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Subject:Re: LaTeX and output to MS-Word From:"Ami WRIGHT" <techwr-l -at- amiwright -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:44:35 -0400
Wow. Is there really nobody doing this? Is nobody writing tech doc with
LaTeX, or nobody wants Word output from it?
-Ami
> Hi All,
>
> We're trying to find the best tool to use for a project that is just
> starting. We have two primary requirements:
> * robust conditional text
> * ability to ship output files as both PDF and MS-Word
>
> Currently on our list to test are Word, Open Office, and LaTeX. Does
> anyone else have experience getting output to MS-Word from LaTeX source
> files? Any words of advice? Anything you wish you'd known before you
> started?
>
> Or are there any other tools that we should look at that would satisfy
> both of our requirements?
>
> Thanks,
> -Ami
>
>
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> Ami Wright
> "Technical" tech writer
> Documentation and content creation
> American with international experience
> www dot amiwright dot com
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