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>My manager seems to think that importing by REFERENCE is harder because
>then you have to remember where you put all of the graphics.! The
>sluggish performance is a fair trade-off, I guess.
>
>But why is maintenance harder?
Pardon my alarm bells, but your manager sounds either ill-informed
and/or inexperienced. Imagine the guidance you'll get once you need to
tackle more complex production issues! Perhaps getting a book on
FrameMaker that emphasizes production pros and cons would be helpful.