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Subject:Re: Quark & Frame vs. Word From:"Mike O." <obie1121 -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:techwr-l Date:Mon, 12 Jan 2004 09:19:55 -0500
Michele Davis wrote:
> I realize I'll have to re-do my layout, Quark uses master pages as well,
> but the former designer didn't lay them out right (not enough
> information on the master pages).
>
> My client hates using a PDF as an editing tool. Recommendations on
> helping educate him? I so rarely use PDF for reviews I'm not sure what
> the advantage would be. This particular client likes to make last minute
> changes.
I wouldn't attempt to do revision control on a heavily laid-out DTP file...
perhaps you can educate them to review content in a simple word-processing
format, then import it into your DTP tool after the content is approved.
Separation of form and content, etc.
