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>   1. PDF not capturing text in Visio diagram  (Greg Brown)
>   2. Docbook profiles conditioning (J. H. Koonce)
>   3. Re: PDF not capturing text in Visio diagram (Mike Starr)
>   4. Re: telecommute (Gene Kim-Eng)
>   5. RE: telecommute (Cardimon, Craig)
>   6. RE: telecommute (Latella, Vincent)
>   7. Re: telecommute (Suzette Leeming)
>   8. Re: PDF not capturing text in Visio diagram (Jay Maechtlen)
>   9. Re: Tools: Free image-processing software (Jay Maechtlen)
>  10. Re: telecommute (Chris Morton)
>  11. recent thread - hiding info in Word templates ? (Monique Semp)
>  12. Re: PDF not capturing text in Visio diagram (Robert Lauriston)
>  13. Recent thread - hiding info in Word templates ? (Geoff Hart)
>  14. RE: recent thread - hiding info in Word templates ?
>      (Lauren M. LeDuc)
>  15. RE: Amazing what you can do with paper prototypes (Combs, Richard)
>  16. Re: PDF not capturing text in Visio diagram (Robert Lauriston)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 13:41:05 +1000
>From: "Greg Brown" <greg -dot- brown -at- pronto -dot- com -dot- au>
>Subject: PDF not capturing text in Visio diagram 
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>In several of our manuals (authored in Word) there is a Visio diagram
>included in the introductory section. This diagram will typically be a
>fairly simple flow chart including arrows, text and shapes. The flow
>chart is used to indicate the series of steps included in the manual.
>However, almost all of the time that I create a PDF from the Word
>document, the Visio diagram is included in the PDF without any of the
>text. It is definitely there in the diagram and shows in the Word
>document, but is nearly always missing from the PDF.
>I have tried a few things like sending the text to front etc but doesn't
>seem to fix the problem.
> 
>Has anyone seen this and know what the problem is?
> 
>Tools used:
> 
>Adobe Acrobat Standard 7 (Version 7.1.1)
>Word 2002 SP3
>Windows XP SP2
>Visio 2003
> 
> 
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Greg
> 
>
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>Message: 2
>Date: Mon, 04 May 2009 05:15:45 -0400
>From: "J. H. Koonce" <ectdocuments -at- netscape -dot- net>
>Subject: Docbook profiles conditioning
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>Hi,
>
>I am working with Docbook XML to produce rather large documents with 
>heavy segmentation. However, this is starting to prove problematic 
>because managing the segmentation within the single source files 
>requires a large degree of profiling.
>We now primarily use ?include? syntax to include images, sections and 
>OEM sensitive information; does anyone know of an ?exclude? syntax 
>which could simplify our process? Or perhaps is there an advantage to 
>using DITA instead of Docbook? Sorry if I am vague about the problem, 
>but I realize that not everyone is very familiar with Docbook. Please 
>feel free to ask any questions.
>
>Any suggestions would be most welcome.
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>Message: 3
>Date: Mon, 04 May 2009 05:45:26 -0500
>From: Mike Starr <mike -at- writestarr -dot- com>
>Subject: Re: PDF not capturing text in Visio diagram
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>I've seen this problem as well. Don't know why it happens but I have managed to resolve it (although sometimes the resolution is only temporary) by modifying the size of the image on the page immediately before creating the PDF.
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>Greg Brown wrote:
>> In several of our manuals (authored in Word) there is a Visio diagram
>> included in the introductory section. This diagram will typically be a
>> fairly simple flow chart including arrows, text and shapes. The flow
>> chart is used to indicate the series of steps included in the manual.
>> However, almost all of the time that I create a PDF from the Word
>> document, the Visio diagram is included in the PDF without any of the
>> text. It is definitely there in the diagram and shows in the Word
>> document, but is nearly always missing from the PDF.
>> I have tried a few things like sending the text to front etc but doesn't
>> seem to fix the problem.
>>  
>> Has anyone seen this and know what the problem is?
>>  
>> Tools used:
>>  
>> Adobe Acrobat Standard 7 (Version 7.1.1)
>> Word 2002 SP3
>> Windows XP SP2
>> Visio 2003
>>  
>>  
>> Thanks in advance,
>> 
>> Greg
>
>
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>Message: 4
>Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 07:28:09 -0700
>From: "Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
>Subject: Re: telecommute
>To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
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>I'm hoping that I will be able to retire before I am.  To date I've managed to 
>maintain some measure of direct, face-to-face relationship with everyone I've 
>managed, even those half a world away. That's probably the thing that has helped 
>me avoid becoming the kind of manager who can think of subordinates as 
>interchangable cogs that can be shuffled or jettisoned without a second thought.
>
>Gene Kim-Eng
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Elaine Garnet" <2egarnet -at- rogers -dot- com>
>> I would never have thought twenty or thirty years ago that I would be part of 
>> a virtual company.
>
>
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>Message: 5
>Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 11:27:10 -0400
>From: "Cardimon, Craig" <ccardimon -at- M-S-G -dot- com>
>Subject: RE: telecommute
>To: "Sarah Stegall" <sstegall -at- bivio -dot- net>
>Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
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>> Unfortunately no matter how logical and sensible the reasons for
>> telecommuting may be, even companies who are innovative and tech-savvy
>shy
>> away from it. My company makes network appliances; we're wired to the
>max
>> with high-bandwidth access from anywhere. Yet this very week,
>management
>> sent out a memo reminding us that telecommuting is the exception, not
>the
>> rule. This applies to tech writers like me, even though at least half
>of
>> my work is done better from home, where there are no distractions.
>Alas,
>> what I call "distractions", management tends to call "networking",
>> "meeting time" and "face time". And management also thinks it is
>> demoralizing for those who come to work to find empty cubicles
>everywhere.
>> So the real, actual needs of the workforce (telecommuting), which
>would
>> probably result in greater productivity, must give way to the
>insecurities
>> and neuroses of management.
>
>Agreed. I am lucky enough to telecommute one day a week. No one offered
>it to me. I saw others doing it and I had to make a business case for
>it. Others in my company do it more often, but some of these people say
>they struggle for recognition. I think if a company is begun on the
>principal of the virtual office, telecommuting will be an everyday
>thing. Otherwise, not so much.
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>Message: 6
>Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 14:15:34 -0400
>From: "Latella, Vincent" <VINCENT -dot- LATELLA -at- saic -dot- com>
>Subject: RE: telecommute
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>"Agreed. I am lucky enough to telecommute one day a week. No one offered
>it to me. I saw others doing it and I had to make a business case for
>it. Others in my company do it more often, but some of these people say
>they struggle for recognition. I think if a company is begun on the
>principal of the virtual office, telecommuting will be an everyday
>thing. Otherwise, not so much." 
>
>
>
>Just out of curiosity, how did you (or any of the other TECHWR-Lers out
>there) go about making "a business case for it?" 
>
>I am toying with the idea of moving to two hours from my current place
>of work, and before I *really* start looking, I am preparing to discuss
>it with my manager to see if a partial telecommute schedule is even an
>option.  
>
>It's not unprecedented here; one of my colleagues lives four hours away
>and comes into the office three days per week (staying at his in-laws'
>near work two nights), and works at home on Monday and Friday. 
>
>While I can easily put together a case explaining how such an
>arrangement wouldn't diminish my productivity, I'd probably have a hard
>time coming up with reasons as to how it would *benefit* the company.
>Nobody telecommutes 100% here, so everyone has an office or a cubicle.
>That said, it's not like they'd be saving on space. 
>
>Anyway, I was just curious as to how you brought it up, and what your
>justification entailed. 
>
>
>
>
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>Message: 7
>Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 15:01:52 -0400
>From: Suzette Leeming <suzette -dot- leeming -at- gmail -dot- com>
>Subject: Re: telecommute
>To: "Latella, Vincent" <VINCENT -dot- LATELLA -at- saic -dot- com>
>Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
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>Initially, I had telecommuted because I knew the owners of the company and
>they wanted me. I said, "If you allow me to work from home, you've got a
>deal".
>
>In my next job, the company had a high degree of turnover in their
>development staff, and I was often heard to exclaim, "If we have no
>developers, you won't be needed me too much longer." My manager later asked
>if there was anything that would convince me to leave. I told her that if I
>could find a company that would allow me to telecommute, I'd be gone in a
>flash.
>
>I then gave that manager a copy of the Smart Valley Telecommuting Guide,
>which does a very good job of explaining the implementation of telecommuting
>policies, measurements, etc. I also did a business plan, showing how I'd be
>more productive because of the lack of commuting (plus the time we take to
>dress up, put makeup on, etc.) and the problems we face with each Canadian
>winter (unable to make it to work, taking my life into my own hands, etc.)
>There was also electricity to be saved, floor space (for a crowded
>department), etc. Plus all the intangible stuff life Life/Work Balance,
>Employee Satisfaction, etc.
>
>So, not only did I tell her the benefits of allowing me to telecommute, I
>also gave her what she needed as a manager to manage a remote employee,
>measurements of success/failure, etc.
>
>Two weeks later, a telecommuting agreement showed up on my desk.
>
>If I still had a copy of the business plan I prepared, I'd send it to you,
>but that was over 10 years ago, and I have no idea if Ikept it.
>
>Suzette Leeming
>Stouffville, Ontairo
>On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Latella, Vincent
><VINCENT -dot- LATELLA -at- saic -dot- com>wrote:
>
>> "Agreed. I am lucky enough to telecommute one day a week. No one offered
>> it to me. I saw others doing it and I had to make a business case for
>> it. Others in my company do it more often, but some of these people say
>> they struggle for recognition. I think if a company is begun on the
>> principal of the virtual office, telecommuting will be an everyday
>> thing. Otherwise, not so much."
>>
>>
>>
>> Just out of curiosity, how did you (or any of the other TECHWR-Lers out
>> there) go about making "a business case for it?"
>>
>> I am toying with the idea of moving to two hours from my current place
>> of work, and before I *really* start looking, I am preparing to discuss
>> it with my manager to see if a partial telecommute schedule is even an
>> option.
>>
>> It's not unprecedented here; one of my colleagues lives four hours away
>> and comes into the office three days per week (staying at his in-laws'
>> near work two nights), and works at home on Monday and Friday.
>>
>> While I can easily put together a case explaining how such an
>> arrangement wouldn't diminish my productivity, I'd probably have a hard
>> time coming up with reasons as to how it would *benefit* the company.
>> Nobody telecommutes 100% here, so everyone has an office or a cubicle.
>> That said, it's not like they'd be saving on space.
>>
>> Anyway, I was just curious as to how you brought it up, and what your
>> justification entailed.
>>
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>Message: 8
>Date: Mon, 04 May 2009 12:21:14 -0700
>From: Jay Maechtlen <techwriter -at- covad -dot- net>
>Subject: Re: PDF not capturing text in Visio diagram
>To: Greg Brown <greg -dot- brown -at- pronto -dot- com -dot- au>
>Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>Message-ID: <49FF402A -dot- 9040306 -at- covad -dot- net>
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>Word and Visio have some issues there.
>Best approach I have is to create EMF from Visio, then use the EMF in 
>Wierd. (uh, Word)
>cheers
>Jay
>
>Greg Brown wrote:
>> In several of our manuals (authored in Word) there is a Visio diagram
>> included in the introductory section. This diagram will typically be a
>> fairly simple flow chart including arrows, text and shapes. The flow
>> chart is used to indicate the series of steps included in the manual.
>> However, almost all of the time that I create a PDF from the Word
>> document, the Visio diagram is included in the PDF without any of the
>> text. It is definitely there in the diagram and shows in the Word
>> document, but is nearly always missing from the PDF.
>> I have tried a few things like sending the text to front etc but doesn't
>> seem to fix the problem.
>>  
>> Has anyone seen this and know what the problem is?
>>  
>> Tools used:
>>  
>> Adobe Acrobat Standard 7 (Version 7.1.1)
>> Word 2002 SP3
>> Windows XP SP2
>> Visio 2003
>>  
>>  
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Greg
>>  
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>Message: 9
>Date: Mon, 04 May 2009 12:29:42 -0700
>From: Jay Maechtlen <techwriter -at- covad -dot- net>
>Subject: Re: Tools: Free image-processing software
>To: Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>
>Cc: CEL <copyediting-l -at- listserv -dot- indiana -dot- edu>,	TECHWR-L Writing
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>Looks like an interesting feature set.
>Appears to be quite different from Gimp, PaintWhatsit, or Photo Whatever.
>Not (just) for making 'pretty pictures'.
>
>wow- look at the plugins....
>
>cheers
>Jay
>
>Geoff Hart wrote:
>> For those of us who must occasionally grapple with graphics, NIH has  
>> made available their ImageJ software (http://rsbweb.nih.gov/ij/). I  
>> won't have a chance to download and play with this for many weeks, but  
>> it looks cool, and the price (free) is certainly right. It's designed  
>> for use by scientists, so downloader beware!
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Geoff Hart (www.geoff-hart.com)
>> ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca / geoffhart -at- mac -dot- com
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>Message: 10
>Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 12:32:06 -0700
>From: Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>
>Subject: Re: telecommute
>To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
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>Looks like a lot of great resources online found by Googling on that title:
>
>http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADBR_enUS293US293&q=Smart+Valley+Telecommuting+Guide
>
>> Chris
>
>On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Suzette Leeming
><suzette -dot- leeming -at- gmail -dot- com>wrote:
>
>> Initially, I had telecommuted because I knew the owners of the company and
>> they wanted me. I said, "If you allow me to work from home, you've got a
>> deal".
>>
>> In my next job, the company had a high degree of turnover in their
>> development staff, and I was often heard to exclaim, "If we have no
>> developers, you won't be needed me too much longer." My manager later asked
>> if there was anything that would convince me to leave. I told her that if I
>> could find a company that would allow me to telecommute, I'd be gone in a
>> flash.
>>
>> I then gave that manager a copy of the Smart Valley Telecommuting Guide,
>> which does a very good job of explaining the implementation of
>> telecommuting
>> policies, measurements, etc. I also did a business plan, showing how I'd be
>> more productive because of the lack of commuting (plus the time we take to
>> dress up, put makeup on, etc.) and the problems we face with each Canadian
>> winter (unable to make it to work, taking my life into my own hands, etc.)
>> There was also electricity to be saved, floor space (for a crowded
>> department), etc. Plus all the intangible stuff life Life/Work Balance,
>> Employee Satisfaction, etc.
>>
>> So, not only did I tell her the benefits of allowing me to telecommute, I
>> also gave her what she needed as a manager to manage a remote employee,
>> measurements of success/failure, etc.
>>
>> Two weeks later, a telecommuting agreement showed up on my desk.
>>
>> If I still had a copy of the business plan I prepared, I'd send it to you,
>> but that was over 10 years ago, and I have no idea if Ikept it.
>>
>> Suzette Leeming
>> Stouffville, Ontairo
>> On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Latella, Vincent
>> <VINCENT -dot- LATELLA -at- saic -dot- com>wrote:
>>
>> > "Agreed. I am lucky enough to telecommute one day a week. No one offered
>> > it to me. I saw others doing it and I had to make a business case for
>> > it. Others in my company do it more often, but some of these people say
>> > they struggle for recognition. I think if a company is begun on the
>> > principal of the virtual office, telecommuting will be an everyday
>> > thing. Otherwise, not so much."
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Just out of curiosity, how did you (or any of the other TECHWR-Lers out
>> > there) go about making "a business case for it?"
>> >
>> > I am toying with the idea of moving to two hours from my current place
>> > of work, and before I *really* start looking, I am preparing to discuss
>> > it with my manager to see if a partial telecommute schedule is even an
>> > option.
>> >
>> > It's not unprecedented here; one of my colleagues lives four hours away
>> > and comes into the office three days per week (staying at his in-laws'
>> > near work two nights), and works at home on Monday and Friday.
>> >
>> > While I can easily put together a case explaining how such an
>> > arrangement wouldn't diminish my productivity, I'd probably have a hard
>> > time coming up with reasons as to how it would *benefit* the company.
>> > Nobody telecommutes 100% here, so everyone has an office or a cubicle.
>> > That said, it's not like they'd be saving on space.
>> >
>> > Anyway, I was just curious as to how you brought it up, and what your
>> > justification entailed.
>> >
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>Message: 11
>Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 13:26:23 -0700
>From: "Monique Semp" <monique -dot- semp -at- earthlink -dot- net>
>Subject: recent thread - hiding info in Word templates ?
>To: "techwr-l" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
>Message-ID: <380-22009514202623562 -at- earthlink -dot- net>
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>I'm thinking I remember a recent thread about people "hiding" their name and/or company info in rarely used paragraph or char styles in a template, with the intent of being able to later track down/prove that they were the one who created said template.
>
>Anyone know whether it was on this list or not?  And if yes, do you have the thread's subject name so I could re-read the info?
>
>TIA,
>-Monique
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>Message: 12
>Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 14:04:03 -0700
>From: Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>
>Subject: Re: PDF not capturing text in Visio diagram
>To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>Message-ID:
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>That's basically the same solution I've used the several times I've
>encountered bad PDF output from Visio diagrams embedded in FrameMaker,
>though I use AI or EPS, since I've had nothing but trouble with
>Windows metafiles.
>
>On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Jay Maechtlen <techwriter -at- covad -dot- net> wrote:
>> Word and Visio have some issues there.
>> Best approach I have is to create EMF from Visio, then use the EMF in
>> Wierd. (uh, Word)
>> cheers
>> Jay
>
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>Message: 13
>Date: Mon, 04 May 2009 17:04:55 -0400
>From: Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>
>Subject: Recent thread - hiding info in Word templates ?
>To: TECHWR-L Writing <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>,
>	monique -dot- semp -at- earthlink -dot- net
>Message-ID: <39636BCE-E759-4D5F-A85E-E346F6E64CB3 -at- videotron -dot- ca>
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>Monique Semp wondered: <<I'm thinking I remember a recent thread about  
>people "hiding" their name and/or company info in rarely used  
>paragraph or char styles in a template, with the intent of being able  
>to later track down/prove that they were the one who created said  
>template.>>
>
>I don't recall it being discussed here, but it seems like you could do  
>this easily enough by creating a style named (for example)  
>ZbyMonique2009 so that the style name appears at the end of the list  
>of styles, where nobody is ever likely to find it. If you define but  
>don't use the style, it appears way down at the end; if you set Word  
>to display "only styles in use", it won't even appear in the list.
>
>But there are other ways. Just about nobody seems to know that Word  
>offers a document properties feature (under the File menu) that lets  
>you define all kinds of useful stuff, such as the title, creator name,  
>and organization. Those who do rarely look under the "Contents" or  
>"Custom" tabs, so both would be good places to hide the information...  
>particularly if you put "created by" in the Summary tab, so a careless  
>thief would delete your name there and never look farther.
>
>Another great trick is to type your name in the footer, and change the  
>text color to white. Most would-be pirates won't see it even if they  
>think to look there.
>
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>Message: 14
>Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 17:15:52 -0400
>From: "Lauren M. LeDuc" <lleduc -at- designnettech -dot- com>
>Subject: RE: recent thread - hiding info in Word templates ?
>To: <monique -dot- semp -at- earthlink -dot- net>,	<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
>Message-ID: <20090504210821 -dot- EEZI732 -dot- dukecmmtar03 -dot- coxmail -dot- com -at- LaurenPC>
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>
>
>Monique Semp wondered...."I'm thinking I remember a recent thread about
>people "hiding" their name and/or company info in rarely used paragraph or
>char styles in a template, with the intent of being able to later track
>down/prove that they were the one who created said template.
>Anyone know whether it was on this list or not?  And if yes, do you have the
>thread's subject name so I could re-read the info?"
>
>Yes, it was here, see below.  I'm sure you can search the archives with this
>info to find the rest of the conversation.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: techwr-l-bounces+lleduc=designnettech -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>[mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lleduc=designnettech -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On
>Behalf Of Evans, Diane L (Rosetta)
>Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 12:32 PM
>Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>Subject: RE: Sample document creation for contract position
>
>This is the advice that I gave the other woman on how to "copyright"
>documents:
>
>
>
>Most people who are dumb enough to steal an electronic file also don't
>know a lot about Microsoft Word. Here are some ways to "prove" that the
>template once belonged to you:
>
>1. Make a character style called "MyName" and have it identical to
>Normal. Use it for random words in the document. Chances are, any
>copy-and-paste will preserve the style. Even if a new style is created
>later on that replaces it, the style should still hang around in the
>template.
>
>2. Make a picture that is maybe 2 pixels by 2 pixels. It should be
>totally white, and named "MyNameSpace" or something similar. Use this
>picture liberally through your template.
>
>3. Before handing off a template to someone, be sure that you have put a
>watermark in the background, "This template is copyrighted by MyName."
>Don't have it so large that it overwhelms the template, but have it
>large enough to be noticed.
>
>If you do all three of these things, the person receiving the template
>would probably figure out how to remove the watermark, but not notice #1
>and #2.
>
>Several years ago, I heard of similar techniques for getting a resume
>noticed. One was to put key words in 1 point font and use this for
>dotted lines in the resume. The other was to format the key words in
>white and use them for spaces between lines. In either case, an
>electronic search would bring your resume floating to the top of the
>pile.
>
>Lesson learned on the dangers of handing over templates to a
>non-employer; time to just move on.
>
>Diane Evans, who has a love-hate relationship with Word.
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>Message: 15
>Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 15:55:20 -0600
>From: "Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com>
>Subject: RE: Amazing what you can do with paper prototypes
>To: <beelia -at- pacbell -dot- net>
>Cc: Techwr-l <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
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>Beelia wrote:
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>> Thanks - I'm adding this one to my collection of great web animation!
>> 
>> I almost missed it, though. Is anyone else sick of those tedious Doc-
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>Message: 16
>Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 22:31:33 -0700
>From: Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>
>Subject: Re: PDF not capturing text in Visio diagram
>To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>Message-ID:
>	<1c13e71c0905042231m63f8613bme5edd1f525b8b0c0 -at- mail -dot- gmail -dot- com>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
>Bitmaps work but make sure you match the output resolution or it might
>get munged. Vector (AI or EPS) is safer.
>
>On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 9:19 PM, Greg Brown <greg -dot- brown -at- pronto -dot- com -dot- au> wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> Thanks for your replies.
>> I tried the emf file option that was suggested, and it still didn't
>> work. The text was not included in the diagram in the PDF but seemed to
>> be included randomly as heading 1 over the next few pages! The png
>> option seemed to work.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Greg
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: techwr-l-bounces+greg -dot- brown=pronto -dot- com -dot- au -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+greg -dot- brown=pronto -dot- com -dot- au -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On
>> Behalf Of Robert Lauriston
>> Sent: Tuesday, 5 May 2009 7:04 AM
>> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>> Subject: Re: PDF not capturing text in Visio diagram
>>
>> That's basically the same solution I've used the several times I've
>> encountered bad PDF output from Visio diagrams embedded in FrameMaker,
>> though I use AI or EPS, since I've had nothing but trouble with Windows
>> metafiles.
>>
>> On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Jay Maechtlen <techwriter -at- covad -dot- net>
>> wrote:
>>> Word and Visio have some issues there.
>>> Best approach I have is to create EMF from Visio, then use the EMF in
>>> Wierd. (uh, Word) cheers Jay
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