Comments on: What intranet content should be in PDF format?

By: PDF or HTML? | Content Here

PDF or HTML? | Content Here — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:06:01 +0000

[...] Manchester, from Step Two Designs has a very useful article on when to publish Intranet content in PDF format rather than HTML. I [...]

By: Carlee Potter

Carlee Potter — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:09:29 +0000

So when everyone agree that, yes, a PDF should be linked to on this occasion – do you stick to the usability rule of setting new content page to open in the existing window, or should it open in a new window?

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UX Designer’s Quick Reference | butlerhouse — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:28:00 +0000

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By: How to provide your company policies | kilobox communiqué

How to provide your company policies | kilobox communiqué — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:21:33 +0000

[...] Alex Manchester from Step Two (Intranet Design) provides clear guidance on when to use PDFs. [...]

By: Mass Loy

Mass Loy — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:14:02 +0000

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By: CC

CC — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:21:15 +0000

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By: Segnalazioni su collaborazione, conoscenza e altre amenità | Intranet Management

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:37:06 +0000

[...] – Quando usare i PDF e quando i form in una intranet. Un bell’articolo che spiega come impostare un uso sostenibile dei (tanti) PDF che affollano le nostre intranet. [...]

By: Sanjay Morzaria

Sanjay Morzaria — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:53:18 +0000

No one seems to have commented on the most obvious reason to have HTML as the default over and above pdf’s – accessibilty. apart from being a legal requirement in most countries, it actually makes your page more usable.

Let’s move away from the lazy option of pdf and make more effort to get things right.

By: Tekst in PDF of HTML? at Betuwse oogst

Tekst in PDF of HTML? at Betuwse oogst — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:19:34 +0000

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By: Andrew Mitchell

Andrew Mitchell — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:11:33 +0000

Hi Alex,

Interesting post and comment thread.

Overuse of PDFs is certainly an issue with our intranet – unnecessary clicking, unnecessary delay as another application launches, and unnecessary mental gymnastics as staff have to shift from IE-mode to Acrobat-mode. (And don’t try to tell me that embedding the Acrobat toolbar in IE removes that.) And these are in addition to the ‘cons’ you’ve raised.

Our future is to use HTML (via a simple publishing mechanism) as the default and PDFs will be the exception. But there’s a mountain of habit to conquer before we realise that dream.

Thanks for the article.

Andrew.