MS Word vs. Frame

[John Sgammato]

You're asking a biased audience here... 
IMO if they want a quality product then they should use the right tool
for the job. If their docs are in MS Word without styles, then I would
dispute the assertion that they know how to use MS Word.
With FM, Acrobat, and Mif2Go you can generate printed docs, online docs,
online help, and output to MS Word so the PM can update the docs between
releases. 
Ymmv, etc, etc
john


-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Angela
Akridge
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 5:07 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: MS Word vs. Frame

Hi,

Question: What features am I giving up by going with MS Word? Text
insets?
Conditional text?

I'm a contractor for a very small startup that has a limited budget.
I've been tasked to create their online help. They currently have
manuals in MS Word, though no styles/tags are being used yet.

They have no permanent writer, and they can't afford one at this time.
There's a chance that I'll be supporting their major releases on an
ongoing basis, and they'll update the help for their maintenance
releases. Let me get to the point.

I must choose between MS Word or Frame as the source. I don't know which
to choose, given the circumstances!

Frame meets a writers needs now and in the future. I don't want myself
or the future writer to be stuck with MS Word. However, I know that the
Project Manager isn't gonna like learning Frame. A conversion is less
highly unlikely in an environment with very tight deadlines and where
there are limited resources.

They know how to use MS Word. I'm good with Frame, and don't know
anything about publishing with MS Word. Also, it's easier to recruit
writers when the source is in Frame, or so I've noticed.

Angela
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