Hi,
I have a task to come up with a business justification to move the product manuals from Framemaker 7.2 and Word 2003 to Frame 10. As the sole writer, I'm not using structured Frame, DITA, or XML. As an aside, could someone point me to a good discussion of the advantages of structured vs. unstructured Framemaker?
I know Framemaker is a solid tool and superior for large technical manuals but I need specific advantages over Word. For example, Word has stability problems with numbered and bullet lists, and a problem with floating graphics jumping around a page as you add or delete content.
I have looked at the online Upgrade Guide and did not see many features I can use except the table catalog and managing unused styles. I did not see mention of storing autotext entries.
I also looked through the Framemaker Reviewer's Guide and did not see anything I could compare to Word.
Can you folks help me come up with a list of pros vs cons? I'm surprised that Adobe does not have such a comparison, because Word vs. Framemaker is always the question because of the greater cost and the steeper learning curve with Frame, which causes many managers to force people to use Word for manuals, plus they tend to fall back to Word if they lose or layoff the writers who knew Framemaker.
Yours,
Michael F