I'm confused. If it doesn't allow annotating exisiting PDFs then I'm not
sure of the point. Am I missing something?
Jim

"Fritz Switzer" <fritz.switzer@abletfactory.com> wrote in message
news:e5pBszM8DHA.2560@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> We have released a "concept" program for Free Download called abletInkPdf.
> It enables direct inking to a create a PDF to share with anyone that has
> Adobe Reader or Acrobat without any
> "convert-to-this-convert-to-that-or-print-to-this" conversions.
>
> It is only a "concept" and does not include annotation of existing PDFs.
> Comments, suggestions or inputs other than that are always welcome.
>
> You can get access by going to : www.abletfactory.com/products01.html and
> following the Download Request instructions.
>
>
> --
> Fritz Switzer
> Medical Dictionary and Handwriting FAQ
> www.abletFactory.com
>
>
>
> jsl wrote:
> > But do you lose a lot of PDF stuff in the transition like graphics,
> > text errors, etc. May be worth checking out, but also sounds like a
> > hassle. I'll probably keep writing them to Journal files until
> > someone comes up with a *good* solution.
> > Thanks,
> > Jim
> > "DLR" <Radcliff1@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:wpGdnYAyT-aZtbndRVn-vw@comcast.com...
> >> FYI....I use a program called PDF Converter by Scansoft that
> >> converts Adobe to Word.....I make my notations and then convert back
> >> to Adobe.
> >>
> >>
> >> "jsl" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> >> news:uFq5wGO7DHA.2460@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >>> I really like Windows Journal highlighting and smoothly
> >>> marking documents. Also, Office 2003 has good annotation features
> >>> in Word, Excel and Powerpoint. However, the documents I really
> >>> want to intensely mark up are PDF files (I have acrobat 5.0).
> >>> Although it contains annotation features (the pencil is the main
> >>> one I can about), they are not smooth at all, difficult to keep
> >>> legible and not at all effective if you have to
> > do
> >> a
> >>> lot of marking up. What I end up doing is printing my PDF files to
> >>> a Windows Journal file for annotating. My question is, does Adobe
> >>> have a product that has good annotation features for PDF files?
> >>> Does anyone know of an add-in or product that I could buy to do so?
> >>>
> >>> Any thoughts would be appreciated. I find nothing at Adobe's web
> >>> site that is helpful or suggestive that they have even thought
> >>> about this issue.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Jim
>
>

Jim,

If you just want to create PDF type document on your Tablet with ink.
Colors, thickness etc will be included in a file that someone can open and
read with Adobe Reader. Some users want to share "ink" with those that do
not have Jourmal Reader installed. You could then attach the file to an
e-mail and the recipient could see your handwriting, drawing whatever
without having to have anything but Adobe Reader.

For those without Adobe Acrobat the alternative would be to use MS Journal
and print to PDF. Acrobat's support for Pen Input for some is lacking.

Agreed, it has limited functionality. Inking directly on a PDF with text ,
graphics and other elements falls under the non-trivial category.


--
Fritz Switzer
Medical Dictionary and Handwriting FAQ
www.abletFactory.com



jsl wrote:
> I'm confused. If it doesn't allow annotating exisiting PDFs then I'm
> not sure of the point. Am I missing something?
> Jim
>
> "Fritz Switzer" <fritz.switzer@abletfactory.com> wrote in message
> news:e5pBszM8DHA.2560@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> We have released a "concept" program for Free Download called
>> abletInkPdf. It enables direct inking to a create a PDF to share
>> with anyone that has Adobe Reader or Acrobat without any
>> "convert-to-this-convert-to-that-or-print-to-this" conversions.
>>
>> It is only a "concept" and does not include annotation of existing
>> PDFs. Comments, suggestions or inputs other than that are always
>> welcome.
>>
>> You can get access by going to :
>> www.abletfactory.com/products01.html and following the Download
>> Request instructions.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Fritz Switzer
>> Medical Dictionary and Handwriting FAQ
>> www.abletFactory.com
>>
>>
>>
>> jsl wrote:
>>> But do you lose a lot of PDF stuff in the transition like graphics,
>>> text errors, etc. May be worth checking out, but also sounds like a
>>> hassle. I'll probably keep writing them to Journal files until
>>> someone comes up with a *good* solution.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jim
>>> "DLR" <Radcliff1@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:wpGdnYAyT-aZtbndRVn-vw@comcast.com...
>>>> FYI....I use a program called PDF Converter by Scansoft that
>>>> converts Adobe to Word.....I make my notations and then convert
>>>> back to Adobe.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "jsl" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:uFq5wGO7DHA.2460@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>> I really like Windows Journal highlighting and smoothly
>>>>> marking documents. Also, Office 2003 has good annotation features
>>>>> in Word, Excel and Powerpoint. However, the documents I really
>>>>> want to intensely mark up are PDF files (I have acrobat 5.0).
>>>>> Although it contains annotation features (the pencil is the main
>>>>> one I can about), they are not smooth at all, difficult to keep
>>>>> legible and not at all effective if you have to
>>> do
>>>> a
>>>>> lot of marking up. What I end up doing is printing my PDF files
>>>>> to a Windows Journal file for annotating. My question is, does
>>>>> Adobe have a product that has good annotation features for PDF
>>>>> files? Does anyone know of an add-in or product that I could buy
>>>>> to do so?
>>>>>
>>>>> Any thoughts would be appreciated. I find nothing at Adobe's web
>>>>> site that is helpful or suggestive that they have even thought
>>>>> about this issue.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Jim

Jim, the whole problem is Adobe hasn't made their PDF process aware of Ink
yet. Once they do, there'll be no problems. At this point, they haven't
said anything about updating. Maybe you could contact their support section
and ask the question of "when."
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet PC Universe - www.tabletpcuniverse.net
Tablet PC Chat - http://thetabletpc.net/support.htm
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"jsl" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:elioE9N8DHA.1112@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I'm confused. If it doesn't allow annotating exisiting PDFs then I'm not
> sure of the point. Am I missing something?
> Jim
>
> "Fritz Switzer" <fritz.switzer@abletfactory.com> wrote in message
> news:e5pBszM8DHA.2560@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > We have released a "concept" program for Free Download called
abletInkPdf.
> > It enables direct inking to a create a PDF to share with anyone that has
> > Adobe Reader or Acrobat without any
> > "convert-to-this-convert-to-that-or-print-to-this" conversions.
> >
> > It is only a "concept" and does not include annotation of existing PDFs.
> > Comments, suggestions or inputs other than that are always welcome.
> >
> > You can get access by going to : www.abletfactory.com/products01.html
and
> > following the Download Request instructions.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Fritz Switzer
> > Medical Dictionary and Handwriting FAQ
> > www.abletFactory.com
> >
> >
> >
> > jsl wrote:
> > > But do you lose a lot of PDF stuff in the transition like graphics,
> > > text errors, etc. May be worth checking out, but also sounds like a
> > > hassle. I'll probably keep writing them to Journal files until
> > > someone comes up with a *good* solution.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jim
> > > "DLR" <Radcliff1@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > > news:wpGdnYAyT-aZtbndRVn-vw@comcast.com...
> > >> FYI....I use a program called PDF Converter by Scansoft that
> > >> converts Adobe to Word.....I make my notations and then convert back
> > >> to Adobe.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> "jsl" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:uFq5wGO7DHA.2460@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > >>> I really like Windows Journal highlighting and smoothly
> > >>> marking documents. Also, Office 2003 has good annotation features
> > >>> in Word, Excel and Powerpoint. However, the documents I really
> > >>> want to intensely mark up are PDF files (I have acrobat 5.0).
> > >>> Although it contains annotation features (the pencil is the main
> > >>> one I can about), they are not smooth at all, difficult to keep
> > >>> legible and not at all effective if you have to
> > > do
> > >> a
> > >>> lot of marking up. What I end up doing is printing my PDF files to
> > >>> a Windows Journal file for annotating. My question is, does Adobe
> > >>> have a product that has good annotation features for PDF files?
> > >>> Does anyone know of an add-in or product that I could buy to do so?
> > >>>
> > >>> Any thoughts would be appreciated. I find nothing at Adobe's web
> > >>> site that is helpful or suggestive that they have even thought
> > >>> about this issue.
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks,
> > >>> Jim
> >
> >
>
>