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Subject:Re: Word vs. Pagemaker or Framemaker From:Roger Mallett <roger -at- CSICAL -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 16 Apr 1998 12:13:44 -0700
After I sent the note, I figured that something else had to be in the
picture. Guess it was a legitimate question under such circumstances.
Of the three tools, Word is definitely the weakest, but it sure is
popular (I make my living off it right now, but prefer to use the
others). (For all listening, I too hate the Holy Wars generated over
this, so I am bowing out now.)
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>From: Smithfinn[SMTP:Smithfinn -at- AOL -dot- COM]
>Sent: Thursday, April 16, 1998 12:00 PM
>To: roger -at- csical -dot- com
>Subject: Re: Word vs. Pagemaker or Framemaker
>
>
>Dear Roger:
>
>Thanks for your thoughtful reply. The only reason these people talked
>to me at
>all was because my husband used to be a senior engineer there and he
>asked
>them to consider me. But the question threw me as I had never thought
>of using
>Word to create long documents such as manuals.
>
>Thanks again.
>
>Susan Finn
>
