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Subject:Re: What would you do? Part 2. From:Janice Gelb <janice -dot- gelb -at- sun -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:30:38 +1100
neilson -at- windstream -dot- net wrote:
> Sounds on target, but I think it's wrong. I think that the more work you do in MS Word the more entrenched you'll be and you'll *never* get out of it. I'd make the change to a proven technology (like Framemaker, not something that's supposed to be XML) as soon as possible and in one concerted effort.
>
If you're committed to moving information to
a new tool, I'm not sure I see why modifying the
information in your current tool with the added
benefit of making it easier to convert entrenches
you more in the current tool.
But I guess everyone will have their own approach.
I was just stating what I'd do in a similar situation.
-- Janice
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