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Also, Craig, when you get the MS Office student version/license, don't forget to get Visio and Project with that. Learn those.
Engineers will love you for knowing Visio, and managers, project managers, and others will love you for knowing Project.
All of these things will also help you keep an eye on the parallel track of Business Analyst, which can pull down more money.
As you get further into your career you'll get more experience with the heavier stuff -- Flare, Frame, DITA, etc. -- but the productivity tools in Office will get your foot in many doors.
And as others have pointed out, Adobe Acrobat (especially Pro) is a good thing to have.
Steve
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