Re: Using Word for book publishing

Subject: Re: Using Word for book publishing
From: Scott Turner <quills -at- airmail -dot- net>
To: Kaye Adkins <kadkinsphd -at- gmail -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:23:10 -0500

Office 2010 is all about cosmetic changes. The functionality hasn't changed in decades, other than using XML as the base format for a Word doc. So what he says in his book would still be useful.

Not that there have NOT been any fixes to numbering bugs, or the "book" function. They are both still broken.

On Sep 21, 2011, at 18:02, Kaye Adkins <kadkinsphd -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> We are about to have Office 2010 forced on us. Would Lyons' book still be
> helpful?
>
> Thanks,
> Kaye Adkins
>
> On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Julie Stickler <jstickler -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Weissman, Jessica
>> <WeissmanJ -at- abacustech -dot- com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Get yourself a copy of Jack Lyons' Microsoft Word for Publishing
>> Professionals,
>>
>> Thank you! I'ev been idly wondering if anyone had written a Word book
>> for Technical Writers yet! *adds to Amazon list*
>>
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References:
RE: Using Word for book publishing: From: Rick_Bishop
RE: Using Word for book publishing: From: Weissman, Jessica
Re: Using Word for book publishing: From: Julie Stickler
Re: Using Word for book publishing: From: Kaye Adkins

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