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Re: [Phys-l] PDF Based Laboratories



As Bernard says you can do almost all of this with Word. You can paste
images by using the screen capture (ctrl-alt-prnt screen in Windows) and
pasting it into Word. One thing you want that it does not do well is
sketching. If all you want to do is vector drawings it is not too
difficult use the insert - shapes - arrow to created the arrows. If you
want a drawing of the experimental setup or a schematic it is very hard
and time consuming. I have been using a similar system with Word for
years. I no longer require sketches because of the hassle.

Don Mathieson
Tulsa Community College
dmathies@tulsacc.edu




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I am a grad student at UMBC <www.umbc.edu> working on revising the
introductory algebra based physics labs. One of our goals is to be able
to
distribute the labs as pdf files. In the lab we are using Mac computers
and
Logger Pro software.

I have been able to make some pdf forms using Adobe Acrobat X. The
problem
is that with Adobe Reader you cannot save the form once it is filled out;
you can only print a paper copy which defeats the purpose of doing things
electronically. So we have been searching for an application (preferably
free) that can do 3 tasks with a pdf: insert text, paste images from
Logger
Pro, and do basic sketching (drawing vectors, etc). So far our search has
found only software that does only part of the three features mentioned
above. The main problem appears to be inserting the graphics. I have
tried
using Skim Reader <http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/> which is very nice
except for the fact that the I have as yet not been paste in an image.

If anyone has any suggestions as to either the software or a work around I
would like to hear from you.

Thanks,

Paul Corbitt
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