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points by heresie-dabord 15 hours ago | 0 comments

She is comfortable typing in MS Word and she uses a browser (assumed). Start her using a Wiki with Markdown.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_software

The browser gives viewing, screenshotting, and PDF downloading/viewing for free.

[–] skeeter2020 15 hours ago

MD is pretty simple, but why would a lawyer want to learn a limited,presentation-oriented syntax? And a wiki? Both of these decisions would make red lining a new, unpleasant adventure, something every lawyer I know does A LOT.

[–] Hackbraten 13 hours ago

Highly relevant: On the Immortality of Microsoft Word [0] (and the HN discussion [1]).

[0]: https://theredline.versionstory.com/p/on-the-immortality-of-...

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46313518