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Along similar lines, I print the digest to a PDF using PDF Writer (Acrobat
version 3.0) and save the file by date (e.g., 041897.PDF). Then, I use
Exchange to view, search, print, cut/paste etc. Each day's digest gets
archived on a network drive for browsing by the entire Tech Comm Dept.
We've got six months of digests in PDF format, for online searching.
Phillip Wilkerson
Allen Systems Group, Inc.
Naples, FL http://allensysgroup.com
phillipw -at- allensysgroup -dot- com
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> From: Mary Howe <thunder -at- IDIR -dot- NET>
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: LIST TRIVIA - Digest reading trick
> Date: Friday, April 18, 1997 10:01 AM
>
> Eric's message about the techwr-l digest format prompted me to share
> this little technique for reading the digest. I had stopped getting
> techwr-l in digest format for a while because I found it hard to scroll
> through looking for topics. But I hated having up to 100 messages a day
> in my mailbox.
>
> Do a search for the word 'subject.' That takes you to the top of each
> message in the digest. If you don't want to read that one, search
> again. I use Netscape mail, which lets me use F3 to search again, so I
> can whiz through the digest quite quickly.
>
> If I find something I want to save, I copy it and send it to myself. If
> I want to reply, I copy the message's address.
>
> Mary
> --
> Mary Howe
> Thunder Works, Inc.
> Writing and Editing Services
> thunder -at- idir -dot- net
>
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