Re: [PLUG] Mac client, Linux server(s)

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Art Alexion wrote:

> One of Word's dirty little secrets is that a file created on one windows
> computer will not even look the same on another windows computer
> depending on screen resolution, fonts installed, "Style" definitions,
> and the arcane settings in "Tools|Options|Compatibility".  That,
> combined with the ability to hide viruses in Word docs, make it mind
> boggling that people email documents primarily intended to be read or
> printed (not edited) in word rather than PDFs or just HTML mail.
>  
Since not everyone has the (free) software to create a PDF, I think it 
would make sense if people shared read-only documents in Postscript.  
HTML is good, too, but it depends on local fonts and screen size.

I sent a school nurse a medical document, scanned, indexed, and saved as 
a GIF (I didn't know if she could view a PNG).  She wrote back asking me 
to send it in Word format.  The issue was that the lower part of the 
part wouldn't print or print on the same page.  So, I sent her a PDF 
with the promise that I would send the image inserted into a 
Word-formated file if necessary.  The PDF worked for her.

Actually, the image scaled well, which I didn't expect.  She could have 
scaled it herself, even if she did it within a Word document.

Apparently, the Word format is used because it seems convenient for many 
people who have MS Word and don't know any better!  ;-)
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