Something tells me Al Gore came up with this theory. --- On Wed, 4/7/10, Jarvis, Matthew <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Jarvis, Matthew <[email protected]> > Subject: [NF] bulk processing of documents to change fonts > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 11:54 AM > Reading a cost saving article here: > > > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100406/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_money_saving_font > s_2 > > > > > > The idea is using a less ink-intensive font will save in > ink costs. The > more you print, the more you will save in the long run. > (there's a > gotcha regarding paper usage though). > > > > So, being a *very* document intensive place (a hospital) > where we have > gobs and gobs of documents, procedures, forms, etc stored > on our system, > usually in Word .doc format, I was thinking about > suggesting we think > about doing this change over. We get $$$ for cost saving > suggestions > that are put into practice, so WTF... > > > > However, converting all those docs but hand would quickly > negate any > cost savings me thinks. > > > > I suppose I could do this process w/ office automation, but > does anyone > know of a simpler way to go about converting thousands of > documents to a > different font - all at once? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Matthew Jarvis || Business Systems Analyst > IT Department > McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center > 1460 G Street, Springfield, OR 97477 || Ph: > 541-744-6092 || Fax: > 541-744-6145 > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Disclaimer: This electronic message may contain information > that is > Proprietary, Confidential, or legally privileged or > protected. It > is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and > entity named > in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of > this > message, please notify the sender immediately and delete > the > material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or > copy > this message and do not disclose its contents or take any > action in > reliance on the information it contains. > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/69f310c05dd83c48a84ba3769ce1ecf8030b0...@tntriexevs02.triadhospitals.net > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

