word is insufficient. Can someone please point me to that
> thread, or others that support my view?
>
> Thanks
>
>   
>> Chris
>>     
The new InDesign CS4 seems to be the choice over FrameMaker too. It will 
now do cross references and such, according to what I read in its 
advertising brochure yesterday. I would probably go out and purchase it 
myself instead of upgrading my FM 7.0 to FM 8.x.

As to comparing either of them to Word? Although Word keeps becoming 
more like a DTP application, it isn't one yet.

Gary
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