How to Do Everything with Adobe Acrobat 6.0 FROM OUR EDITORS
The Barnes & Noble Review
As Adobe increasingly drives Acrobat into the enterprise, many business professionals are creating Acrobat documents for the first time. Even longtime Acrobat users will find plenty thatﾽs new in Acrobat 6.0. Whatever category youﾽre in, this book offers quick solutions for your day-to-day tasks -- and clues you in to features you never knew were there.
Doug Sahlin begins with an overview of the (revamped) Acrobat interface, with special attention to new features. For instance: new tools for reflowing document structure without changing content; improved import/export for repurposing PDF content; and new commands for adding headers/footers and watermarks. Next, youﾽll drill down into the meat-and-potatoes tasks associated with creating PDF documents from sources ranging from Word to web pages and scanned documents.
Sahlin then turns to Acrobat 6.0ﾽs improved PDF editing features -- including adding, cropping, and replacing pages; annotations; managing reviews with the new Review Tracker; and adding basic navigation. Thereﾽs a full section on PDF security and distribution, including password protection, Digital IDs, and Trusted Identities -- features that make it far easier to safeguard documents against unauthorized access.
Thereﾽs also a full section on Professionalﾽs high-end features. Youﾽll learn how to create your own sophisticated PDF forms, complete with radio buttons, list boxes, input validation, and other goodies. Thereﾽs a full chapter on using Acrobat Catalog to create searchable indexes of your PDFs. Sahlin even shows you how to add multimedia elements such as sound files, video files, and Flash SWF movies to your PDFs. Nope, this ainﾽt your grandfatherﾽs Acrobat. Bill Camarda
Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks for Dummies, Second Edition.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
There's so much more to Acrobat than the application that pops up when you double click a file with a PDF extension. Learn how and why major corporations, software manufacturers, and businesses use the full version of Acrobat to create and publish documents for electronic distribution.
SYNOPSIS
Harness the power of Adobe Acrobat to create and publish sophisticated PDF (Portable Document Format) documents. From simple memos to interactive forms, learn why Acrobat is the tool for any electronic publishing task—including projects that require multimedia. Create, enhance, and edit PDF documents, or use the Internet to share working PDF documents for review or mark-up. How to Do Everything with Adobe Acrobat 6.0 will help you master the many different components and purposes of this premier solution for creating and publishing documents for electronic distribution. Create documents for electronic distribution Publish across a wide variety of platforms—including the Internet Share business plans, spreadsheets, brochures, and more Edit within a PDF—review and add comments in multi-author environments Convert almost any document to PDF for storing, sharing, or publishing Capture PDF documents from Web pages, scanners, digital cameras, and more Collect and sort data from users with PDF forms Integrate sound and movie files into your PDF documents to create multimedia presentations Add digital signatures and document security Understand all the latest features—including the new toolset
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