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Posted by: neo914-6 Oct 18 2005, 04:06 PM

I want to scan images, modify, re-write, and print both sides so I have a "new" owners manual. I'm combining the original 914 manual with the Audi 2000 manual.

Anyone familar with Adobe Creative Suite 2? What do I need minimum? Any other publisher software that you recommend?

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Posted by: SirAndy Oct 18 2005, 04:33 PM

QUOTE (neo914-6 @ Oct 18 2005, 03:06 PM)
Any other publisher software that you recommend?

i've got QuarkXPress 5.0 for the PC, if you're interested ...

you got an original /6 manual? if not, i can scan one for you ...
Andy

Posted by: markb Oct 18 2005, 04:45 PM

QUOTE (SirAndy @ Oct 18 2005, 03:33 PM)

you got an original /6 manual? if not, i can scan one for you ...
Andy

I'd be interested in a copy of the /6 manual if you scan it.

Posted by: goose2 Oct 18 2005, 06:32 PM

Quark is the best...for simple stuff Microsoft Publisher is not bad and quite cheap. Check out "Open Office" for something that might work for free.

Posted by: Dave_Darling Oct 18 2005, 06:50 PM

QUOTE (markb @ Oct 18 2005, 02:45 PM)
I'd be interested in a copy of the /6 manual if you scan it.

See if you can locate the CD that was going around on evil-bay for a while that had PDFs of the factory manuals on it. There was even one place where you could download it for a while, but I think it's gone now...

There was a -6 owner's manual on that CD, among other things.

--DD

Posted by: neo914-6 Oct 20 2005, 03:11 AM

I'll just scan the images, add actual pics, organize it in MS word and then create pdf's. I'll create a nicer manual "if" I reproduce the car or conversion kits...

Posted by: type47 Oct 20 2005, 06:03 AM

when i'm on the road with the teener, i carry my cell phone, AAA card and laptop with the following site bookmarked:

http://www.icbm.org/erkson/personal/Porsche_914_Manuals/index.htm

Posted by: BMartin914 Oct 20 2005, 01:18 PM

Quark XPress has 1000 times the flexibility of publisher. Great program. I use it everyday.

Posted by: neo914-6 Oct 20 2005, 09:35 PM

Miles,
It's a trade secret.

Jim,
Most everything on the car is modified so a stock manual won't help me.

Ben,
I'd love to learn another program but just realize I don't have the time...

Posted by: neo914-6 Dec 13 2005, 01:09 AM

For you S4 and A6 owners, my friend turned me onto a great soft copy http://www.robsaudiworld.com/Audi_S4_engine_english.pdf