# Please recommend some writing software based on these requirements.

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**Created:** [March 22, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-recommend-some-writing-software-based-on-these-requirements/397053 "2007-03-22T18:35:42Z")\
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I’m beginning to write a book about futures trading and have yet to find the right kind of outliner/word processor/notebook tool. I’ve tried the various outliner tools but I can never make them treat the tree structure like a real outline, i.e, numbered, indented, having different fonts,etc… MS Word doesn’t allow the kind of separation between outline and content that I’d like.

I also need the ability to clip parts of a webpage and have it record the url like OneNote does.

I like Mind Manager and does most of these things well but can’t deal with web clippings.

Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.