Color Schemes for Tables in Documentation

[heidi arnold]

Hi,

i print each revision of every text and save the pages, to keep an archival
record of the project.  paper is better than using digital forms of
revision.

hth

heidi

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On 1/10/08, Al Geist <al.geist at geistassociates.com> wrote:
>
> Edwin Skau wrote:
>
> >Whatever color scheme you use, get a black-and-white printout to see what
> it looks like, also get a two-sheets-to-a-page output for good measure.
> That
> is probably how many readers will read your documents in hard copy unless
> you offset print it.<
>
>
> Hi Edwin,
>
> I agree about the BW printout as most readers will read laser printouts of
> the manual, and most laser printers are not color. However, I am confused
> by
> "two-sheets-per-page?" Are you talking about double-sided printing, or
> cramming two sheets on a standard 8-1/2 by 11 inch page (or equivalent)?
> Double sided printouts are okay if your printer has duplexing capability;
> otherwise, it's a pain, and repaginating is even a bigger pain. I think
> most
> readers will just print single-sided copies because it's easier.
>
>
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