Re: Converting a manual into a PDF

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

brad wrote:

> ...what i really want is one that you
> could
> feed say 50 to 100 pages into it ...walk away and it is scanned i don't want
> to scan 1 at
> a time 2000 to 3000 pages of inventory items....i could do it but quite
> frankly this project
> of just cataloging everything will prob make me bonkers before then...

Brad, from one pack rat to another, I offer this koan:

Q: "How do you eat an elephant?"
A: "One bite at a time."

Don't fall victim to the "have to to all of task 1 before starting
task 2" syndrome, or task 2 will never be started.

Begin by starting to do _some_ scanning/archiving and making it
available, then do some more, etc., etc.  As you do it, index what
you are doing.

Eventually, you'll have a great deal archived and indexed--and
all along the way, you'll have a sense of accomplishment instead
of a feeling of dreading an impossible task!

-michael

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