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Dude, relax. I suggested no such thing. I recommended it. You can create a decent pdf from a scanned photocopy of a fax if you have the right tools. And, you can do things on the cheap, or do them the right way. The text is reflowing. It does that when you pdf from Word. Typeset the book for the man and be done with it. Let's leave the little personal digs out of this forum if possible. We're all just trying to help. -----Original Message----- From: Rich Sprague [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 9:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PDF-Basics] re material appearing in different page PDF-Basics is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com/ __________________________________________________________________ I've avoided responding to this thread hoping someone with Word 98 would have the answer as I'm using Office 2004 (in spite of Microsoft's goofy ads). Since I am a designer myself, I like using professional page layout programs whenever possible. But to suggest that one has to use one of these programs to make a good PDF from a Word doc is bad advice. The correct solution is to determine what steps the person is taking to make the PDF. So, you have a Word document. Specifically, what steps do you take to make the PDF? Regarding software choices, Word 98 is six years old. You may want to investigate upgrading. To solve your immediate problem, however, if you'd like to send me privately the table of contents, and the first chapter of your book (in both Word and PDF format), I'd be happy to look at it for you. Naturally, this offer is pro bono (gratis). You can make the PDF from the revised pages in your Word doc. Sometimes this is the easiest way to find a quick answer to a problem, rather than trying to draw straws out of a container of sharp needles. Rich -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Miller, James Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 6:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PDF-Basics] re material appearing in different page PDF-Basics is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com/ __________________________________________________________________ Stan, We create 30 or more "e-books" from printed books source files (FrameMaker) a month and we strip out the running heads and delete the page numbers from the ToC, among many other things, including deleting blank pages. Creating links from the ToC to the chapters and also creating bookmarks within the chapters makes the pdf well suited for web viewing. It's also best if you break up the book into separate chapter files so the individual pdf file size is smaller. This helps the files load quicker into Reader. As long as you have all the files in one folder on your ftp site all the links and bookmarks will work fine. If your text is reflowing from Word to PDF and you want the book to appear exactly the same as the printed version without dividing the chapters, I would suggest having it typeset using a professional typesetting program such as FrameMaker/In Design or Quark and then pdf'd with Acrobat 6 using the web distiller setting. <plug>Of course, for a nominal fee I just happen to provide such a service.</plug> James Miller CRC Press, LLC Electronic Products Division 2000 NW Corporate Blvd. Boca Raton, Florida 33431 (800)272-7737 Ext. 2231 -----Original Message----- From: Stanley Long [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 6:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PDF-Basics] re material appearing in different page Hello: I just subscribed and have a question of my own which I have been unable to solve. I have authored a book which has been published in regular book form and I want to offer it also as an ebook. Unfortunately, every time I convert it to PDF, the results are somewhat mixed. as an example, the pages are numbered, with the table of contents show each chapter at a certain page, when it is in PDF many of the pages are changed as to location of content and appear on different pages. obviously, if a table of contents shows the chapters on page -- then it should also appear the same when converted or re opened in pdf. Can you tell me if I have to acquire different software? I am presently using Word 98, acrobat 5 and reader. thank you. Stan Long To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfbasics.html To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfbasics.html To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfbasics.html
