[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Word can do multiple indexes. Word can do both footnotes and endnotes (but
only one set of each, aside from custom-numbered ones).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Steve Hayes" wrote in message
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On Sat, 2 Aug 2008 18:39:04 -0500, "BudV" wrote:

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.

Word isn't free.

But otherwise, the answer to the question depends on the kind of book.

As far as I know, Word can only do one index, and one set of
footnotes/endnotes.

It also doesn't do microjustification, so it's best not to try full
justification.

If the author is prepared to live with those limitations, then Word can do
the
book.



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[Graham Mayor]

..... and by 'free' he meant that he already had it.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Word can do multiple indexes. Word can do both footnotes and endnotes
(but only one set of each, aside from custom-numbered ones).


"Steve Hayes" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 2 Aug 2008 18:39:04 -0500, "BudV"
wrote:
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.

Word isn't free.

But otherwise, the answer to the question depends on the kind of
book. As far as I know, Word can only do one index, and one set of
footnotes/endnotes.

It also doesn't do microjustification, so it's best not to try full
justification.

If the author is prepared to live with those limitations, then Word
can do the
book.



--
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm
Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full
stop uk