Have always used Word for documents, thinking of adding InDesign to my skill set for better-looking, more usable documents - Advice?

["Jennifer C. Bennett" <fritillary -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Hello,

I've always used Word for documents, which has resulted in every document 
looking pretty much the same.  I want to "spread my wings" a little and look 
into laying out my manuals more creatively.  I have InDesign, as I have 
always been interested in the graphic design side of things,  and I was 
wondering if there was anyone here who writes their documents in Word and 
then exports them to InDesign for layout.  Word seems very clunky for 
layouts, and InDesign exists for just that purpose.  Or would InDesign be 
overkill for a user manual?

If you do use Word to write your documents, and then export it to InDesign 
to achieve a better look-and-feel, please share your experiences.

Thanks!

Jennifer



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