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Why not just draft a high level outline in any editor of your choice (even
Notepad) and then build the project in something like Robo or MadCap? The
outline draft would just help you solidify your ideas of how to construct
the project.
If moving the topics around, that's very easy to do in Robo and MadCap. You
can then output to Word if you need to. I'm not certain what the current
costs are for Robo or MadCap, but the investment would be worthwhile.
On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Deanna Korth <deanna -dot- korth -at- wausaufs -dot- com>wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Iâve been assigned an extremely large project (compared to what I usually
> do). I estimate that there will easily be over 1000 topics and maybe many
> more, and I need to write an outline. I want to be able to move topics
> around easily as groups and promote or demote levels of groups of topics. I
> want to be able to expand or collapse topics.
>
> Can you recommend any powerful outlining tools that feature these
> capabilities? Iâm open as to cost--Iâll write a business case for the
> purchase of a new tool if necessary.
>
> Word scares me in that Iâve heard horror stories about it âhelpfullyâ
> renumbering outlines in some way other than you intended when you move
> content around.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Deanna.
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