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Originally Posted by svosg13
On the print dialog in Adobe PDF, you can just select "Document Only"in the "Comments and Forms" section and the annotation (in blue) on the document will not be printed.
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^^^THIS!!!
This is great news! Thanks so much. It would've only been a waste of $800 for me if it didn't fit into my workflow.
I expect I'll have more questions after my DPTS1 arrives.
Thanks to everyone who commented.
Note: More than one person has expressed curiosity about my workflow - specifically why I can't just keep two copies of the pdfs I use. While It probably won't be of interest to most on this thread, I feel that I should at least be as courteous as everyone here who has been kind enough to answer my questions for me. The short answer is that I've a strong affinity for ruthless efficiency. The long answer is below.
Currently a good part of my work is dealing with interlocutory matters - exciting stuff, I know </sarcasm>. Any legislation or case law I ever read gets annotated and added to an indexed database. When I need to prepare for an upcoming appearance, I go through the database, further annotating the pdfs if necessary and pulling the relevant pieces I need to build my case along my way. I may be pulling entire cases, or I may be pulling pages from specific pieces of legislation. Usually a combination of the two. I combine these pieces into a separate pdf which I use for the specific appearance. I can be pulling up to 15 sources from thousands of pages of material.The night before making my appearance I print multiple copies of the case specific pdf - one copy with annotations, for my reference, and the remaining clean copies for the Court and opposing counsel.
I admit that if I simply kept fresh duplicates of all my pdfs it wouldn't take too much time to use the annotated case specific pdf as a guide to create a clean copy. Maybe an extra 10-15 minutes. I would also need to keep a separate database, but I this would be little more than a slight annoyance. The issue is that I do this all the time. I just don't feel that I can justify the convenience of a technology if it's going to cost me time in the long run.
My new workflow will hopefully look similar, except for two distinct changes:
I will only print the clean copies. My annotated copies will be on the DPTS1. (From what I've read, the DPTS1 is rock solid - I shouldn't have any reason to fear a glitch will make me lose my notes mid application)
On a sunny day, research can be done under a tree in the park, instead of in my office staring at a monitor. (I really like this one!)