Word is more than capable and has all the features that you describe.
Microsoft has a few templates on their office server; here's a link to
the Word 2007 version of it:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/te...CT101445101033
On Aug 2, 7:39*pm, "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.