Re: [TCP] Hi Gang, Called Back for a Project
As one who long ago transitioned his company off of Quark XPress, I wholeheartedly support the entire statement below. Will. Will Gaffga Senior Technical Writer Gibbs and Associates -Original Message- From: tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com [mailto:tcp-boun...@techcommpros.com] On Behalf Of Gene Kim-Eng Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 7:42 AM To: TCP@techcommpros.com Subject: Re: [TCP] Hi Gang, Called Back for a Project Bite the bullet and renumber the figures and references. Then go home and curse the person who decided to use Quark for this kind of document. Gene Kim-Eng __ ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. Download Free Trial. www.doctohelp.comhttp://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email t...@techcommpros.com. Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-subscr...@techcommpros.com Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-unsubscr...@techcommpros.com Need help? Contact listad...@techcommpros.com Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Hi Gang, Called Back for a Project
They want a tiny new figure after Figures 1a, 1b 1c (all related to each other). This new figure would not be related to 1a, b c. So is it possible or not to make the new figure 1d? It would save me a ton of work but I know it would be kind of like cheating. If it's unrelated, it shouldn't be labeled 1d. Do the right thing and renumber them all. If that means spending 30 minutes going page by page and hand-numbering because of how the files were created, so be it. Do it right, and do it well. That will sell you better than any 30-minute-of-time-saving cob job. -- Bill Swallow Twitter: @techcommdood Blog: http://techcommdood.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/techcommdood Available for contract and full time opportunities. STC Ideas: http://stcideas.ning.com Join: http://stcideas.ning.com/?xgi=6X1vNGI __ ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. Download Free Trial. www.doctohelp.comhttp://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email t...@techcommpros.com. Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-subscr...@techcommpros.com Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-unsubscr...@techcommpros.com Need help? Contact listad...@techcommpros.com Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Hi Gang, Called Back for a Project
First - I'm glad you got something, even if it is a small job. Second - I agree with Bill - do it right. If you have to cheat - cheat on the side of not numbering it at all but personally, I would explain to the company the limitation of the software (and tell them there are other tools that would allow you to automate this in the future if they ever want to migrate to one of those tools. For now, you are left with the option of numbering it incorrectly and possibly confusing the user...or doing it right... Paula Paula R. Stern CEO, WritePoint Ltd. __ ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. Download Free Trial. www.doctohelp.comhttp://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email t...@techcommpros.com. Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-subscr...@techcommpros.com Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-unsubscr...@techcommpros.com Need help? Contact listad...@techcommpros.com Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Hi Gang, Called Back for a Project
Bite the bullet and renumber the figures and references. Then go home and curse the person who decided to use Quark for this kind of document. Gene Kim-Eng - Original Message - From: Danny G. digitaldanny...@yahoo.com I'm working on an 80 page book containing 40 figures with respective text references scattered throughout. I don't have any automatic way to update figure numbers and text references. Using Quark on a Mac, that aspect is all manual. TOCs are automatic though. My question is: They want a tiny new figure after Figures 1a, 1b 1c (all related to each other). This new figure would not be related to 1a, b c. So is it possible or not to make the new figure 1d? It would save me a ton of work but I know it would be kind of like cheating. __ ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. Download Free Trial. www.doctohelp.comhttp://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email t...@techcommpros.com. Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-subscr...@techcommpros.com Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-unsubscr...@techcommpros.com Need help? Contact listad...@techcommpros.com Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Hi Gang, Called Back for a Project
Or... when you go home, remember that you're billing them for the work, smile, and eat a cookie. On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Gene Kim-Eng tec...@genek.com wrote: Bite the bullet and renumber the figures and references. Then go home and curse the person who decided to use Quark for this kind of document. -- Bill Swallow Twitter: @techcommdood Blog: http://techcommdood.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/techcommdood Available for contract and full time opportunities. STC Ideas: http://stcideas.ning.com Join: http://stcideas.ning.com/?xgi=6X1vNGI __ ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. Download Free Trial. www.doctohelp.comhttp://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email t...@techcommpros.com. Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-subscr...@techcommpros.com Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-unsubscr...@techcommpros.com Need help? Contact listad...@techcommpros.com Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
