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From Paper to Online
Converting Your Portfolio Materials for Web Viewing

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Materials to prepare for online
•paper documents, processing files,
Documents: Word
certificates, etc.
•Images: photos and graphics
•Multimedia: video, Flash slideshows

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Options for digital documents
•Convert to HTML
• Advantages for viewer
✓ Speed and convenience
✓ Consistent viewing experience
• Disadvantages
✓ Extra work for creator
✓ Less satisfactory printing options

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Options for digital files
•Convert to PDF
• Advantages
✓ Superior printing
✓ Less work for creator
• Disadvantages
✓ Slows and disrupts viewer experience
✓ Forces download for many users

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Consider both HTML and
optional PDF
This is required for resumé

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Options for paper documents
•Rekey text into HTML
•Scan to PDF
•Scan to JPG
• Reserve for e.g., a magazine subtle
documents with
gradations, layout
•for thumbnailthen take JPG screenshot
Scan to PDF,

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Options for digital photos
•Must be JPG format, never TIFF or PSD
• Maintain file’s displayed image are known
highest resolution till exact
dimensions of
• Reducecropping and sizing per inch
resolution to 72 pixels
before
• Optimize the “Save for Web”transfer by using
JPG for online
Photoshop’s feature

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Options for digital graphics
•GIF format, never TIFF, PSD or AI
•RGB, never CMYK

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Options for printed images
•Scan to high resolution (300ppi) JPG
•croppingresolution to 72ppi before
Reduce
and sizing