Re: Multiple pdf's for different situations?

[Goober TechComm <techcommgoober -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

> Is anyone willing to offer their assessment of the
> pro's and con's for
> providing the pdf in both formats? The smaller,
> fuzzier, bookmark-free one
> for field personnel who don't want to wait for
> downloads, and the more
> "robust" version for workers at their desks, or who
> download before setting out for the wilds?

"Joe's PDF looks fine but mine's all fuzzy and looks
like crap. Plus he's got bookmarks and stuff and I
have to page through to find what I want."

Divide the total number of employees in that company
by two and there's how many people might possibly
think there's somethign wrong with the file you
delivered (roughly).

Put a blurb on the access point for the document
indicating size and approximate download times for
various connection speeds. If you do decide to go with
a lighter PDF as well, make it painfully obvious that
it's not nearly as useful as the original.

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