Here is a recent piece from informit.com's "Productivity Applications" articles (http://tinyurl.com/pt6fr) on working with long docs. Obviously, we won't agree on all of the tips, but hey -- one size does not always fit all! <g>
Grant ===================================================== Word 2003: Six Slick Tricks for Long Docs If you've ever juggled really long documents in Word, you know that they can cause problems, particularly in the last-minute run for a deadline. Laurie Rowell tells you how to manage these monsters, reduce stress, finish faster, and minimize lockups. Tips: 1. Draft a Set of Specifications 2. Use Outline View 3. Use a Master Document 4. Navigate with "Big Picture" Tools 5. Trim the Size of Graphic Content 6. Trim Versions and Saves LINK: <http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=467167> Source: informit.com's Productivity Applications Articles <http://www.informit.com/articles/index.asp?st=41293&l=1> -----Original Message----- From: Diane Gaskill Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 6:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Career advice--which application to focus on: FM or Word? Word is also a memory hog. It uses more than twice as much RAM as FM at launch and sucks up more as time goes on. It often runs out of memory and sends error messages about no longer letting you undo anything. If you are working in a Word doc over 150 pages or so, you are definitely taking chances and are likely to experience Word literally slowing down and eventually grinding to a halt. The Word autonumbering bug is horrendous to put it nicely. Bulleted and numbered lists are reformatted for you while you sleep (whether you want them to be or not). When you open the doc again, numbers have changed to bullets, numeric lists are now alpha lists and start with e instead of 1, or if you are lucky and they are still numbered, they start with 430 instead of 1. This is not a joke folks, I see this every day at work. We have created some workarounds, but to answer Steve's question, it is NOT worth it. Fortunately, we have also have FM, and are beginning to convince the powers that be how much more stable and efficient FM is. Diane _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
