TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Re: Summary: Using Word's Hidden Text as a conditional....
Subject:Re: Summary: Using Word's Hidden Text as a conditional.... From:Kathryn Marshall <kmarsh -at- EARTHLINK -dot- NET> Date:Wed, 4 Jun 1997 08:42:39 -0700
RJACOBSE -at- GPS -dot- COM wrote:
>
> Roy Jacobsen -at- GPS
> 06/04/97 10:41 AM
>
> Here's a summary that's way overdue. Some time ago, I posted the following
> query to WINHLP-L and TECHWR-L:
>
> > We're using MS Word and dealing with a large doc set (printed and online)
You could save hours of heartache and aggravation if you used
FrameMaker. It's worth bugging your boss about, believe me. Word isn't
designed for publishing large volumes of documentation and in my
opinion, is a pain in the royal you-know-what for writing documentation.
just my two cents,
Kathy
TECHWR-L (Technical Communication) List Information: To send a message
to 2500+ readers, e-mail to TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU -dot- Send commands
to LISTSERV -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU (e.g. HELP or SIGNOFF TECHWR-L).
Search the archives at http://www.documentation.com/ or search and
browse the archives at http://listserv.okstate.edu/archives/techwr-l.html
