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Subject:Re: Learning curve From:Richard Foley <richard -at- INGLE -dot- DEMON -dot- CO -dot- UK> Date:Mon, 14 Aug 1995 20:52:44 +0100
In article <950806070558_131589022 -at- aol -dot- com>,
HEP2 -at- aol -dot- com wrote:
>Debbie Molinaro wrote:
>>I have to disagree here.
>>I would be *very* impressed if any PageMaker guru learned
>>Frame in a week or two. In fact, send me your resume.
>I know Quark, Pagemaker, Illustrator, Freehand, Photoshop, HTML programming,
>and a gazillion other programs. Frame took about three hours to learn. This
>isn't bragging. It is just that the more programs you know, the easier it is
>to learn a new one. Most people I know who know Quark can figure out
>Pagemaker in a day or two. Those who know Illustrator only need a few hours
>to get up to speed on Freehand.
Absoloutely.
It's just a matter of getting your head around the fundamental differences
and being prepared to think 'on the hoof'.
