Security...PDF Files...need help

[Cliff Salisbury]

As I posted before I used Adobe 4.05. I went back and did some checking but could not find the gold key that everyone is talking about. Than I realized that I was looking at it through the Adobe Reader. I went to the Adobe program and opened the appraisal and sure enough there was a gold key at the bottom of the file. I also checked a few more older appraisals and they each had the gold key at the bottom.
This tells me that you do not have to secure each one. When I rint from my orogram to the Distiller a box comes up and ask me if I want to save the file to the PDF assigned file. I click save and it saves it to the foler that I save all my PDF Appraisals to. I never go in and open each file and apply the security.
Now the bad news. I can not remember how I did this. I have checked all of my notes and no luck. I think that I recevied the instructions from someone on this forum. Maybe it was the old forum. I will try to look more this weekend and will post them if I find them.

 

[Jo Ann Meyer Stratton]

It finally dawned on me several months ago that I need to print my file copy for myself from the pdf file in Adobe so that I would have an exact copy of what is emailed to the client. Before that I had been printing my file copy from Day One/Nova as I would finish typing a page. I all of a sudden realize that computors do strange things sometimes and what I had in Day One/ Nova might not be what I was emailing the client!!! And sure enough one had slipped through that had all the info in Day One/Nova but the pdf file that went to the client had a blank section. So that convinced me that my file copy needed to be the actual pdf file!

 

[Farm Gal]

Joanne:

I noticed this same situation in ACI, in addition it prints out on 8.5 x 11 which paper is cheaper, using less toner also :roll:

every litter bit helps.

 

[wyecoyote]

Lee Ann,

You can change the print size if you want. Just go to page set up and at the bottom it has paper size you must have letter selected just scroll that down to legal and then go back to print and print will be set for legal size. That is if you want to.

Ryan

 

[Farm Gal]

:lol: :lol:
Ryan:

Thanks dear, too much work!

Besides, I'd fer sure forget :evil: to reset it to 'regular' print for my regular clients 8O ... eliminating entirely all paper/toner savings... 8O

Which error I would only notice after printing three copies two of wrong size

Methinks I'd better stick to my curent program, besides, JoAnne's method does catch those 'Ooppps my software slipped' errors.

 

[Jo Ann Meyer Stratton]

Lee Ann:

It is in Adobe Acrobat that you can set the paper size to legal, which I have done because of my poor eyesight to be able to read the printout from Adobe! But if you can read the letter size--go for it. But that does mean your client receiving your e-mail is also getting letter size. Is that what they prefer?

 

[Farm Gal]

My client gets whatever size they chose to print! :twisted: ,

I on the other hand have my Adobe set to print in-house at the smaller paper size (average cost $2.00 per ream, vs. the legal paper which I am lucky to get at 3.99 a ream!) My eys tho dimming can still make out the smaller print

OK so we are talking a whopping 0.2 cents per sheet, but this adds up! (Figure average 3 cents per report... :idea: )
Cost is one issue, but waste in general is another: I'm doing my part for the trees!!! Cuts the paper use by 25% also... are appraisers nuts or what :?: :!:

Besides I ain't as young as I usta was
I can schlep a case of 8.5 x 11 down to my basement office in the original box, the legal box is just a few pounds too heavy and awkward in width for me to manage in one load :roll: :evil:

 

[Jo Ann Meyer Stratton]

I use the legal size and do my tree hugging bit by using every piece of paper (except the one that goes to the client) at least twice and sometimes three and then I may cut it up and get a fourth use out of it. Just went to Costco yesterday for a carton of 5000 legal size sheets for $26. The letter size was $20.

 

[Farm Gal]

BAwwww

We don't HAVE a Costco, and Sam's Club doesn't compete on that level locally... regular price is nasty $45-49 a case the 39.99 special is only once in a blue moon

BIG LOL on the reuse : we bought padding compound and one of the first jobs assigned to the kid was painting it on the ends of our reused paper, in a well ventilated area, of course :roll:

 

[Jo Ann Meyer Stratton]

What about an Office Max or Staples or Office Depot? For awhile last spring Costco didn't have legal size and I found some at one of the above for about $30. I plan my paper buying foreys around meetings in Phoenix or Tucson, always buy enough for months because I never know when I will get to the big city next. Spent over $600 on office supplies at Costco and Staples yesterday, had to place an order for toner cartridges for my copier with Staples, it is to be delivered by UPS Mon or Tues. I am terrible for the local economy because I don't buy anthing locally. That $600 yesterday would have been about $1,200 or more in Safford!