Richard, Fred, and Roger, Thank you for responding to my question!
You've already confirmed my decision to use CVS for version control. In terms of conditional text - since there isn't that much of an overlap of the conditional text in my documents and it looks like all I need to worry about is cognitive load, I'm going to continue to use five conditions in documents. I'm definitely going to develop multiple book files and rename my appendices however. I'm also using imported text that has some conditional formatting as well (I was surprised that this actually works, but it does!) so by the time I've finished restructuring these documents, the documentation should be much easier to maintain. So, the only challenge will be me documenting the restructuring process; I'm the only writer, so I need to maintain good notes for the future. Thanks again for providing your advice and sharing your experiences with this - it has been incredibly helpful! Chantel Brathwaite Technical Writer Cole Engineering Services Inc. Web: http://www.coleengineering.com Email: Chantel.Brathwaite at coleengineering.com Phone: 407-207-1773 ext. 4138
