Re: Document editing PDF vs. Word (Part II)

[M -dot- Vina-Baltsas -at- mindray -dot- com]

The files we receive from China would be a copy of the source files, so 
while the integrity of the files could be compromised, they are not the 
final source files. They can be corrected should anything get messed up 
during the editing process. I'm not sure how we would verify this without 
going page by page, but I'm thinking it might be worth a try. 

What other procedure could we use?

How do most others receive edits from different sources? 
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From:
Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
To:
M -dot- Vina-Baltsas -at- mindray -dot- com, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date:
08/18/2014 12:31 PM
Subject:
Re: Document editing PDF vs. Word



This is a con, not a pro.  You should strive at all costs to keep 
non-tech writer hands OFF the source documents, whatever file format 
they may be.

Word itself is not really all that unstable, but like all authoring 
tools, it doesn't provide much (actually, no) protection against what 
unskilled hands can bung up if they get access to the source files. 
This is exacerbated by the fact that ALL the unskilled hands in your 
company probably have Word installed at their desks.

Gene Kim-Eng


On 8/18/2014 6:58 AM, M -dot- Vina-Baltsas -at- mindray -dot- com wrote:
>
>
> Pros to editing in MS Word
> 1) Easier for reviewers to make their comments





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