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Depending on what you do with your writing, you may end up having to produce a Word document. For example, many academic journals take only Word format (even, in one case I am aware of, when they ...
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2019-12-08T02:10:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
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Rex Kerr
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2019-12-08T02:10:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
Depending on what you do with your writing, you may end up having to produce a Word document. For example, many academic journals take _only_ Word format (even, in one case I am aware of, when they simply turn around and use a commercial Word-to-LaTeX converter as the first step in their page-layout process!). If you are likely to be in a situation in the near future where Word documents will be required, you should stay familiar with it, and you may find expertise with LaTeX specifically to be less applicable than you hoped in those situations where it would be nicest to have it. Otherwise, LaTeX or another markup format will give you more flexibility (and cost less and look better).
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2012-02-10T06:10:31Z (almost 13 years ago)
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