Re: The case against M$ Word

Subject: Re: The case against M$ Word
From: quills -at- airmail -dot- net
To: chrismorton11 -at- gmail -dot- com, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:38:12 -0500

InDesign is focused upon page layout, and isn't in the same niche as
FrameMaker. And if FrameMaker is more than your company needs, then
(and I say this without knowing just what your company needs)
InDesign is probably more than it needs too.

Scott

At 4:53 PM -0700 10/28/08, 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
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