lauriesland 1 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I am a book editor, and I want to mark up my clients' manuscripts and write margin notes using a tablet. I was going to buy an iPad today, but for the side margin to be wide enough for me to write notes, I'd have to zoom in. That made the manuscript page so big, the display showed only the right half of the manuscript page. That means I would have swipe the manuscript left to right, left to right, to read each full line of typescript and then write notes in the margins. That would make me nuts. My clients' manuscripts are formatted with 1.25" margins left and right, which gives me space to write my comments. That's the width I need on the tablet display and still be able to read whole line of typescript, left to right. So. Any suggestions, either about what tablet might serve my needs, or if Evernote can accommodate me? Link to comment
Level 5* gazumped 11,656 Posted June 4, 2015 Level 5* Share Posted June 4, 2015 Hi. This is a public forum, so I'd recommend taking your email address out of the initial post - it's a spam magnet. No help on tablets I'm afraid - sounds like you need the biggest screen you can find (maybe a Surface?) but most are designed for zooming and reasonable resolution. You have a pretty specialised use case in mind, so I would suggest you try out Evernote's annotation capablities on an existing device before you commit to it full time. Link to comment
Level 5* CalS 5,280 Posted June 4, 2015 Level 5* Share Posted June 4, 2015 What is the document type of the manuscripts? PDF or something else? What tool do you want to use to annotate the documents? Link to comment
lauriesland 1 Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 I can ask my clients to submit their manuscripts in the .pdf format. Presently I receive them as .doc or .docx. I want to be able to use something that looks like handwriting, and I need to highlight text. Link to comment
Level 5* CalS 5,280 Posted June 4, 2015 Level 5* Share Posted June 4, 2015 Got it. What are you using to annotate, out of interest. Link to comment
lauriesland 1 Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 I am working on hard copy, with a pen. I am carrying 300-page manuscripts with me when I go anywhere when I think I'll have time to work--like on vacations. Link to comment
Level 5* CalS 5,280 Posted June 5, 2015 Level 5* Share Posted June 5, 2015 You may have screen size issues with a tablet. And my expertise is limited using a pen with Skitch or in a PDF editor. Some of the newer touch screen laptop like devices seem to have a built in pen component. Afraid not much help here. Link to comment
lauriesland 1 Posted June 5, 2015 Author Share Posted June 5, 2015 Thank you. I will check out touch-screen laptop-like devices. Link to comment
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