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Thread ID: 71974	2006-08-24 05:57:00	Adobe, TurboCad, Personal stupidity	Thomas01 (317)	Press F1

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480376	2006-08-24 05:57:00	I must be mad! AT the age of 73 I am trying to learn TurboCad. OK I have 50 years of drafting experience and have used DCWin for ages but I am finding TurboCad extremely difficult to get a grip of. The help desk I find no good for me - but probably brilliant for those who have used the program for years. The manual is useless (again unless you already know the program). I have been given an instruction program which is written in ADOBE and seems about my best chance to make progress. It details how to start and complete a drawing of a battery, and is intended as a learning tool for TurboCad. But I find as with many instructions for learners that reasons for certain actions are not given. I would like to add my own notes to the Adobe instructions. Something like "this is done to make clarity better" etc. Even being able to show just where I had got to would help. But I have nothing to add these notes - any suggestions please. Tom	Thomas01 (317)
480377	2006-08-24 06:12:00	I'd be inclined to print the pages you need. Then you can annotate them to your heart's content. ;) Paper is still a very good medium for transmitting information. Adobe Reader lets you print a page at a time, or a range, I often print 2 pages/page.	Graham L (2)
480378	2006-08-24 10:21:00	I'd be inclined to print the pages you need. Then you can annotate them to your heart's content. ;) Paper is still a very good medium for transmitting information. Adobe Reader lets you print a page at a time, or a range, I often print 2 pages/page. Agreed Graham - But of course I had already considered this as the best method. Trouble is the darn instructions run to 128 pages - that means a lot of pennies when you are on pension. Tom	Thomas01 (317)
480379	2006-08-25 03:27:00	But there are usually a lot of blank and useless pages in the count. :) I did stress the pages you need. Even so, printing 2 up, and on both sides (easily done by manually feeding one sheet at a time) would only need 32 sheets. I'm very shortsighted, so I can see half size print, even after a retinal detachment and a lot of laser welding on both eyes.	Graham L (2)
480380	2006-08-25 23:17:00	But there are usually a lot of blank and useless pages in the count. :) I did stress the pages you need. Even so, printing 2 up, and on both sides (easily done by manually feeding one sheet at a time) would only need 32 sheets. I'm very shortsighted, so I can see half size print, even after a retinal detachment and a lot of laser welding on both eyes. Yeah right Graham Like you I do like printed stuff. So decided to look into printing again. I didn't realise Adobe would give me the option of printing half size - and even so I worried about its legibility. But I find that my new cheap HP scanner/printer does a much better job of printing than my old semi professional Epson did before it eventually cried enough and quietly expired. So I am taking your advice. but not printing on both sides even though my printer gives me the option of doing this - I decided that it would be better only one side and half size. I am delighted so far with the reproduction and having no problem reading those I have printed off. It's back to the old days - when I first started using computers I printed off just about every manual - on a nine pin printer that took time, but it was cheaper than ink jets - and of course I was earning money - wonderful stuff. I will probably print off all the sheets and hang the expense! Thanks Graham for your advice which did in fact put me in the right direction. Tom	Thomas01 (317)
480381	2006-08-26 22:08:00	Hi Thomas, I have sent you a message regarding the cd based video tutorials that are available for turbocad. Check your "private messages". regards andy	andy (473)
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