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Does Word have all the capabilities to produce a 400-page non-fiction book?
..... and by 'free' he meant that he already had it.
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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
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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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