All the reasons to use structured FrameMaker that people have submitted focus on the net benefits, which is probably the main reason why you would do this. However, here's a complementary take on it. As a lone writer, I did all the work to write an EDD and convert my unstructured doc to structured format. I continue to update the EDD to this day. Although occasionally frustrating, I got a great sense of accomplishment from the initial work, and continue to enjoy coming up with ways to improve how I manage my documents.
If you enjoy the "tech" in tech writer and like working on the tools that make your day-to-day job easier, it's a lot of fun. (Going structured also lets you take advantage of some of the great tools that Russ Ward has written.) Fred -- Fred Wersan Senior Technical Writer MAK Technologies 68 Moulton St. Cambridge, MA 02138 617-876-8085 x 124
