Word as A high end page lay out program "Kenneth O" <kennetho_07[ at ]yahoo.com> 04.08.2006 04:34:54 When creating pages is word as good an option as Quark and Indesign. I am considering using word as my primary page creation application. Is this a goog idea?

Re: Word as A high end page lay out program "Jezebel" <warcrimes[ at ]whitehouse.gov> 04.08.2006 05:45:33 Depends on what you're trying to create. Word is adequate for a lot of purposes, but it's not a high-end page layout program (it's not a page layout program at all -- it's a word processor). If you're starting with a document (ie text) and you need to format it, then Word may be acceptable. If you're starting with pages and you need to fill them (eg a magazine, or a book with a lot of discrete articles) then Word is definitely the wrong choice. Word falls short if you need -- 1. High-quality typography 2. Sophisticated text effects 3. Precise positioning of text and graphics 4. Multi-layer text and graphics "Kenneth O" <kennetho_07[ at ]yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1154666094.551596.210560[ at ]i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... [Quoted Text] > When creating pages is word as good an option as Quark and Indesign. I > am considering using word as my primary page creation application. Is > this a goog idea? >

Re: Word as A high end page lay out program "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 04.08.2006 15:05:13 To add to what Jezebel has said, here are some more things Word cannot do: * Wrap text around full-page graphics * Create color separations of any kind (spot or process color) Areas in which Word *may* be superior to *some* page layout applications are: * Footnotes/endnotes * TOCs/indexes * Multiple headers and footers (produced semi-automatically with StyleRef fields) Even in the above areas, however, Word sometimes falls down: * If you want endnotes at the end of each chapter and restart numbering each section, you can't have more than one section in a chapter. * You can collect endnotes at the end, but you won't (without considerable effort) be able to insert headings for the endnotes in each chapter or have running heads that indicate this. * TOCs and indexes *can* be constrained to look and behave the way you want them to, but finishing touches often have to be applied after the fields have been unlinked. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jezebel" <warcrimes[ at ]whitehouse.gov> wrote in message news:%23vHz7k4tGHA.1284[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Depends on what you're trying to create. Word is adequate for a lot of > purposes, but it's not a high-end page layout program (it's not a page > layout program at all -- it's a word processor). > > If you're starting with a document (ie text) and you need to format it, then > Word may be acceptable. If you're starting with pages and you need to fill > them (eg a magazine, or a book with a lot of discrete articles) then Word is > definitely the wrong choice. > > Word falls short if you need -- > > 1. High-quality typography > 2. Sophisticated text effects > 3. Precise positioning of text and graphics > 4. Multi-layer text and graphics > > > > > > > "Kenneth O" <kennetho_07[ at ]yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:1154666094.551596.210560[ at ]i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... > > When creating pages is word as good an option as Quark and Indesign. I > > am considering using word as my primary page creation application. Is > > this a goog idea? > > > >

Re: Word as A high end page lay out program "CyberTaz" <typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet> 04.08.2006 16:04:37 In support of the other comments, the bottom line answer to the question is "no", simply because Word *isn't* a page layout program, let alone "high end" as indicated in your Subject. It *is* a high end word processing program in which to generate your copy, but either of the programs you mention are far superior (not to mention easier & more flexible) for layout. Both will allow you to import your Word document content & combine it with graphics for quality professional output. -- Regards |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> wrote in message news:ej3Rvk9tGHA.3264[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > To add to what Jezebel has said, here are some more things Word cannot do: > > * Wrap text around full-page graphics > * Create color separations of any kind (spot or process color) > > Areas in which Word *may* be superior to *some* page layout applications > are: > > * Footnotes/endnotes > * TOCs/indexes > * Multiple headers and footers (produced semi-automatically with StyleRef > fields) > > Even in the above areas, however, Word sometimes falls down: > > * If you want endnotes at the end of each chapter and restart numbering > each > section, you can't have more than one section in a chapter. > > * You can collect endnotes at the end, but you won't (without considerable > effort) be able to insert headings for the endnotes in each chapter or > have > running heads that indicate this. > > * TOCs and indexes *can* be constrained to look and behave the way you > want > them to, but finishing touches often have to be applied after the fields > have been unlinked. > > -- > Suzanne S. Barnhill > Microsoft MVP (Word) > Words into Type > Fairhope, Alabama USA > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup > so > all may benefit. > > "Jezebel" <warcrimes[ at ]whitehouse.gov> wrote in message > news:%23vHz7k4tGHA.1284[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Depends on what you're trying to create. Word is adequate for a lot of >> purposes, but it's not a high-end page layout program (it's not a page >> layout program at all -- it's a word processor). >> >> If you're starting with a document (ie text) and you need to format it, > then >> Word may be acceptable. If you're starting with pages and you need to >> fill >> them (eg a magazine, or a book with a lot of discrete articles) then Word > is >> definitely the wrong choice. >> >> Word falls short if you need -- >> >> 1. High-quality typography >> 2. Sophisticated text effects >> 3. Precise positioning of text and graphics >> 4. Multi-layer text and graphics >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "Kenneth O" <kennetho_07[ at ]yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:1154666094.551596.210560[ at ]i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... >> > When creating pages is word as good an option as Quark and Indesign. I >> > am considering using word as my primary page creation application. Is >> > this a goog idea? >> > >> >> >