🚀 go-pugleaf

Jo, 

      My thought is to create the sheets in InDesign and Acrobat.




That would be my choice. But I don't know what you mean by "squirly". Can you be a bit less technical? <g>

I've done this a few times for posters, legal forms, and hand-outs. Even government tax agency forms use this format. I found that you have to set up the form carefully, being mindful of the options available from field size, color and position to font choice, position and size. But after taking the time to set up, it works fine for me.

If you have specific questions about how to set this up properly in Acrobat, I recommend that you ask in that forum for the best responses.

Thanks.

Neil

> The final file I provide the client will be a PDF that they can alter the type in.

PDF is final format, not a format intended to be edited. If this was 
just a matter of adding an address, I'd say to leave a blank space and 
create PDF stamps for each office that they could use or even use a data 
merge and create them all yourself.

Sorry, but supplying PDFs to be edited just isn't going to work very 
smoothly. It's not a format that's intended for that purpose.

Send them InDesign files if they need to edit these things and print them.

Bob

Bob,

I saw the issue as just a file requiring fields filled out locally, which would be relatively easy. But, you're right! In rereading, I see the need for "minor text edits". It can't be done right without the creating application (InDesign), which would require the purchase and installation of the application and appropriate fonts for each office.

Of course, this is NOT something I would feel comfortable with, as non-designers would be playing with stuff they know little if anything about. I'd rather maintain control of the "minor edits" in the designer's hands, and send those out to be customized with office locations in fixed fields.

I suppose another way to do this would be to have a Web-based form which could be customized on line and converted to a downloadable/printable PDF. Considering what would have to be done to produce such a form, it is probably not worth the cost.

Neil

Hate to say it, but it sounds like a Word template to me.

Like chalk on a blackboard!

But, I suppose that is the "safe" way to do it. Not pretty. But safe.

Neil

ADOBE
Opinions appreciated: I cross mediums and for a class project I posted an interest of mine which was; wouldn't it be cool for adobe to create 1(one) application that could combine photoshop/ illustrator/ indesign/ imageready/ golive/and designer. This would allow a designer to save on memory space and open applications while working multiple projects (screen freezy and crashing or slow response). I was asked how many people care that's a big project, so here I post and your response is greatly appreciated.

my email is kcfain@sbcglobal.net and would love to hear your opinions

Do you realize how bloated such a program would be?
Jay

I am reposting without email... sorry about that...

ADOBE
Opinions appreciated: I cross mediums and for a class project I posted an interest of mine which was; wouldn't it be cool for adobe to create 1(one) application that could combine photoshop/ illustrator/ indesign/ imageready/ golive/and designer. This would allow a designer to save on memory space and open applications while working multiple projects (screen freezy and crashing or slow response). I was asked how many people care that's a big project, so here I post and your response is greatly appreciated.

Let me explain... I flip back and forth, If you use these you may understand. Alot lot of pull down menu's are the same and most doing the same thing, If i'm designing a logo, web page, vector or raster how useful to be able to not have photoshop, illustrator, dreamweaver open along with vegas for editing and droping film cuts or adding cross filters. I'm at the beginning stage of an idea but as a designer working crossplatform between print, web, film editing audio/video I'm dreaming in this ADOBE FOR ME space.

If you want something that would work between print and film you would 
have to work with such high resolution images for print that would bring 
any video system to it's knees after only a few frames.
Jay

There's no way, you CAN'T combine all programs, there's too much functionality and they all have specialties. It may look like you could just combine them, but there's too much going on underneath the hood, behind the scenes, and you'd lose functions. Even if you could, Adobe wouldn't... they'd lose too much money.

As it is the full suite costs $2500. That would be a heck of a price to pay for someone who only wants to use photoshop.

Katherine,

Your suggestion is totally impractical. The way Adobe has the Creative Suites and individual apps set up now works best for most folks. And if you use the Creative Suites, it is certainly easy enough to switch apps, and move files between them.

BTW, you are not addressing Adobe in these forums. Most of the folks here are Adobe product users, like you. As a host, I also deleted your email for (1) your privacy, (2) to prevent Internet spiders from picking it up and spamming you, (3) as the way these forums work successfully is via open conversations, allowing many more folks to participate.

Neil

Katherine,

Your suggestion is totally impractical. The way Adobe has the Creative Suites and individual apps set up now works best for most folks. And if you use the Creative Suites, it is certainly easy enough to switch apps, and move files between them.

BTW, you are not addressing Adobe in these forums. Most of the folks here are Adobe product users, like you. As a host, I also deleted your email for (1) your privacy, (2) to prevent Internet spiders from picking it up and spamming you, (3) as the way these forums work successfully is via open conversations, to allow many more folks to participate.

Neil

I don't even like the fact that they recombined Photoshop and Imageready.
Jay

Wasn't Corel an all in one app? Can't remember.

Corel, like Adobe is a company. They Corel Xara was a one size fits all 
kind of thing but I never used it so I can't comment on.

The CorelDRAW Graphics Suite contains DRAW and PhotoPaint. Both are 
worthy applications.

Bob

Actually, Xara comes closer to an all-in-one app than many realise. It is stll primaraly a vector graphics app. However, it now has a basic photo editing tool as well as enhanced DTP features mas well as the ability to create basic web pages.

Ian