Sharon, 5 hours??? The sounds a bit excessive unless there were many pages of graphics (photos, etc.). Approximately 400 pages of mostly text should have not taken more than a hour. Possibly as little as a half an hour depending on the printer being used.
Curiouser and curiouser, said Alice. FL Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Perdue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] PDF files (Yes, Sharon, they are broken) > >I created a PDF file for a Descendant Narrative, copied it to a CD and took > >it to Kinko's to be printed and bound. They couldn't print it because of > >Postscript errors. They could see the file on their computer screen fine, > >but when it starts to print it skips the top part of the page, prints the > >middle of the page and then prints the postscript errors and stops. <snip> > >Kinko's said that there is probably some setting in the creation that > >doesn't work with Postscript. <snip> > > I ended up having to print it at home (took almost 5 hours using 2 > computers/printers) and get Kinko's to make duplex copies from this > "master." It also used 2 ink cartridges on one printer and finished up one > on the other printer. There are 3 reports - one Descendant Narrative Book > (273 pages), and two Ancestor Reports (66 pages & 68 pages). I hope I don't > have to do that again - ever!! It was all in black and white. > > I have no idea what Kinko's uses, except for Postscript. > > Sharon Perdue > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "E.Rodier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 3:26 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] PDF files (Yes, Sharon, they are broken) > > > > Sharon, > > Is the recipient of your Legacy PDF file trying to edit with the full > > version of Acrobat? That is a totally different issue than using free > > Acrobat Reader to print a family report saved as PDF by Legacy. If a book > > printing service cannot produce multiple copies of a family book that > > would match a home-printed PDF file, that would be a major concern. > > > > One other option is to print a "master" copy of a family book at home and > > ask a printing service to make two-sided photocopies. Black and white > > copies are much more affordable than color copies on a more expensive > > machine. > > > > I used a free download of PDF 995 for one family book with the PDF product > > set as default printer. My preference is to plan data entry carefully so > > that a genealogy program like Legacy will print a useful book report with > > no editing required. > > > > Editing an RTF report in a word processor and adding pictures one by one > > is too much work when the family data changes frequently. Some living > > people want an ex-spouse left out etc. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sharon Perdue" > > I only got 5 copies made the first time (which were sold for cost to > > distant cousins), and now 3 more people want one (with additional updates > > of course). I was about to try the company you said you used, but I also > > know a local person whose family has a printing company and figured I > > would try them first. Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
