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PDF: Unfit for human consumption

Jakob Nielsen has published an alertbox on the usability problems with PDFs. To quote:

Users get lost inside PDF files, which are typically big, linear text blobs that are optimized for print and unpleasant to read and navigate online. PDF is good for printing, but that's it. Don't use it for online presentation.

Posted by jamesr on July 16, 2003 10:42 AM
Categories: Usability & user-centered design