: Re: What's the best text editor for a technical reference manual? It is my first time writing tech manuals and I don't know what to use. Some people recommend me LATEX but I think it's too complex.

For Mac, take a look at BBEdit. In particular, it has fully supported GREP search-and-replace functionality. There's an e-book that can be bought with the BBEdit product, which is highly recommended because it provides usage examples for the GREP functionality.

For Windows, try Notepad+. In addition to the base product, there are any number of plug-ins that can be installed to support your workflows.

On further thought, consider using Adobe InDesign. It has the layout tools that (it sounds like) you need, and it gives you greater control for managing large documents. This will also open the door for more advanced writing with other Adobe products, such as (structured) FrameMaker and RoboHelp.

I couldn't really suggest MSWord, unless you knew that you were going to constrain your work to smaller documents.

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