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neilson -at- windstream -dot- net suggested:
>
> Kevin adds:
> > I'm just wondering if I need to concern myself with the output file
to
> > make life easier for those who will have to print it.
>
> You could always ask those who pay you whether or not you're being
paid to
> make it easier for the guy stuck having to read the stuff. I would bet
> pounds to pence that the answer would be, "No."
Well, I'm the guy who tries to make my stuff readable and useful, as
part of my job.
This is for benefit of whoever has to actually print it for shipping.
>From another reply in the thread, it might be as simple as two people
upgrading from Acrobat 7 to Acrobat 9 - me, so I can show that my
output files work as required; the body in the plant who will need to
use the "Booklet" feature of Acrobat's printing dialog to actually print
my little doc for inclusion with product.
I like that solution. It means that I don't need to futz with booklet
layout in Word, OpenOffice, or FrameMaker. I just create a
normally-paginated small book and let other people worry about getting
it to print correctly... as long as I've demonstrated that that
solution:
a) exists
b) is straightforward for them (a simple Work Instruction).
- Kevin
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