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Subject:Re: Any Word on Word? From:Lorin Ledger <LLedger -at- NEWHORIZON -dot- CA> Date:Fri, 16 Oct 1998 09:33:29 -0700
I fight with word every time I use it, especially in graphics-intensive
files. If you're going to switch, get FrameMaker (there's no fighting
with FM).
Lorin
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Al Brown [SMTP:aheb -at- VOICENET -dot- COM]
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 1998 7:53 PM
> Subject: Any Word on Word?
>
> My department is wondering whether to consider using Word 97 instead
> of
> PageMaker for our major documents. We're being encouraged to do so by
> our
> translation agencies, who claim we'd save on costs, but the people who
> broker our printing don't want us to, for reasons that they aren't too
> specific about. Our manuals are about 50-100 pages and up, with a
> substantial number of graphics.
> I'd be interested in hearing from anyone with experiences to
> share--positive
> or negative.
>
> Thanks!
> -Al Brown
