MS Word vs. Frame

[Alan Litchfield]

I would suggest looking through this page's references
http://members.shaw.ca/philip.sharman/fm_v_wd.html

Alan

Angela Akridge wrote:
> 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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