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Subject:Re: FrameMaker 5.0 vs. Word '97 From:Tim Merrick <TimM -at- ILE -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 8 Jul 1997 13:50:11 -0600
Lars:
PageMaker is essentially a graphic designer's tool for page layout. It
handles smaller publishing projects such as newsletters extremely well.
But it does not have FrameMaker's more robust ability to handle large
and more complex publishing projects. The bottom line: PageMaker is a
design tool, FrameMaker is a publishing tool.
My friend and co-worker Bill Burns beat me to the original response.
(Hey, Bill!) But I agree with him. FrameMaker is the best all-around
publishing tool currently on the market.
Tim Merrick
Senior Technical Writer
ILE Communications Group
timm -at- ile -dot- com
Lars Bradley wrote:
> I don't mean to be "nosy" but is frame maker better that Pagemaker in
> the
> technical writting world???
> Lars
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> > From: Bill Burns <BillDB -at- ILE -dot- COM>
> > To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> > Subject: Re: FrameMaker 5.0 vs. Word '97
> > Date: Tuesday, July 08, 1997 7:32 PM
> >
> > Carole,
> >
> > I use both applications. I'm currently using Word '97 for a project
> of
> > the same scope you mention. Without a doubt, I would recommend Frame
> > over Word. Word handles screen captures poorly, and it lacks some of
> > features necessary for complex page layouts. Its autonumbering
> features
> > are also limited and inflexible. I don't mind using it for some
> > projects, but I wouldn't attempt to do anything over 50 pages in
> Word,
> > much less anything with multiple files.
> >
> > If management doesn't choke on Frame's price, I'd go for it.
> >
> > Bill Burns
> > Technical Writer
> > ILE Communications Group
> > billdb -at- ile -dot- com
> >
> > Carole writes:
> >
> > > I am going to be documenting a user manual that will probably be
> > > around
> > > 100+ pages. There will be lots of screen shots and some tables.
> I am
> > > being given the opportunity to decide on the tool. The two tools
> I am
> > > considering are FrameMaker 5.0 and Word '97. I would like to hear
> your
> > > reviews of both these tools.
> > >
> >
> >
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