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Single Source or Re-Use Content in MS Word 2007
I'm attempting to construct modular documentation. My company utilizes MS
Word 2007. We have several software and system specifications that contain the same content. Instead of cut and paste, we have come up with the idea of modular documentation. I know that MS Word 2007 has a Building Block feature. I don't believe that is the most efficient method of single source (building modular documentation). I've been successful with building modular documentation with other authoring tools (Adobe FrameMaker+SGML), but is the same success achievable with MS Word 2007? |
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Single Source or Re-Use Content in MS Word 2007
Hello Homestead
Homestead Grays wrote: I'm attempting to construct modular documentation. My company utilizes MS Word 2007. We have several software and system specifications that contain the same content. Instead of cut and paste, we have come up with the idea of modular documentation. I know that MS Word 2007 has a Building Block feature. I don't believe that is the most efficient method of single source (building modular documentation). I've been successful with building modular documentation with other authoring tools (Adobe FrameMaker+SGML), but is the same success achievable with MS Word 2007? I can't say I'm familiar with SGML and Frame on more than a conceptual level. I suspect that to optimize the usage of Word in your scenario, you want to look into a DB-driven publishing process (like: breaking down the data into atomic bits). Then compile individual components by, say, programming against the Word OM, and/or going the XML way all along). 0.02cents Robert -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MSFT | \ / | MVP | Scientific Reports X Against HTML | for | with Word? / \ in e-mail & news | Word | http://www.masteringword.eu/ |
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