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From: dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Desktop Publishers???
Message-ID: <1640008@hpspcoi.HP.COM>
Date: 19 Jul 89 16:54:29 GMT
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>        1) Capability for >150pg documents.
>        2) Lotus Freelance & Harvard Graphics compatability.
>        3) Word Perfect compatibility (need I ask for this?!)
>        4) Ease of use.

There are two possible solutions that do NOT require a DTP
program. First switch to Lotus Manuscript which allows 
you to insert Freelance and Harvard Graphics into your
text. The second is to get a graphics file conversion
routine (e.g. Hijaak from Inset) which will convert
Freelance and Harvard files into a format that 
that Wordperfect will understand.

I use Wordperfect 5.0 to product documents that incorporate
both text and graphics. It is much much easier and faster
than using a DTP package. It is a clearly superior method
if the manual is subject to frequent changes. In this
situation, a DTP package is justified only if the manual
MUST be of the highest possible publication standards.
If the manual "only" needs to look professionally done then
WP 5.0 will do a perfectly good job.

			   Danny Low
    "Question Authority and the Authorities will question You"
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