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> I would be very interested in finding out from list members what
> software is used on a daily basis to produce technical manuals.
> There has been a lot of discussion on Word and its features and I am
> wondering whether that is the standard software being used at this
> time in most companies.
I've used FrameMaker and Word for Windows. FrameMaker is easier if
you're going to be dealing with a commercial printer or producing
PDFs; Word is easier if you have to share files in editable format
with the users.
For printed materials (as opposed to help files or HTML), anything
else runs a far-distant third.
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Beth Friedman bjf -at- wavefront -dot- com
"Your eyes are like aquariums," he murmured admiringly.
"Don't you mean -- aquamarines?"
"No -- aquariums. They're sort of a murky green."
