I'd say do it in Pages - their might even be an existing template, or one that can be easily adapted, and save/distribute it as a PDF. If you chose a hi-resolution PDF export it will also print pretty well.
I'd avoid Word. Phil -- Phil Ward Skype: aphilw E: [email protected] E: [email protected] www.myspace.com/philwardmusic Phil Ward is the exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. www.veilletteguitars.com Consultant Designer of the Acoustic Energy AE22 nearfield monitor. On 10 Oct 2009, at 15:41, John N wrote: > > Suggestions, please, on the following. Over the next 2-3 years I plan > to scan all our family pics into my iMac. There are several hundred > going back to the 1920s, so I will select, say, 150 important ones. I > want to produce an album-cum-storybook, with fairly long captions, > which will be passed to the grandchildren (x4). They have computers, > but not Macs, and it also needs to be produced in "book" form (not > necessarily in colour) for those of the family without computers. > My idea is to make up the album as a series of pages, perhaps A4 in > landscape format, leaving space at the edges for punching holes and > loose leaf binding, with the e-versions being put on DVD or memory > sticks. > What can I use that will be openable by others and can be printed, > perhaps by an outside agency? Is the inbuilt "album" on iPhoto > suitable, it seems to be useful only if one is sending off for a Mac- > produced book - or is that only in the States? Would I be able to do > it in Word? > Many thanks for ideas > John N > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
