Selecting a word processor or typesetting system

Here are some of our available word processors and typesetting systems:

Microsoft word processors

For conversion of Microsoft Office 2003 to Office 2007, see Top migration issues in the 2007 Office System.

For conversion of Microsoft Office 2000 to Office 2003, see Microsoft Office 2000 to Microsoft Office 2003 Migration Issues [PDF, 80 pp.]

Linux word processors

• There is an open-source Linux equivalent of MS Word. From any Linux workstation, pull down the Start menu and select Office, then Word Processor.
• DocBook allows you to create documents and build both Web and print versions automatically. See the manual, Writing documents with DocBook-XML [HTML version] [PDF version, 17 pp.].
• The TeX typesetting system is excellent for high-quality typesetting, especially math and tables. Among its advantages: it is available on virtually any type of computer, and quite efficient, requiring modest amounts of memory, and recompiling documents quickly. Disadvantages: some time is required to learn the basics, and it does not have a WYSIWYG interface.
• If you have a file in .pdf format, on any TCC machine you can view it with this command:

        acroread yourfile.pdf

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