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Manuals Almost Out on Paper; New HTML Version on CD-ROM

Publishing just is not what it used to be. Not too long ago, once we finished writing the manual with its changes the manual was as good as out. Now with spelling and grammar checkers and indexing and table of contents and print proofs and web proofs the process only begins with the written word.

Noreen Dunlap, Ricky Nelson, and Deborah Link have all been to EEI Training's Ventura Publishing course. Each has significantly contributed to the next manual set.

First will come the paper version. Hopefully we will be using the latest proofs for the manuals sent out in August. They tell me that the new cover designs (so we all can tell the versions apart) are ready to go.

Next, with a click of an option in Ventura Publishing will come the HTML version or so Ricky Nelson tells me. We will be distributing this version on the CD-ROM with everything else. We even have a copy of Netscape Navigator on the CD- ROM so that a good browser is available if the user does not have one currently on their system.

Everything is up to date in the latest manual. Even flat ASCII file processing verbs are included. I suggest we call the latest version Unibase by DMAC 7.47i but they overruled me because everything now says 7.46i.