RE: FWD: Software Info

["Mike Starr" <writstar -at- wi -dot- net>]

Word should work just fine for smaller size pages; Choose the File>>Page
Setup menu item, set page size to "Custom" and then edit the height and
width of the paper. Before doing that you might want to have a chat with
your print vendor to see what sort of production issues might be involved
in the paper size. 5½ x 8½ is exactly half an 8½ x 11 sheet; I'm producing
a document that size right now.

Mike

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-----------------------Original Message-----------------------
>From: tbowman -at- centergistic -dot- com ("Tara Bowman")
>Well, here I am a brand-new tech writer in my first job after graduation.
>The only problem is that I am working for a small company and I am THE
>technical writer. Needless to say, I am having fun tackling the job but
>could use a little guidance once in a while. Most of our documentation is 
>in
>Help file format, and so far the hardcopy has been a printout of the Word
>version from RoboHelp. My supervisor wants the new manuals in a handbook
>format (about 6 by 81/2 inches) and I am pretty sure that there is not an
>easy way to do that in Word. We have PageMaker but all I keep hearing 
>about from other sources (this list for example) is FrameMaker. I haven't 
>worked with the program but am trying to convince my department to buy a
copy. 
>What are the advantages of FrameMaker over PageMaker? While you are at it,
is
>there an easy way to create the type of documentation that he wants in 
>Word?



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