[Psml] Paperless Reporting and Record Keeping

[Susan Darcy]

Have you tried to use the "Typewriter" option in the latest Acrobat Reader?
I believe you can type on the form, save it and even attach it to an email. 

 

And just as Barclay stated, the major reason for using pdf files is for
cross-platform transfers and commonality between platforms.  

 

Susan

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From: psml-bounces at usps.org [mailto:psml-bounces at usps.org] On Behalf Of
Barclay M. Thomas
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 9:28 AM
To: Susan at darcy-systems.com
Cc: United States Power Squadrons Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Psml] Paperless Reporting and Record Keeping

 

Dan, R.D., and all,

Not that I am an expert but, while Rich Text Format (RTF) is easily read and
written by most word processing programs, any document formatting is often
lost or skewed in the transition. Portable Document Format (PDF) is designed
by default to retain all formatting of the original document no matter what
platform or program it is viewed in.

Yes, it may take another step or two to save a file in PDF, but it makes for
a better archive since all the data will remain in the right place. You can
always save the PDF as a text (.txt) file if you want to alter it.

 

I have not paid too much attention to what is out there in terms of PDF
creation/conversion programs, but there are a lot and many are not too
expensive or are free. Of course you get what you pay for. I do know there
are some open-source programs that are quite capable though. Take a look at
<http://sourceforge.net>, but don't get overwhelmed by all the projects
(grin).

 

That being said, it would be nice if the forms on the National website had
all the data input spaces (i.e.: quantity, price, etc.) created as text
fields so a blank original can be downloaded and save as a template, then
filled out as needed. Of course I am only looking for someone else to do the
work so I don't have to. But once it's done, it's done.

 

Enjoy the weekend,

-- 

P/C Barclay M. Thomas, AP

Saybrook Power Squadron, D-1





 

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