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Subject:RE: Windows 3.1 to Windows 95 From:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 4 Nov 2008 11:49:51 -0500
I highly recommend Christine Kent's numerous posts on the Word-PC list.
She's researched Word 2007 extensively as a tool for professional users,
and she's a big fan. Her posts (and her book) are highly informative.
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> From: quills
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 10:55 AM
> To: Sarah Blake; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: RE: Windows 3.1 to Windows 95
>
> Ok, then lets look at Word with this view. If they did tailor
> Word for the casual user, and not the professional power
> user, then what can we say about it's use as a technical writing tool?
>
> The first thing that comes to mind, if the above is true, is
> that it is TOTALLY unsuited to our needs.
>
> If it isn't tweaked and maximized for professional use it
> will cause problems at all levels of complexity and
> implementation. It would throw obstacles in the way of its
> use as a technical writing tool.
>
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