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Subject:Re: What Software Are You Using From:"USA::MU17692" <MU17692%USA -dot- decnet -at- USAV01 -dot- GLAXO -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 22 Nov 1994 09:40:00 EST
Re: What Software Are You Using
RoMay Sitze wrote:
>I've worked extensively with both Pagemaker and FrameMaker.
>IMHO, Pagemaker is more versatile and easier to use than
>FrameMaker, especially for things like newsletters. However,
>if you will be working extensively with longer documents--
>manuals, for instance--you might be better off with FrameMaker
>because it handles them more efficiently. I suspect that
>FrameMaker probably has the edge in technical documentation
>for that reason.
I agree with RoMay in this one. PageMaker is much better
for short, complicated documents such as newsletters and
brochures. FrameMaker is better suited for large
documents.
-Mike Uhl (uhl~m -at- glaxo -dot- com)
Glaxo Inc. Research Institute
Research Triangle Park, NC
