RE: LaTeX and output to MS-Word

["Al Geist" <al -at- geistarts -dot- com>]

I don't know about anyone else, but I haven't used LaTeX in more than 10
years, so what I did know is of no value now.

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Ami WRIGHT
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Subject: Re: LaTeX and output to MS-Word

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
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Ami Wright
> "Technical" tech writer
> Documentation and content creation
> American with international experience www dot amiwright dot com
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>
>



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