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Subject:Re: The case against M$ Word From:"Chris Morton" <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"Gina Jones" <gina -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:52:36 -0700
<I do think your best option is to use Word for text and then place it into
your InDesign documents>
I am so sorry that I didn't make this clear to begin with. I *have* been
doing this (creating manuals, etc.) awhile.
When using PageMaker, I always used it strictly as a layout tool into which
text and graphics were imported. This is also the plan for IDCS4. There is
certainly a place for Word--just not as a page layout tool.
> Chris
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 9:34 AM, Gina Jones <gina -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com>wrote:
> Chris -- IMO you should use whatever tool to which you are accustomed. That
> being said, I do think your best option is to use Word for text and then
> place it into your InDesign documents for page layout and ease of graphical
> placement. I've heard that even InDesign "purists" do this when faced with
> large amounts of text.
>
> Good luck and let us know what works for you.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gina Jones
> Technical Communications Consultant
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