Framemaker 9 vs Microsoft Word

[Lea Rush]

Well, I wouldn't call them effortless, but I do call them rock-solid. Frame
doesn't try to guess what you want, and Word's numbering system broke my 50
- 60 page documents at least twice a year, requiring a week's repair time.
The day spent setting up my elaborate numbering system has saved me at least
six weeks' work in the last five years.


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-
> bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Steve Johnson
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 10:01 AM
> To: Kelly McDaniel
> Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: Framemaker 9 vs Microsoft Word
> 
> ... and lest I forget, numbered lists are a NIGHTMARE in Word,
> effortless in Frame.
> 
> On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 11:57 AM, Steve Johnson <chinaski69 at gmail.com>
wrote:
> > Where do you want to start? If you want professional documentation do
> > not use Word, do not even think about it.
> >
> > Word cannot handle cross-references, there are various anomalies when
> > converting Word to PDF. Word has had a bug since 2.0 such that if you
> > put a hard page break directly in front of a heading and then
> > cross-reference to that heading, Word inserts a hard page break in
> > front of the cross-reference.
> >
> > Word's attempts at paragraph formatting and templating are pathetic.
> > In general, maintaining formatting consistency is a huge PITA with
> > Word, whereas Frame gives you no trouble at all.
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Kelly McDaniel <kmcdaniel at pavtech.com>
> wrote:
> >> Does anyone have a current comparison they can share?...thanks, Kelly.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Kelly M. McDaniel
> >>
> >> Senior Technical Writer - R&D Rockwell Automation
> >>
> >> Austin, Texas - 512.438.1521
> >>
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