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Writing the Rulebook

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Thu, 02/12/2004 - 16:28
Deviant
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I have a game I would like to submit to the GDW, but first I need to write the manual. No problem; I have notes. The problem is that I use WordPerfect for word-processing, which not many people have. Also, I intend to include pictures in the document which illustrate examples in the text. Adobe Acrobat would be well-suited for this purpose, and I know I can save CorelDraw files as Acrobat files, conveniently getting around having to buy the Acrobat writer. Unfortunately, Coreldraw is finicky with the text when it translates to a different file format. All of the words are oversized and out of place.

I want a nice, clean manual that most people on the BGDF can read, but I don't want to spend a lot of money. Does anyone have a solution?

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Thu, 02/12/2004 - 17:09
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IngredientX
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Re: Writing the Rulebook

Can WordPerfect save HTML files?

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Thu, 02/12/2004 - 17:40
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ps to pdf

If you can print the document to a postscript file, there are some free tools to convert postscript to pdf.

I haven't used the following site but it should do the trick... http://www.ps2pdf.com/convert/convert.htm

peace,
Tom

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Thu, 02/12/2004 - 18:12
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Re: Writing the Rulebook

Deviant wrote:

I want a nice, clean manual that most people on the BGDF can read, but I don't want to spend a lot of money. Does anyone have a solution?

Well, if you have a fast Internet connection, you can download OpenOffice.org. It's free, and it will read in a WordPerfect file, and export to a PDF. I think it also sings and dances. :-)

Downside: It's a bi-i-ig download.

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Thu, 02/12/2004 - 20:45
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IngredientX wrote:
Can WordPerfect save HTML files?

YES! Which is an excellent solution, thanks! I didn't think you could at first, because the "Save As" box didn't have it as an option. Huh. Well, that works.

I'll give that OpenOffice gizmo a go. The 60+ megabyte download is a bit intimidating, but it's nothing I can't handle.

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Fri, 02/13/2004 - 00:00
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Argh!

There is a FREE PDF Writer application in the downloads section called cutePDF. Check it out folks, very handy. Anything you can print, it can convert to a PDF. and I do mean anything.

-Darke

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Fri, 02/13/2004 - 09:39
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Writing the Rulebook

I've been using PDF995 to "print" pdf files from Word.

Generally, is a printer selection, but instead of going to a printer, it shoves all the data into a pdf. I think most of the pdf converters work this way, by the way.

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Fri, 02/13/2004 - 11:08
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Yep

doho123 wrote:
I've been using PDF995 to "print" pdf files from Word.

Generally, is a printer selection, but instead of going to a printer, it shoves all the data into a pdf. I think most of the pdf converters work this way, by the way.

Yes I used to use PDF995, but it has a nag screen and requires you to install two seperate programs. CutePDF is an all in one app with no nag screen. Works very well, a perfect solution.

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Sat, 02/14/2004 - 06:52
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Nazhuret
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Writing the Rulebook

cute pdf is great....

if you have a microsoft based machine....

what can you give me if i have a mac?

(which i and others do?)

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Sat, 02/14/2004 - 09:05
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Writing the Rulebook

If you're using Mac OSX, I thought all applications could print directly to pdf? Use the UNIX's ps2pdf command.

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