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From: rcj@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Robert Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Desktop Publishers???
Message-ID: <8703@attctc.Dallas.TX.US>
Date: 18 Jul 89 12:58:45 GMT
Organization: The Unix(R) Connection, Dallas, Texas
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I need some help.  Our department at work has been producing ~200
page manuals recently.  All of the work is done on computers (graphics
on Lotus Freelance, and Harvard Graphics, and text on CEO (a word
processing package on the Data General that I can download into
wordperfect 5.0).  The only problem is that to combine the two, we are
resorting to cutting and pasting the finished product together.  This, 
I feel, is rather pointless, and have begun looking into a good
desktop publisher.  Briefely, this is what I need:
 
        1) Capability for >150pg documents.
        2) Lotus Freelance & Harvard Graphics compatability.
        3) Word Perfect compatibility (need I ask for this?!)
        4) Ease of use.

I think that #4 is the real stickler here.  I have looked into Ventura,
and it definately does not addapt itself to ease of use from what I have
seen.  Are there any other programs out there that do what I need?
How about GEM/3 Desktop Publisher?  I need a braod survey of what's
out there so I can make a good recomendation.

             Thanks,
                Robert C. Johnson

P.S. Mail, & I'll sumarize.


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