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Tilford - 08 Feb 2007 23:59 GMT

Hi.
The printer I am sending a job to asked if I could change the text to paths,
or create outline?? She said it would then look like little dot-to-dots.
I cant seem to find anything similar to that, does anyone know what they are
talking about, or offer suggestions?

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JoAnn Paules [MVP] - 09 Feb 2007 00:13 GMT

My suggestion would be to talk to your printer and find out what she means.

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> Hi.
> The printer I am sending a job to asked if I could change the text to
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> talking about, or offer suggestions?

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Tilford - 09 Feb 2007 00:44 GMT

I did! Thats the best I could get out of her....

> My suggestion would be to talk to your printer and find out what she means.
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JoAnn Paules [MVP] - 09 Feb 2007 00:47 GMT

You won't like my suggestion: Get another printer. It sounds like she
doesn't know what she needs/wants. That would make me wonder about the
quality of the print job.

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>I did! Thats the best I could get out of her....
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Tilford - 09 Feb 2007 00:56 GMT

Yes, maybe. She did say she doesnt know anything about Publisher, and if
thats the best explanation I could get out of her, then maybe youre right.
Thanks

> You won't like my suggestion: Get another printer. It sounds like she
> doesn't know what she needs/wants. That would make me wonder about the
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JoAnn Paules [MVP] - 09 Feb 2007 01:21 GMT

Offer her a .pdf file.

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> Yes, maybe. She did say she doesnt know anything about Publisher, and if
> thats the best explanation I could get out of her, then maybe youre right.
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Mary Sauer - 09 Feb 2007 09:57 GMT

Changing text to paths is simply turning your text into a picture.

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> Hi.
> The printer I am sending a job to asked if I could change the text to paths,
> or create outline?? She said it would then look like little dot-to-dots.
> I cant seem to find anything similar to that, does anyone know what they are
> talking about, or offer suggestions?

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Mac Townsend - 10 Feb 2007 22:54 GMT

What she is saying is "can you convert the font information so that each character is not an independent graphic instead of a character in a font."

She wants it that way so there will be no problem with fonts not being available on her system when she opens your file.

HOWEVER, unless she has MS Publisher your doing this is completely irrelevant. She won't be able to open the file no matter what you do.

If She DOES have MSPub (and is just not familiar with it...which I do not suspect to be the case here), then you should use Pack N Go and that will resolve most font issues.

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Adcom Graphics, Fairfield, C A
www.adcomgraphics.com

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