[Psml] PSML Digest, Vol 19, Issue 4
rdaybell at earthlink.net
rdaybell at earthlink.net
Wed Mar 12 18:25:23 EDT 2008
Lets try this one more time. National now requires that we submit reports and forms as a paperless item to them. Its only fair that we be able to save these forms after we fill them out on our computers without making a paper copy. That being said the forms need to set up such that a simple action like hitting a save as button or other save button saves the information without any futhur action. Give us a template we can download and fill out and then e mail to national or fax to national after we have saved the filled in form on our computers. Having to go to auxilary programs and processes makes it too difficult for many volunteers. I really don't care to chase down alternatives to what should be a simple process. As an alternative let us send in our reports on paper instead of electronically.
Maybe part of the reason our records show less students completing courses is the fact that the reporting process is too cumbersome with DB 2000 or form 800. How many books have been sold for which there are no reports of students finishing a class?
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> 1. Paperless Reporting and Record Keeping (Susan Darcy)
> 2. Re: Paperless Reporting and Record Keeping (Penneman, Roger B)
> 3. Annual Meeting Photographs (Twila Hauck)
> 4. Re: Annual Meeting Photographs (Phil Arcuni)
> 5. (no subject) (jeff at usps-atlanta.org)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 19:31:36 -0500
>From: "Susan Darcy" <susan at darcy-systems.com>
>Subject: [Psml] Paperless Reporting and Record Keeping
>To: "Power Squadron Mailing List" <psml at usps.org>
>Cc: United States Power Squadrons Mailing List <psml at usps.org>
>Message-ID: <00a101c8817c$efc19c30$f2a6cc45 at susanD2T4XP91>
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>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.
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>And just as Barclay stated, the major reason for using pdf files is for
>cross-platform transfers and commonality between platforms.
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>
>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
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>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.
>
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>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).
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>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.
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>Enjoy the weekend,
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>--
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>P/C Barclay M. Thomas, AP
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>Saybrook Power Squadron, D-1
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>Message: 2
>Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:44:39 -0500
>From: "Penneman, Roger B" <roger.b.penneman at lmco.com>
>Subject: Re: [Psml] Paperless Reporting and Record Keeping
>To: psml at usps.org
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>Microsoft has an add-in for Office that creates pdf files. It's also
>free.
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>Roger Penneman
>Fort Worth
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>From: psml-bounces at usps.org [mailto:psml-bounces at usps.org] On Behalf Of
>WMMILLER at aol.com
>Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 3:37 PM
>To: Penneman, Roger B
>Cc: psml at usps.org
>Subject: Re: [Psml] Paperless Reporting and Record Keeping
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>
>There is a neat program on the DB2000 download page, actually its two
>programs called Ghost Writer and Redmond. If you load these it prints
>to a virtual printer that results in .pdf files of anything you want to
>print save to the file you pick. It does graphics as well as text, all
>very easy. If you look at the score sheets for the 2006 and 2007 web
>awards, they were all done with these programs. No sense to poke around
>the web when its available on the USPS web.
>
>Bill Miller
>
>
>
>In a message dated 3/8/2008 3:29:18 P.M. Central Standard Time,
>fkemp at optonline.net writes:
>
> Take a look at www.software995.com for the product
> called pdf995
>
> it is free (if you don't mind putting up with a little
>advertising) and
> installs
> so that you can "print" your document to this software - and
>it will
> brew up a .pdf
> of whatever you just sent to the printer.
>
> Really nifty - it works.
>
> Best - Frank Kemp Darien Sail & Power Squadron Darien,
>CT D/2
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>Message: 3
>Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:33:01 -0400
>From: "Twila Hauck" <twilaboat at roadrunner.com>
>Subject: [Psml] Annual Meeting Photographs
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> Hello to all.
>
>Just a note! Photographs from the Annual Meeting in Dallas are
>
>Up on the National Web Site at:
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>http://www.usps.org/national/NationalPhotographer/
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>Thanks to our National Photographers
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>Trudy Brown, & Joe Dorn!
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>Almost ? as good as being there!
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>Twila
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>Web Master
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>Message: 4
>Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:14:15 -0400
>From: "Phil Arcuni" <plarcuni at sprynet.com>
>Subject: Re: [Psml] Annual Meeting Photographs
>To: <twilaboat at roadrunner.com>
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>Hi Twila,
>
>Thanks for the Photos. I am shown with Ernie receiving my Life Member Cert
>and my Past R/C Plaque. I would like to have those photos for my files for
>various purposes. I have located and tried to capture the two images, but
>have been unsuccessful. Is there a way to do that? Adobe Flash Player does
>not seem to be a very friendly application.
>
>Best regards, Phil
>
>P/R/C Philip Arcuni, SN
>Information Technology Committee
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Twila Hauck" <twilaboat at roadrunner.com>
>To: <plarcuni at sprynet.com>
>Cc: "United States Power Squadrons Mailing List" <psml at usps.org>
>Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 4:33 PM
>Subject: [Psml] Annual Meeting Photographs
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>>
>>
>> Hello to all.
>>
>> Just a note! Photographs from the Annual Meeting in Dallas are
>>
>> Up on the National Web Site at:
>>
>> http://www.usps.org/national/NationalPhotographer/
>>
>> Thanks to our National Photographers
>>
>> Trudy Brown, & Joe Dorn!
>>
>> Almost ? as good as being there!
>>
>> Twila
>>
>> Web Master
>>
>>
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>Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:57:55 -0400
>From: <jeff at usps-atlanta.org>
>Subject: [Psml] (no subject)
>To: <psml at usps.org>
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>At the national meeting, someone was displaying a PWC Simulator based on a
>video game. The plans were from the Texas Department of Wildlife, but I
>didn't catch who (which squadron) had built it. We're considering building
>one, but would like to get in contact with someone who as done it (copy
>ideas, avoid the same mistakes, etc. ) as well as getting some pictures of
>the internals. Anyone know who to contact?
>
>Jeff
>D-17 Admin
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