Whitepaper

Microsoft Word has been around for a long time and is used by over half a billion people. Enterprises often use it to produce a large percentage of their documents across multiple functions/departments since it is known by many people and has a relatively low entry cost. Word is a good ‘text processing’ tool for writing whitepapers and simple business documents/reports, but inefficiencies are introduced when technical communicators use it to create long and complex technical documents like technical documents, procedures, user guides, handbooks and reference manuals with embedded graphics and videos.

This White paper presents:

• Factors that drive the cost of technical document creation
• Methodologies that can increase operational efficiency in technical publishing
• How to combine Regulatory System (RIM) with Technical Documentation management
• The reasons for the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to create technical documentation using Word being more expensive than expected
• A specific solution that has a higher Return on Investment (ROI) than Word in technical documentation projects, and allows an enterprise to get products and services to market much faster at a lower cost, thereby increasing an enterprise’s overall profitability and efficiency.