how to print documents horizontal writing

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
June 12, 2012

Hi Maria -
And we can still do that…easily with the PNG format.

But now we have another choice that looks better…called SVG Refinement font. Have you tried changing signs or columns to SVG Refinement? The circles for the faces become beautiful circles that are vector graphics…and the SVG format normally cannot be copied like PNG…that was what I was talking about - but now Steve is creating a special feature that makes it possible to change the perfect looking SVG to PNG and we can copy and paste and drag and drop once again, but with better graphics quality…

So do you know how to change your documents to SVG refinement, Maria?

Regarding DocumentMaker Pro - I do not know the answer yet - want to download DocumentMaker Pro and find out? Do you have FileMaker Pro installed on your computer?

Download DocumentMaker Pro
http://www.signbank.org/DocumentMaker/

Val ;-)

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On Jun 12, 2012, at 7:11 PM, MARIA GALEA wrote:

> Hi Valerie and Stefan,
> Before we could simply copy each column as a picture and paste into Word
> right? So this is not possible any more?
> What about using DocumentMaker program? Is it still possible to drag-drop
> of columns into DocumentMaker or FileMaker Pro?
> Thanks!
> maria
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>> Hi Valerie,
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>> Thank you very much for your detailed instruction.
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>> Method 1 does not work  for me  -
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>> If I choose in Word �Insert a Picture from a File�  - I do not get the
>> result ;-(
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>> Method 2 works of course � smile �
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>> Just wanted to be sure that there is no easy way to get a number of lanes
>> printed at once in one document...
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>> Thanks again ...
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>> Stefan
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>> Von: SignWriting List: Read and Write Sign Languages
>> [mailto:SW-L at LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU] Im Auftrag von Valerie Sutton
>> Gesendet: Samstag, 9. Juni 2012 15:51
>> An: SW-L at LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU
>> Betreff: Re: how to print documents horizontal writing
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>> SignWriting List
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>> June 9, 2012
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>> Hello Stefan!
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>> Nice to hear from you.
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>> I believe you must chosen the SVG Refinement formatting for the document?
>> SVG is unique! It is not like other graphics formats, such as .PNG or
>> .JPG.
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>> Yesterday I discussed this issue with Steve. Right now there are really
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>> two alternatives.
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>> To get each line of horizontal SignWriting, or each vertical column of
>> SignWriting (doesn't matter the direction) into MicroSoft Word, using the
>> SVG Refinement format, do the following:
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>> METHOD 1
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>> 1. Create the SVG document in CloumnMaker.
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>> 2. Right-click and choose to Print Frame.
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>> 3. Create a PDF of the frame, instead of printing.
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>> 4. In Microsoft Word, choose the Insert a Picture from a File. Insert the
>> PDF document as if it were a graphics file.
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>> METHOD 2
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>> 1. Create the SVG document in CloumnMaker.
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>> 2. Take a screen capture of the SignWriting.
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>> 3. The screen capture creates a PNG or JPG for you.
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>> 4. In Microsoft Word, choose the Insert a Picture from a File.
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>> Both methods work for me -
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>> Try inserting a PDF as a graphics file in Microsoft Word -
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>> Val ;-)
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>> On Jun 9, 2012, at 4:24 AM, Stefan W�hrmann wrote:
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>> Hi Steve, hi Valerie... listmembers,
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>> I  try to understand the procedure to write documents horizontal ... with
>> SignPuddle
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>> Once I got the translation I go to column maker und recreate the document
>> like this:
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>> Reading Level & Layout   ...
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>> Customize ....
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>> In the end I get for example 6 lanes which I would like to print in a word
>> document.
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>> I know that I could print lane by lane in a PDF
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>> ..mh .. is there any other practical alternative?
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>> Thanks for your support.
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>> Stefan
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