[Framers] FrameMaker vs InDesign

[David Creamer]

I would give InDesign the edge over tables with its advanced Table, Cell,
and Paragraph styles.
ID can link to the Excel file to pull in updates to the data; with a
third-party plug-in even more features are available, such as two-way edit
updates.
Also, InDesign can import/link to a single worksheet or a named region from
a large spreadsheet.
A little more trouble to set up, but once you do, the table styles work
great. 

David Creamer
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From: D L Reynolds <reynolds at semicool.com>
I use both FrameMaker and InDesign, love them both. But if the document in
question has a lot of tables, stay with FrameMaker. FrameMaker?s table
editor is far superior to InDesign?s IMO.
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Donna Reynolds