Q. How do I make the maps? What kind of software
am I using?
Everyone always seems to be surprised
when I tell them that I'm using an obsolete piece of software.
It was written to run under DOS on an 8088 machine. Later,
it was upgraded to run under Windows 2. Eventually (as
is so common these days), a bigger company felt threatened and
bought up the "young upstart." After AutoCADD
bought GenericCADD, it stopped all support and let GenericCADD
disappear from the scene.
Even after all these years, it still seems
to suit my needs. If anyone out there knows of a piece
of software that might make my job easier (and still do the job)
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Q.The pdf maps seem really slow to download.
Is there a trick to making it faster?
Humm . . . Some of my maps are pretty
big and will seem to take a long time to download. I'll
try to remember to warn everyone when there's an extra long file
to download.
In the meantime, see if it is any faster
to download first to a file on your hard drive, then view it
after the download is finished. This is easy enough to
do. Instead of left clicking on the map link, right click
on it. Depending on which web browser you are using . .
. one of the menu items will be something like, "Save Link
As ..." Its likely that you will then be asked where
to save it, etc. When this is all done and the download
is finished, double click on the file name to view it in Acrobat
Reader.
Q. Getting an "overflow error" when trying
to print the maps from Acrobat Reader?
This is a common problem. It seems
to show up most often when trying to print to an HP4 LaserJet.
Try this from within Acrobat Reader:
Q. Want to create your own pdf files without spending
a bundle?
You may already have Acrobat PDFWriter
and not know it! It sometimes comes bundled with other
software. I got my free copy along with PhotoDeluxe Business
Edition 1.0.
Its a really nice utility. Once
you get it set up, you can create pdf files from any of your
software programs. It works like a printer. When
you've got a document, spreadsheet, graphic, etc. all done, you
click on "Print," change your printer to "Acrobat
PDFWriter", and in a moment you can view your document in
the Reader.
First, check your list of printers.
It may be installed and ready to create pdf files for you.
If you need some help figuring out how
to get it working, a search of the Adobe Support Knowledgebase
yielded this little goody --
