Word 97 -- NO!

Subject: Word 97 -- NO!
From: Dennis DeMarco <dennisdm -at- IX -dot- NETCOM -dot- COM>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 21:04:15 -0400

In three words: DON'T DO IT.

Word 97 is a memory hog that often (and without warning) renumbers my
numbered
lists, changes all TOC entries to the same number, and creates incorrect
index
entries.

I use Word 97 as my basis for RoboHelp as well as printed manuals and
cannot
take its buggy nature anymore. I think for my next manual I will look
into
using another authoring tool such as FrameMaker.

Dennis DeMarco
Technical Writer
EZPower Systems Inc.

Bryan Hynes wrote:

> My department is about to upgrade from Word 7 to Word 97 for working =

> with RoboHelp 4.0. I have read a few messages on the list regarding =

> bugs in Word 97. Are these stories serious enough to warrant me not =

> upgrading to Word 97? Does anyone have advice? If I don't upgrade to
=
> Word 97, can I still work with HTML Help and WinHelp 2000? Any
comments =
> would be appreciated.
>
> Bryan Hynes
> Online Help Developer
> ABEL Computers Inc.
> bryanh -at- ABELcomputers -dot- com
>
> ----------
> From: Sigrid Schoepel[SMTP:Sigrid_Schoepel -at- BRAINTECH -dot- COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 1997 8:08 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list WINHLP-L
> Subject: Re: More on hcw 4.03
>
> We are just starting to create a large online help file using Word 97
=
> and
> RoboHelp. Before we get too far into the project, could anyone who =
> knows,
> please enlighten me as to WHAT problems there are with Word 97 and
> RoboHelp? We have the software to go back to Word 6.0, but everyone at
=
> this
> office is running 97.
>
> Any input would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
> Sigrid Schoepel
> Documentation Manager
> Brainstorm Technologies
> Madison, WI
> sschoepe -at- braintech -dot- com
>
> ___________________________________________________
> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 11:20:55 -0400
> From: William Meisheid <meisheid -at- EROLS -dot- COM>
> Subject: Re: More on hcw 4.03
>
> Sheila Govindaraj wrote:
> >
> > I've suffered quite a few crashes with RH97 and hcw 4.03. No
apparent
> > reason for this. I ran hcw.exe (4.03) and selected About.
>
> This is why we are NOT using Word97 for WinHelp development are
> remaining with Word95. It just has too many problems and wastes too
much
> time. Windows magazine even removed it from its suggested software
list.

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