Re: Do you think I am asking for trouble? Was RE: Real World Advantages of Office / Word 2007 and Windows 7

[Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>]

I'm creating chapter-based software user manuals using InDesign—where's the
horror? I use its book feature to manage the projects.

Framemaker has a steeper learning curve, IMO, but Kat could pull the same
trick by downloading the free 30-day trial version and getting FM Classroom
in A Book. Personally, I think it's easier to place graphics in ID than in
FM, but that may be just be me.

> Chris

On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Ben Davies <bdavies -at- imris -dot- com> wrote:

> Kat said:
> Since you all know so much about Word 2010, I would like some
> feedback...I will be writing a large user guide and I don't know if I
> will have an alternative to Word for DTP. My OS is XP Professional
> 2002 and I have only 2 GB RAM...about how many pages are we talking
> before I go postal while trying to process a large multi-chapter document?
>
> Chris replied:
> When you're actually ready to go, why not download the free 30-day trial
> version of Adobe InDesign and use that?
>
> I think:
> Isn't Adobe InDesign one of the worst tools available for producing long
> documents? From experience, it is great for a 2-page spread, or short
> marketing brochure, but can be a real pain when trying to write large
> documents with multiple chapters ... unless I'm missing something here?? I
> know that local newspapers are using InDesign for print, but I personally
> would never choose InDesign as my first choice when deciding what to use to
> write a long document... unless the suggestion is purely based on Kat's
> system specs?
>
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