Hi
Just as a tip to anyone having problems with getting stuff to printers
intact -  use PDF files.

PDFs contain all the formatting "locked in" so nothing can change
between you and the printers.  It's like you're sending them a photo of
your page - and all printers can cope with PDFs.

A lot of software doesn't create PDFs, but that doesn't matter.  You can
download a free package which creates a virtual printer on your computer
- in other words, any time you go to the "print" dialogue in any
package, you can choose to "print" a PDF file instead of a printed page.
You can save the file to disk and then send it to your printing firm so.

there are several, but the one I use is called bullzip pdf printer. 

I've just put a link to it up on my site
 
www.anachronistic.co.uk - just look in the Tips section.

Oh - and I'll link to the gimp and the various other free bits we've
been talking about in the next few minutes....

Cheers

Christian Darkin



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Sent: 12 January 2010 14:30
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I don't know if you are printing your panels in-house or not, but if you
have them printed elsewhere, you might check with your printer about
software and file types. We use a local printer to print and mount basic
inexpensive panels for us and have always used MS Publisher, but it has
proven rather problematic. Inevitably in the process of getting the
files to the printer something always gets lost in the translation
(usually formatting) and doesn't quite come out right on the other end.
This has resulted in having to reprint panels and labels at the very
last minute, sometimes in time for the exhibit opening and sometimes
not. Not fun! We're hoping to be able to have different software in
place before our next exhibit... budget willing. 

Cristin J. Waterbury
Registrar/Collections Manager
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
www.wisconsinmaritime.org


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Sent: 12 January 2010 13:26
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Software recommendations?


Hi Everyone -

I'm looking for recommendations in terms of inexpensive (free?)
design/layout software.  When we develop small(er) exhibits in-house, I
end up designing the exhibit panels, etc.  Because the program is
installed on my computer, I've always used Microsoft Publisher, but it
seems like there should be "something better" out there.  What are other
museums using to design/layout exhibit panels?

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Lenora

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Lenora M. Henson
Curator - Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site
641 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY  14202
Phone: (716) 884-0095 x14
Fax: (716) 884-0330
www.TRSite.org
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