Send PLT files to the plotter using PlotFlow. Some day, we will be able to run it on the server. Currently, everyone has to run it locally.

Note: This hasn't been updated for sending PDFs, because we haven't gotten that working yet. You can still use this method to send PLTs if you need to. Plus, we still have all those PLT archives, and sending out is the way to print those.[March 11, 2005]

Sending out. Anyone can do this.

Read this. OK good.

I only save one PMK from AC*; the perspective drawing. Here's how to do it in publisher.

* The PMKs for schedules and such are created in PM.

If you use Entourage, ignore this post.

To attach a file to an email, you can drag it to the mail icon. Mail will start a new message with the file attached. Nice. (Entourage does the same thing.)

When sending files to Wintellians, don't do this. Start the new message, then click 'Attach'. Select the file, and check 'Send Windows-Friendly attachments'. I don't know what it does, but it sounds good.

If you do the drag and drop thing, you won't get this option.

(I assume Entourage, as a Microsoft product, is Windows-friendly by nature.)

PS: Don't send 'Windows-Friendly attachments' to Mac people.

Mac OS X 10.3, Panther, has built-in ZIP compression functionality in the Finder. Use it instead of stuffit. The ZIP format is more standard, and cuts down on problems with the Wintellians.

To create a ZIP file from anything, select the items in the finder, right-click, and choose 'Create Archive of [something]'. A file is created with the extension .zip. If you archived one item, the zip will have the same name. If you archived more than one, the file will be called 'Archive.zip'. Seriously consider changing this name to something more descriptive.

The original files remain.

An overview of Publisher, and publishing DWGs.

Place layout lines where you plan to split the wall.

One or two check plots may be sent directly to the plotter. Any more than that takes forever, during which time you can't do anything else in PM. Usually, create PLT files. Always create PLTs when giving drawings to anyone else.