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Subject:RE: Guide to Visio for FrameMaker users? From:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:11:38 -0400
Even worse! Visio is being used to edit a drawing that was copied from a
Word doc and pasted into Visio. No source files, no joy -- just "oy."
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> From: quills
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 4:44 PM
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> Subject: Re: Guide to Visio for FrameMaker users?
>
> I must agree with Robert. Visio is being used like Word is
> being used, as a tool it was not designed to be. Visio is a
> specialized tool for flow chart and process charts.
>
> It IS NOT a general drawing or graphics program. Just like
> using Photoshop to make a line drawing is a stupid decision,
> using Visio for line drawings or photo alteration is a stupid
> decision.
>
> Not your decision, it seems, but none-the-less, one that
> shows a lack of understanding of the tool.
>
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