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Re: Creating Technical Documents in Word

Subject: Re: Creating Technical Documents in Word
From: Mike Starr <mike -at- writestarr -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 18:05:57 -0600

I would never refuse to use a tool that my employer/client has chosen. That, to me, is extremely unprofessional. If I were a manager and heard that kind of refusal from one of my staff, I would give the option of using the tool or being escorted out the door. The correct answer to being told to use a tool you don't like is "Yes, Boss." Feel free to make your case for changing the tool but ultimately, the decision is not yours.

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Mike
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On 3/9/2018 5:09 PM, dick -at- rlhamilton -dot- net wrote:

In the immortal words of Nancy Reagan, just say no.

I know thatâs flip and probably unrealistic, but I think itâs also true.

Unless youâre creating one-off, short documents that arenât part of a larger documentation set, Word is probably the wrong tool.

Richard Hamilton
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