ABSTRACT
You are the office manager in the editorial department of a publishing company. Much of the work in your department is done by freelance writers, editors, proofreaders, and page designers who work from home. The editorial manager wants to use the regular freelance staff more effectively. By finding out what sort of hardware and software each one uses, the various types of editorial jobs can be distributed more appropriately between them. The editorial manager asks you to do a short survey of the freelance staff, to see what equipment each one has, and which sorts of jobs they feel they are best equipped to do. The editorial manager also wants to increase the pool of design staff, and asks you to draw up a list freelance designers who might be suitable for the company.
