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Subject:RE: Large Documents in Word From:Lynne Wright <Lynne -dot- Wright -at- tiburoninc -dot- com> To:Lin Sims <ljsims -dot- ml -at- gmail -dot- com>, TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:35:16 +0000
I sometimes have to produce documentation in Word, and aside from the irritation with the apparently nonsensical whims of auto-formatting, the frequent crashes are a NIGHTMARE.
Inserting a graphic often causes the whole program to freeze up; and the only solution is to reboot my computer.
So yes, if anybody has tips on how to avoid crashes, please share.
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From: techwr-l-bounces+lynne -dot- wright=tiburoninc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lynne -dot- wright=tiburoninc -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Lin Sims
Sent: November-24-14 11:21 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Large Documents in Word
Because of various changes at my company, I may be moving from FrameMaker to Word.
The documents I handle run into the hundreds of pages. I've never handled a Word doc over 80 pages that didn't regularly crash or corrupt.
I'm looking for people who have successfully handled very large documents in Word. I need to pick your brains to find out how you do it. I'm a moderately experienced user of Word, but I'm by no means a power user. If this move is made, I'm going to need a lot more information.
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Lin Sims
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