TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: Word printing problem From:"Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 11 Nov 2003 17:08:22 -0500
> A little more information... Printing was slow on several separate
> systems, so I'm not sure it's a driver issue, but obviously it could be
> several separate driver issues. I checked the print as it spooled, and
> the problem is clear in the size of the spooled doc. With gridlines it
> is 86Mb, without it is 1.37Mb. No wonder it is taking so long to print.
>
> My client wants a word doc and pdf won't do. Yes, I know the arguments
> for and against... And yes, PDF always prints faster.
>
> Thanks anyway. Any more ideas?
>
Are the gridlines essential? Can you use faint shading instead? Did you create
the initial doc for your client, or were you provided with it?
RoboHelp for FrameMaker is a NEW online publishing tool for FrameMaker that
lets you easily single-source content to online Help, intranet, and Web.
The interface is designed for FrameMaker users, so there is little or no
learning curve and no macro language required! Call 800-718-4407 for
competitive pricing or download a trial at: http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l4
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
