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to: ADAM ALSOP
from: BOB DAVIS
date: 1996-09-26 07:21:00
subject: Formatting

AA> to 2000dpi tiffs - I would like to  be able to send the file
AA> via E-Mail to prospective buyers, but I can't have the 
AA> formatting change just because they happen to have a
AA> different printer  installed.
I'm not sure what you can lock that will be unaffected by the client's 
printer. My suggestion is that you format the document in such a way that it 
will work on all major printers.  The primary issue will be to make sure the 
pagination is the same.  The only way to do this is to insert manual page 
breaks for every page and limit the material on each page to be slightly less 
than a page full. This will allow room on each page for variations due to 
each printer.  You should also make your tables such that they do not take 
the full page width.
I'm not sure who your buyers are, nor what type of material you would be 
sending.  But they would be very sophisticated to be able to receive a 
document via email and properly print it out.  Many clients would receive the 
document in encoded form, if they get it through the internet.  Then they 
would have to deal with decoding it and printing it.  Its sounds risky to me, 
if your sale depends on it.
I would assume, since you mentioned 2000dpi tiffs that they are 
sophisticated.  It requires quite a printer to be able to print 2000 dpi 
graphics.  In fact, I'm surprised you are working in Word, if that's the 
quality of graphics you need to convey.
Bob
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