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Subject:Re: The case against M$ Word From:"Michael West" <mbwest -at- bigpond -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:00:31 +1100
> I'm preparing an executive summary as to why M$ Word is not an adequate
tool
> for software manual production and why Adobe InDesign is a superior choice
> for the task at hand. (FrameMaker is more than this company needs.)
>
> Just a few weeks ago I participated in a thread whereby a techwr-l newbie
> inquired about the tools of the trade. In that thread, there were many
> reasons given why Word is insufficient. Can someone please point me to
that
> thread, or others that support my view?
This makes no sense to me. You've already decided that Word is inadequate,
but you want someone else to tell you why it's inadequate?
I've been using Word since version 1.0 and I know of no reason why it cannot
be used to produce software manuals, or any other sort of manuals.
I have produced manuals, brochures, booklets and much else with Word -- all
of a very high quality. I know how to make Word do things that most people
don't think it can do.
If I needed to produce a large and complex set of manuals, Word would not be
my first choice. I would prefer to use FrameMaker. But if pressed, I could
make Word do what I need it to do.
What is it that you need to do that you believe Word cannot do? And have you
tried it? Or do you just slavishly follow fashionable opinion?
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