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Subject:RE: best way to put a long Word doc on the Web? From:"Nuckols, Kenneth M" <Kenneth -dot- Nuckols -at- mybrighthouse -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:51:42 -0400
David wrote...
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> Mike O. wrote:
> > Zip it. Nobody wants to browse a 3 MB document from the web!
>
> I had to laugh when I read this. I, too, chose to zip large files for
> posting to the web. Product Marketing complained vehemently:
>
> Unzip it. Nobody wants to download a Zip file, open it,
> and then finally open the document inside!
>
> As a side note, I never distribute .doc files to customers--only PDFs
> (or HTML, of course).
>
> --David
>
Four good reasons to use .PDF over .DOC files:
1. Smaller file size.
2. No need for concern that reader has the same fonts, printers, or
"normal.dot" settings you do (i.e. your document displays and prints the
way you want it to, not the way the reader's MS Word installation
decides it should print).
3. Reader can't make unauthorized edits to your document.
4. Some companies may still block .DOC downloads from the web due to the
proliferation of "Word" viruses a few years back.
Of course there are ways to get around all the above problems, but they
either require a lot more work on your part when uploading the file, or
a lot more work on the part of the reader when downloading it.
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