TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
The other format is postscript. Any print vendor using a Docutech can
use postscript files. And FrameMaker comes bundled with Acrobat to
produce PDF files.
Scott
Erick Kandl wrote:
>
> <snip>
> "I'm curious to know if FrameMaker, Word, or some other package is the
> industry standard for TW's? Your input is appreciated! Thanks."
>
> I don't know that there is a "standard" out there. Each company I have
> worked at has had a different package as their standard. One company only
> used Word. Another used Quark XPress, Illustrator, and Excel. The company
> I am at now is a FrameMaker shop. A standard is really dictated by what
> you need to accomplish. I've used FrameMaker for the last three years and
> am very impressed with what the program can do. One word of advice
> though: if you decide to use FrameMaker, make sure you buy Acrobat as
> well. Many printing vendors cannot handle native FrameMaker files, so you
> need to create and send them a PDF of your finished doc.
>
> Good luck!
> -Erick
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Develop HTML-based Help with Macromedia Dreamweaver! (STC Discount.)
**NEW DATE/LOCATION!** January 16-17, 2001, New York, NY. http://www.weisner.com/training/dreamweaver_help.htm or 800-646-9989.
Sponsored by DigiPub Solutions Corp, producers of PDF 2001
Conference East, June 4-5, Baltimore/Washington D.C. area. http://www.pdfconference.com or toll-free 877/278-2131.
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as: archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
