[ANSTHRLD] New Forms online

[Charles O Floinn]

I used the last forms to create editable fields on a Word Document.  Then
lock the form and save it for my use.  I inserted the artwork directly onto
the form from a cutout I made that would keep the shield form and size as it
was on the original form.  I never heard any negative responses from any
submission using this form and format over the last two years.

Charles O Floinn
Herald, Shire of Rosenfeld,
Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:heralds-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of Alden Drake
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 9:07 AM
To: Heralds List, Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.
Subject: Re: [ANSTHRLD] New Forms online

The only way I can think of to accomodate both sides is to have a PDF form
with editable fields, which will allow the layout to remain *locked*.  The
downside of this is that to edit the fields, I think you need Adobe Acrobat
(not just Acrobat Reader - which is free).

Alden

----- Original Message ----
From: Jennifer Smith <jds at randomgang.com>
To: Alasdair MacEogan <alasdair at bmhanson.net>; "Heralds List, Kingdom of
Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <heralds at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 8:28:17 AM
Subject: Re: [ANSTHRLD] New Forms online


Alasdair figured out the secret. :)

We typically do NOT link to the DOC format versions (but they're online all
the same), to save Asterisk (and Bordure) headaches.

What headaches? The ones caused by submitters who are trying to do us the
favor of not having to decipher handwriting (and believe me, that is a favor
we're all grateful for!) but who, in the process, don't realize that we need
the form's formatting to remain exactly as-is, and inadvertantly move stuff
all over the page.

(Yes, I've had to redo forms like this entirely before...)

-Emma
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