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Subject:Re: An editing on-screen alternative From:AliaMM <AliaMM -at- AOL -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 7 May 1998 03:23:51 EDT
>I am looking for a proofing/markup software that has the ease of use of a
>red pencil and yet maintains the original document structure so that you can
>see what is being commented on.
>It seems like I saw something that worked like an transparent
>overlay over the original document in it's application such as Word or
>anything else. You could mark on this like a red pencil using the mouse
>and turn it on and off.
I know one program that does this: MarkUp from Mainstay Software. This is a
Mac-only application. See <http://www.mstay.com/>
Alia
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Alia Michaels
aliamm -at- aol -dot- com
Freelance Technical Writer and Editor
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