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Publishing Documentation in Microsoft Word - Don't Do It!


© Tanja S Rosteck
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Ultimately, the choice of which format(s) to use will depend on your individual situation... but in every case, there are excellent, low-cost alternatives available to publishing your documentation in Microsoft Word format. An experienced documentation specialist will be able to evaluate your situation and recommend the most appropriate options. Good luck!

Copyright 2001 Tanja Rosteck

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About the Author: Tanja Rosteck is the president of Words4Nerds, a technical writing and information design company specializing in the needs of small businesses. Contact Tanja at tanja@words4nerds.com or visit http://www.words4nerds.com.

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6.   Jan 10, 2005 6:43 AM
Microsoft Word is an expensive program, and it's unfair to require customers to own a copy just to be able to read your user manual.

Compared to other word processing programs, MS Word is re ...


-- posted by H2O


5.   May 13, 2003 9:51 AM
I read in this article that you could save the Word doc as a PDF via clicking on a button on the tool bar? Could anyone tell me where to find this? ...

-- posted by taliushee


4.   Nov 13, 2001 6:33 AM
I hope people wouldn’t take things personally like this and respect each other's openions and commit to the talking etiquette rules. ...

-- posted by salmaahmed


3.   Nov 13, 2001 6:30 AM
In response to message posted by cherylkirk:

First of all i would like to point out that I am a technical writer for a reasonab ...

-- posted by salmaahmed


2.   Oct 19, 2001 7:01 PM
Hello CherylKirk,
What a great response. That is the kind of information and dialog I expect to see. You responded with well thought out points and followed up with good examples. Thank you. ...

-- posted by VMTWriter





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