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lateforworktoday at 2:03 PM3 repliesview on HN

Here's a screenshot of FrameMaker I just took: https://imgur.com/a/CG8kZk8

Look at the fancy page layout that was possible in the late 1980s. Can Word do this today?


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WillAdamstoday at 4:57 PM

Yes, Word could do that, but it wouldn't be pleasant to set up or maintain or print (it would re-flow, badly every time one changes print drivers), moreover, there are only two states for long Word documents which include graphics in my experience: corrupt, and not-yet corrupt.

digitalPhonixtoday at 2:17 PM

I think Publisher would be the equivalent to FrameMaker from the Office suite. Publisher from Office ~2016 could definitely do that.

Unfortunately I think Publisher has faired even worse than Word in terms of stagnation, and now looks to be discontinued?

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