"BudV" wrote in message
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I would like to see a general discussion on the suitability of Word for
producing a 400-page non-fiction book, and all the bells and whistles that
that implies, including: Automatic page-number referencing, footnotes,
automatic creation of Table of Contents, indexes, etc.. The author is
familiar with Word, and it's free, so it starts off in the lead;
nevertheless, he is willing to purchase other software that will make his
project easier.
I've used Word to create technical documents 5-10 times that long.
The key is preparation - you need to create a good template to start with.
Take a look at these articles..
Creating a Template – The Basics (Part I)
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...platePart1.htm
Creating a Template (Part II)
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...platePart2.htm
Creating Custom Toolbars for Templates
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...cle.asp?ID=262
Why use Microsoft Word's built-in heading styles?
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...ingStyles.html
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Regards
Jonathan West - Word MVP
www.intelligentdocuments.co.uk
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