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Old 03-01-2012, 10:36 AM
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Hello everyone.

I haven't forgotten about trying to figure out a template for everyone.

I am mainly just trying to figure out how to format it in Word so that when you hook up your printer, the whole document doesn't reformat itself.

I've got it set up as a 5.5" x 8.5" paper format right now, which won't work with many people's home printers.

(On a side note, selling a .dot word template is great, until people start sharing it. I have to figure out how strongly I want to protect it...)

Consider this a promise to have something available, but not a promise on timeline. I'll keep working.
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Old 03-01-2012, 11:59 AM
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Hello everyone.

I haven't forgotten about trying to figure out a template for everyone.

I am mainly just trying to figure out how to format it in Word so that when you hook up your printer, the whole document doesn't reformat itself.

I've got it set up as a 5.5" x 8.5" paper format right now, which won't work with many people's home printers.

(On a side note, selling a .dot word template is great, until people start sharing it. I have to figure out how strongly I want to protect it...)

Consider this a promise to have something available, but not a promise on timeline. I'll keep working.
Excellent! Sooner is better, I've started writing mine this past week...

Oh, and I prefer the 5.5" x 8.5" format (it just means it gets printed as a booklet with some rotating and all that)...more compact. Recommend that you allow both options, for different user preferences...
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Old 03-01-2012, 07:00 PM
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I am mainly just trying to figure out how to format it in Word so that when you hook up your printer, the whole document doesn't reformat itself.
People trying to submit Word documents as source files for printed works have been the bane of printers' existences for about 20 years.

I know that moving it to another program would be a fair bit of work, but before you completely dismiss the idea out-of-hand, at least take a look at what is out there, and consider if it really *would* be all that much work, compared to the other alternatives. Scribus, for example, is a free, open-source document layout program. It runs on Windows, Mac, and Unix, and is reasonably user-friendly.

I know Word can be massaged into producing a document that works, on one computer, one printer, and with one set of fonts. My checklist is still done in Word, something I continually tell myself I will fix someday but never seem to get around to. As it's just for me it's not an issue, but many people have asked me for copies of it so they could modify it for their aircraft, and every one has complained that the formatting didn't work out on their printer. I usually just get the changes from them and make them a PDF from my copy.

Something else to consider... Maybe donating this to the community would be a good "pay it forward" exercise?
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Old 03-01-2012, 07:36 PM
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Default Simple license agreement and give it me in word

Really, I'll take in word and suffer through. If your template gets me through a logical progression for the POH, I'm happy. I don't expect the,POH to be a one hour project. Take some of my money and let me at it

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Old 03-04-2012, 12:20 PM
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I am also interested in a template.

I will sign a license agreement.
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Old 03-05-2012, 06:31 AM
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Maybe donating this to the community would be a good "pay it forward" exercise?
Rob, thank you for your suggestion. It will be considered. I would like to point out that for people trying to start an aviation-related business, it's hard to generate revenue with donations. It's certainly not out of the question, but please let me run through the economics of it.

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Really, I'll take in word and suffer through. If your template gets me through a logical progression for the POH, I'm happy. I don't expect the,POH to be a one hour project. Take some of my money and let me at it

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Hi Rick, I'll try to have something available within the week.

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I am also interested in a template.
Hi Nick. Per above, I'll try to have something available within the week. No license agreements, though.
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Old 03-20-2012, 12:20 PM
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How are you getting on with this Andrew?
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