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Re: [FTC]: Engineering Notebook Software

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Originally Posted by TRWSHSHLX View Post
MS Word and Dropbox is one of the best options out there. The TOC function in Word can help you list figures, tables, entries, etc.

Alternatively, if you are going for a much more professional and serious look, have someone on the team that likes coding, and want more flexibility, I highly recommend LaTeX. It's not a programming language (it's a type-setting language) and lots of people in the academia uses it (especially in math and physics). It will benefit your team tremendously.
+1 to LaTeX if you have the time/interest. If you want something that looks professional, it's the way to go. Like mentioned, it's used in academia quite a bit, so it's useful for students pursuing post-secondary education.

I'd recommend WriteLaTeX as an online/collaborative way to edit your doc online. I've been using it for a variety of collaborative projects all year, and it's fabulously easy to use-- it will even compile your doc in-browser! Importing custom stuff can get a bit dicey but for the most part it's great.
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