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2010-04-29 09:45:53
ALH
Registered: Apr 27 2010
Posts: 5
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Our Legal Department is in the beginning stages of using Acrobat Portfolio's for organizing case documentation. I can see a portfolio rapidly growing in size. Are there things we need to consider in regards to the size of portfolios in storing, sharing, emailling and transporting portfolios?

Thanks much!

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.3.1, Windows
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2010-04-29 10:15:33
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rbogie
Registered: Apr 28 2008
Posts: 432
the participants on this forum respond well when the question is framed in precise terms, but not so well when the question is broad and multifaceted. generally, there is no need to "organize case documents" using acrobat's portfolio feature, when the windows file system provides robust tools for the purpose. as to the limits that may apply to the size of a portfolio, please let us know what it is when you reach it.
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2010-04-29 19:52:06
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daka630
Expert
Registered: Mar 1 2007
Posts: 1420
While I'm an EZ Pass user of the file system myself, I have to disagree with Reid when it comes to Portfolios.
Getting your EZ Pass to your file system is significant.
However, assembling and transferring focused "information packages" that support collaborative activities is something else.
Portfolios provide added value for this.


But, when engaging in a new methodology, making a study of it provides a success precursor.

For Portfolios, this is a useful article.
LiveCycle Doc Team
An article that establishes a foundation for understanding LiveCycle features related to PDF Packages and PDF Portfolios.
Adobe Reader/Acrobat (8/9) behavior relative to Packages and Portfolios is discussed.
[url]http://blogs.adobe.com/livecycledocs/2008/12/pdf_packages_vs_pdf_portfolios.php[/url]


Just as the legal profession sees potential in Portfolios so too does the education profession.
A sampling of how, like legal, education assembles focused topics (cases, if you will) with sub-topics is available here:
[url]http://www.adobe.com/education/products/acrobatpro/video-portfolio.php[/url]
While the topic focus is certainly different from legal, it may serve as a portal to the possibilities.

You may already be familiar with Rick Borstein's Acrobat for Legal Professionals.
[url]http://blogs.adobe.com/acrolaw/[/url]
His Portfolio and Packages category is here:
[url]http://blogs.adobe.com/acrolaw/portfolios_and_packages/[/url]

A list of other Portfolio resources -

Joel Geraci's PDF Developer Junkie Blog
[url]http://blogs.adobe.com/pdfdevjunkie/2008/08/pdf_portfolios_and_backward_co.php[/url]
[url]http://blogs.adobe.com/pdfdevjunkie/acrobat/pdf-portfolios/[/url]

Steve Partridge :: Spartacus of Acrobat - Acrobat 9 Portfolios
[url]http://blogs.adobe.com/spartacusacrobat/2008/07/acrobat_9_portfolios.php[/url]

Steve Adler's article
[url]http://blogs.adobe.com/educationleaders/2008/06/eportfolios_with_acrobat_9.php[/url]

David Stromfeld :: Shredding The Document - Inside PDF Portfolios
[url]http://blogs.adobe.com/acrobat/2008/07/inside_pdf_portfolios.php[/url]

The Acrobat User Community Learning Center's Portfolio hall.
The Video tab has a large selection.
The Tutorial/Article tabs link to studies on understanding attitudes, behaviors and expectations associated with collaboration.


Searching the web with strings containing "acrobat" and "portfolio" will bring up many other resources.

For example:
Donna Baker :: How to Produce a PDF Portfolio in Adobe Acrobat 9
http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1237025

Be well...

Be well...

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