[Wayne 962]

Yes, it's MS Word. All I do is create headings and sub-headings, and then you can click through them on the left-hand side to jump to the various areas. I don't insert photos, but instead I use a program called "Greenshot" that takes really easy screenshots. So, if I see something on a webpage - screenshot it, and then control-v (paste) into word. Literally faster than typing this sentence. Making it easy to gather and store information makes this process of restoration easier. I also have a big folder I put all the receipts and handwritten notes into - I will scan all of those from time-to-time. Then, I stuff everything into a OneDrive folder on the computer, and it's automatically sync'ed to the cloud. So, I can refer to a photo in the folder on my phone, again, in less time than it takes to write this sentence.

The books were all written in word, and then passed off to the designers to lay it out. Lots of fights about photo sizes and word count cuts and stuff. I wrote the books in what I believed to be "final form" - I.E. don't change a thing without expecting a fight from me. The best editors left me alone. The worst one literally made about 100 changes per 101 projects. Silly, ridiculous stuff like they would take my sentence:

Be careful when you remove the throw-out bearing to mark its original position so that you can place it back in the correct spot upon reassembly.

and make it something like:

When you remove the throw-out bearing, be careful to mark its original position for correct reassembly in the proper place.

Basically the same exact thing, but just changing the style to be more annoying and less "conversational". I fought back hard.

I was a bit difficult back then - I remember having a big hissy fit over the font they used for the engine book - I wanted them to use the same font as they had for the 101 Porsche 911 book because I thought the 101 book was near perfect in design. I lost that fight. Now, I realize I should have just said "okay". I did win some other important fights - like putting all of the technical and parts info in the back of the engine book. The compromise was the microscopic font size we had to use. I now need reading glasses to read my own book! But it was worth it - that engine book was the most comprehensive and best one I did, I think.

Ahh, the good ole' days!

-Wayne