PDF Documentation

[Lea Rush]

Sweet example of a screen-optimized manual, Shlomo. Thank you!

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Lea Rush
Software and Documentation Specialist
Astoria-Pacific International
PO Box 830 Clackamas OR 97015
PH: 800-657-3010
FAX:  503-655-7367

> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-
> bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shlomo Perets
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 7:59 AM
> To: kmcdaniel at pavtech.com; framers at frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: PDF Documentation
> 
> Kelly,
> 
> You wrote:
> 
> >Quick Survey:
> >
> >Is it your experience that users view PDF documentation on their
> >computer display in preference to printing it for use? ...
> 
> Other than personal preferences and the type of content, key factors are
> -- the extent to which the PDF is "screen friendly" (typography, layout)
> -- on-screen added value offered in the PDF, including effective
> cross-document search and navigation, multimedia, user input mechanisms
> 
> Some nice examples of screen-optimized design are:
> *
>
http://contact.tm.agilent.com/data/static/downloads/eng/Notes/interactive/an
-95-
> 1/an-95-1.pdf
> *
>
http://contact.tm.agilent.com/data/static/downloads/eng/Notes/interactive/an
-150-
> 1/hp-am-fm.pdf
> (produced 12 years ago, with Acrobat 2!)
> [ or see current PDFs at http://ChangeThis.com/archives  ]
> 
> On the other hand,
> http://www.adobe.com/devnet/framemaker/pdfs/MIF_Reference.pdf is clearly
> print-oriented (even though labelled "Online Manual").
> 
> 
> Shlomo Perets
> 
> MicroType * FrameMaker training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat
> TimeSavers
> 
> 30 Easy Ways to Improve PDFs with TimeSavers/Assistants:
> http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF.html
> 
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