Re: Question concerning Word Processing Software.

["Wing, Michael J" <mjwing -at- INGR -dot- COM>]

I converted a 600 page UNIX-based (tagged ASCII) manual to MSWord last year.
It had over 200 screenshots.  Like, Tom, I grouped the information into
files of a manageable sizes.  I also linked all graphics (no embedded
graphics).  I used RD fields for the index and TOC.  I even used the .doc
files as source for the online help.  I did this by bookmarking blocks of
text in the .doc files and referencing the bookmarks (using fields) between
headers in the .rtf files.  Collapsed, the .rtf files looked was nothing but
headers and gray field codes.

Absolutely, no problems with Word in doing this.

Mike

Michael Wing (mailto:mjwing -at- ingr -dot- com)
Staff Writer/ Web Applications Developer
Intergraph Corporation; Huntsville, Alabama
http://maps.intergraph.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Herme [SMTP:hermet -at- DNINEVADA -dot- COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 10:59 AM
> To:   TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject:      Re: Question concerning Word Processing Software.
>
> What problems are you having with Word? I use it to produce a 430-page
> manual
> that includes many bitmapped screen captures. The key is to chunk material
> into
> manageable (and logical, of course) file sizes, and then tie all your
> files
> together for generating an index, table of contents, and so on. Word is
> definitely a resource hog, but if a person has the resources (processor,
> video
> card/memory, RAM, and so on) the job can be done.
>
> Tom
>
>


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