Re: FW: What tools to use: Single Sourcing: Robohelp vs. FrameMaker

[Ed -dot- Hawco -at- acecomm -dot- com]

Of course CC is correct. I've gotten away with almost-100 pages but only
when the template is very simple and properly applied, and there are almost
no graphics.

And of course, one would NEVER send the Word file to the print shop--output
to PS or PDF and send that file.



> Re, Ed's comment
> > Loathe as I am to admit it, Word is OK for printing
> > small documents .... By  "small" I mean less than
> 100
> > pages.
>
> Yes, he's right, Word is OK, but I would change
> "small" to about 10 pages with graphics or 50 without
> graphics -- and no complex bulleted/numbered lists
> with special margins. Even with styles, and I am an
> old hand with Word styles, these lists seemed to
> bounce left and right on the page at random. Renumber
> themselves, too.


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Ed Hawco
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ACE*COMM Corporation
Tel: 514-843-7700 x224 / Fax: 514-843-7726
Email: ed -dot- hawco -at- acecomm -dot- com
Web: www.acecomm.com



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