Comments on: Why Use InDesign Instead of MS Word? http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php InDesignSecrets Blog and Podcast Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:44:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Stephen Motzkeit http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php/comment-page-1#comment-481824 Stephen Motzkeit Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:27:47 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php#comment-481824 Another comment. As I said above I am a beginner with ID but here is an experience that has converted me. I was requeseted to make an identical copy of an article we published in a trade magazine. Four pages, two columns, photos of varying sizes. Soemthing that is done thousands of times a day. A collegue tried to do it Word. Column sizes could no be defined accurately enough. Fonts did not display correctly. Text could not be aligned taht the paragraph ends aligned. And when she tried to imort the photos - no comment to the language I heard. I created the whole thing in ID in 4 hours . OK it was a bit rough and I had to use the help a lot but it worked!! The marketing lady then said to the boss - get me ID or I quit. She got ID. OK it isn't easy to learn - but at the end of the day it is worth the effort. At the end of the day we really don't need Word. Another comment. As I said above I am a beginner with ID but here is an experience that has converted me. I was requeseted to make an identical copy of an article we published in a trade magazine. Four pages, two columns, photos of varying sizes. Soemthing that is done thousands of times a day.

A collegue tried to do it Word.
Column sizes could no be defined accurately enough. Fonts did not display correctly. Text could not be aligned taht the paragraph ends aligned. And when she tried to imort the photos – no comment to the language I heard.

I created the whole thing in ID in 4 hours . OK it was a bit rough and I had to use the help a lot but it worked!!

The marketing lady then said to the boss – get me ID or I quit. She got ID.

OK it isn’t easy to learn – but at the end of the day it is worth the effort.

At the end of the day we really don’t need Word.

]]> By: Stephen Motzkeit http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php/comment-page-1#comment-481810 Stephen Motzkeit Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:59:02 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php#comment-481810 @Anne-Marie Yes it's still there. www.ragtime.de We use 5.6.6 for our documentation. We haven't upgraded to 6 as ist seems to crash with the AppleScripts we use and the V6 files are not backward compatible. We have a two column layout for bi-lingual documentation. Depending on the customer we use AppleScript to select the main and second language ( we have currently 8 languages in use) and put the text in the appropriate column. All illustration call outs and legends are controlled by a calculation sheet for the appropriate language. I had never even heard of it until I joined my current employer. It was very daunting at first but I am impressed with what it can do - even if it behaves like a cornered rat at times. Stephen @Anne-Marie
Yes it’s still there.

http://www.ragtime.de

We use 5.6.6 for our documentation. We haven’t upgraded to 6 as ist seems to crash with the AppleScripts we use and the V6 files are not backward compatible.

We have a two column layout for bi-lingual documentation. Depending on the customer we use AppleScript to select the main and second language ( we have currently 8 languages in use) and put the text in the appropriate column. All illustration call outs and legends are controlled by a calculation sheet for the appropriate language.

I had never even heard of it until I joined my current employer. It was very daunting at first but I am impressed with what it can do – even if it behaves like a cornered rat at times.

Stephen

]]> By: Anne-Marie Concepcion http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php/comment-page-1#comment-481796 Anne-Marie Concepcion Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:39:44 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php#comment-481796 Ragtime??? Ragtime??? Really, it's still available? Ragtime??? Ragtime??? Really, it’s still available?

]]> By: Stephen Motzkeit http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php/comment-page-1#comment-481789 Stephen Motzkeit Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:52:01 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php#comment-481789 Hi I just stumbled on this entry today an I would like to add my two cents worth. I know it is an old subject and this is an Indesign page but if you are doing BIG books, you have to look at Framemaker. I am a beginner with InDesign and am converted already. I only use Word for other peoples documents. At work it is RagTime (MAC) and Framemaker (WIN). Other than that I have to agree with all the above, plus- how many times have Word users been turned into jibbering wrecks trying to get the section breaks to work properly. Hi

I just stumbled on this entry today an I would like to add my two cents worth. I know it is an old subject and this is an Indesign page but if you are doing BIG books, you have to look at Framemaker.

I am a beginner with InDesign and am converted already. I only use Word for other peoples documents. At work it is RagTime (MAC) and Framemaker (WIN).

Other than that I have to agree with all the above, plus- how many times have Word users been turned into jibbering wrecks trying to get the section breaks to work properly.

]]> By: Q: A client asked me to layout a design in Microsoft Word, what should I do? « kindlevision http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php/comment-page-1#comment-478587 Q: A client asked me to layout a design in Microsoft Word, what should I do? « kindlevision Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:51:49 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php#comment-478587 [...] I would respectfully decline. For about the same time it takes from go-to-woe with Word, you can read why here. (hats off to Bevi [...] [...] I would respectfully decline. For about the same time it takes from go-to-woe with Word, you can read why here. (hats off to Bevi [...]

]]> By: Nadya Miloserdova http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php/comment-page-1#comment-473802 Nadya Miloserdova Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:14:20 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php#comment-473802 Mark "Create pdf bookmarks" checkbox in Create Table of Contents dialog window. Mark “Create pdf bookmarks” checkbox in Create Table of Contents dialog window.

]]> By: benya http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php/comment-page-1#comment-473799 benya Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:26:44 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php#comment-473799 hi, I have question about TOC feature. I would like to know how to create contents that link to pages hi,
I have question about TOC feature.
I would like to know how to create contents that link to pages

]]> By: ahamed http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php/comment-page-1#comment-471404 ahamed Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:32:21 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php#comment-471404 mr.david really i need your help... Microsoft Access is my original file, from this database should be brought to indesign in form of telephone directory with highlights and font variations. if any changes are made on the Microsoft Access file the should automatically update the indesign files too further this should not disturb the highlight and font variations already given. it should maintain all justification and alignments are made files an the Microsoft Access (such as sort, static text). i shall be thankful if you can advice me to overcome my problem thanks. it is possible with xml.....? give me related tutorial link.. mr.david
really i need your help…
Microsoft Access is my original file, from this database should be brought to indesign in form of telephone directory with highlights and font variations. if any changes are made on the Microsoft Access file the should automatically update the indesign files too further this should not disturb the highlight and font variations already given.

it should maintain all justification and alignments are made files an the Microsoft Access (such as sort, static text).

i shall be thankful if you can advice me to overcome my problem thanks.

it is possible with xml…..? give me related tutorial link..

]]> By: David Blatner http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php/comment-page-1#comment-471320 David Blatner Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:45:41 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php#comment-471320 @ahmed: Please see <a href="http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php#comment-130797" rel="nofollow">my comment here.</a> @ahmed: Please see my comment here.

]]> By: ahamed http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php/comment-page-1#comment-471219 ahamed Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:42:31 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/why-use-indesign-instead-of-ms-word.php#comment-471219 dear C Wendt i donot understand....how to import MS Access file in indesign. please tell me.....if any plugin or ? dear C Wendt
i donot understand….how to import MS Access file in indesign. please tell me…..if any plugin or ?

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