Miles Fidelman said... > Stephen wrote: > > The other fella Miles Fieldman, (I think) mentioned that corporations > > use word templates etc. Sure, for filling in a form letter, however it's > > been my experience that the majority of corporate branding is done in > > design and typesetting shops, not by Suzy or Joe using MSFT Word. > > > > I have often done form letters for corporate clients in InDesign; MSFT > > Word is used simply for the copy, which I then take and make beautiful > > in InDesign. Nobody serious about how their document looks finished, > > will ever use MSFT Word -- It's typesetting is atrocious. > > > Don't get me wrong - I wouldn't think of using Word for serious > typesetting. I'm just saying that it's silly to expect the average > business user to abandon Word for preparation of day-to-day business > documents (letters, white papers, small proposals, reports, etc.).
Proposals definitely have more impact when prepared with LaTeX, ime; especially when responding to competitive tenders where the visual quality of the report will help it float to the top of the pile. Given the choice between two identical hire cars, who would choose the one covered in cow poo over the buffed and waxed shiny number? (Other than cow poo fetishists, presumably.) -- Cheers, Marc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
