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Re: [Trlog] Latest Manual

To: "Tod" <tod@k0to.us>
Subject: Re: [Trlog] Latest Manual
From: "J. Edward (Ed) Muns" <w0yk@msn.com>
Reply-to: w0yk@msn.com
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 20:32:07 -0800
List-post: <mailto:trlog@contesting.com>
I just pulled up the manual (in PDF) and a parameter in the Print
Preferences (in the Print dialogue box) to print at 110%.  That worked fine
and you can select whatever enlargement you want, e.g., your 106% choice.

73,
Ed - W0YK

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:trlog-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Tod
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 8:17 PM
> To: trlog@contesting.com
> Subject: [Trlog] Latest Manual
>
>
> Today I had the on-line PDF Manual printed at the local Staples
> store. They
> did a fantastic job for about $20. High quality paper, spiral bound,
> two-sided printing with no bleed through. All in all a superior product.
>
> In spite of that I am 'gently' dissatisfied. My dissatisfaction
> is with the
> size of the printed area of each page.
>
> The image size on each page was slightly reduced when the PDF image was
> created. The page center margin is 1.375 inches and the page
> outside margin
> is 1.875 inches when printed. The top margin is 1.25 inches and the bottom
> margin is 1.5 inches. The net result is that there is a lot of white space
> around the printed area and the print itself is smaller than
> someone my age
> would wish. My best estimate is that there is about 6 % reduction between
> the WORD document (I am assuming it started out in WORD) and the
> PDF images
> of the WORD pages.
>
> Opening and using the PDF file on-line is really great because
> one can jump
> to any highlighted entry. If we feel that the size is too small for our
> current eyeball state we can simply enlarge it on the screen. But
> for those
> of us who were born before Nixon resigned, paper copy is always the
> friendliest format for reference material. As a result, I really wanted a
> printed version -- which I got. Now, I want a 106% scaled printed version.
> [never satisfied says my XYL once again].
>
> Is the document available from anyone in the basic WORD format which I can
> then scale to suit my idiosyncratic requirement? If so, please
> direct me to
> that source.
>
> Tod, K0TO
>
>
>
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