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Subject:Re: FrameMaker v. PagerMaker From:"Porrello, Leonard" <leonard -dot- porrello -at- COMPAQ -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 10 Aug 1998 15:42:38 -0500
Avoid PageMaker like the plague if you plan create any document of more than
a page or two in length. While I've heard that it can work well for page
layout, I've found only frustration in my attempts at using PageMaker. I am
very proficient in Frame, however, with which I write, generate indexed
books, create PDF files, and even dabble in graphics.
Leonard Porrello
Compaq, Telecom Division
Pubs, Omaha
402.384.7390
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nancy Cowen
> Sent: Monday, August 10, 1998 3:16 PM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: FrameMaker v. PagerMaker
>
> My company has decided to leave behind MS Word in favor of another
> desktop publishing system. Whatever product we buy will be used to
> produce technical user guides and course materials for our software
> products. These documents will contain graphics (most likely .bmp), as
> well as text.
>
> We are interested in Adobe's FrameMaker. Can anyone tell me the
> differences between PageMaker and FrameMaker? When I called Adobe
> customer service, they had a difficult time telling me the differences
> beyond the marketing hype.
>
