Convert Old Paper Manuals into Digital Format

[Chris Scarff]

I'm considering converting my old paper manuals to digital format.  I'm not looking forward to the task, but if done well enough, might be a useful task, as least for the next owner.  One thing I just thought to do, was to find as many original manuals online first in good PDF format.  Saving tons of time.

I might be able to create a stand-alone we page that points to the individual manuals and include a search function. That would allow me to search through just my manuals for key words or phrases.

I'll keep pondering this. 

Has any of the owners of older campers done this - digitize? My 2016 only has a nice leather ring binder of documents.  

I suspect new Ollies come with a copy in digital format, but not sure how well done it is - have any reviews? 

I've seen some nicely bound books of Ollie manuals too. 

Cheers,

 

[Steve and MA]

Have you checked Oliver University on this website?

[Chris Scarff]

1 hour ago, Steve and MA said:

Have you checked Oliver University on this website?

@Steve and MA this was very helpful. You'd think I had looked there before after all. these years.  It's not perfect, for the 2016 as some equipment might have been different, AND much is certainly different now with newer components.  I'm well into creating a program that will simply search a folder, maybe called Oliver-manuals/, and the web page will scan that and be ready to search in a few seconds.  Pics to come.

 

[Chris Scarff]

Okay, I have to go to "yucky" work now. But this is what I have so far.  Run's on my MacOS, and if someone is s Linux person, like me, it runs there too.  Windows (windoze) is to come later if someone can convince me.  LOL

[topgun2]

4 hours ago, Chris Scarff said:

Windows (windoze) is to come later if someone can convince me. 

There just might be a "Ravel Wine" glass in it for you if you do!😉

Bill

Edited 35 minutes ago by topgun2
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