Help:Notes_on_document_conversion
The documents associated with the manual (such as handouts and presentations) were prepared as detailed below. The aim was to
- insert (lightweight) graphics into the documents (such as the RECOUP logo and the CC license badge, as well as a footer giving the url of the wiki), and
- to convert the source document from proprietary formats to open formats (including OpenOffice and wiki text).
Below, PPT refers to (presentations in) Microsoft Powerpoint 2004 for Mac, while OO refers to (presentations and documents in) OpenOffice 3.0 beta for Mac.
Presentations (source format powerpoint)
These originated as powerpoint for PC. Initially these were opened in OO, modified, and saved back to PPT. However, it was found that the size of the documents increased in this way. Instead, the document was opened in PPT, modifed, and save back to PPT, and the size was found to be more favourable. (Note that repeated saving in PPT alters the filesize. The document was repeatedly saved until the minimum filesize was obtained.)
Once the document had been modified and saved in PPT, a pdf was generated using the PPT pdf plugin. The PPT was then opened in OO, and saved as odp.
Documents (source format microsoft word doc)
Singal, N., and Jeffery, R. (2008). Qualitative Research Skills Workshop: A Facilitator's Reference Manual, http://oer.educ.cam.ac.uk/wiki/RECOUP, Cambridge: RECOUP (Research Consortium on Educational Outcomes and Poverty, http://recoup.educ.cam.ac.uk/). CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. (original page)
