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Subject:RE: Do you permit SMEs to revise your drafts? From:"Goldstein, Dan" <DGoldstein -at- DeusTech -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 1 Dec 2003 11:23:53 -0500
Yes, of course we permit SMEs to revise drafts. Our goal is to get their
greatest input in the most efficient manner possible. If it isn't easy for
the SME, it isn't efficient.
We use Word. The draft that I send to them is identified by version number
in the file name. When an SME returns a revised version to me, I identify it
as such by adding the SME's initials to the file name. I am the only one who
creates higher version numbers and final versions of drafts, based on
approved changes. We do not use Change Tracking in Word, which can cause
file bloat; Compare Documents works better for us.
Frame is probably a better application for creating large documents, but
Word might be a better application for collaborating with non-Frame users.
Dan Goldstein
> -----Original Message-----
> From: patricia -dot- blount -at- ca -dot- com [mailto:patricia -dot- blount -at- ca -dot- com]
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 11:23 AM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Do you permit SMEs to revise your drafts?
>
> Good morning,
>
> I've done a quick archive search and came up empty-handed, so
> here goes:
> In general, do you permit your SMEs to revise your drafts
> directly, or to
> report their concerns to you?
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