PDF with Acrobat 4: Visual QuickStart Guide

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Features

• Task-based—Information is broken down into concise, one- and two-page tasks.

  • Allows students to learn the most important tasks of a program or operating system and get right to work on any project. Ex.___

• Step-by-Step—Numbered, easy-to-follow instructions.

  • Succinct numbered instructions provide a logical approach to learning tasks. Ex.___

• Visual Reference—Plenty of screen shots illustrate the step-by-step instructions.

  • Visually demonstrates and reinforces the instructions for a particular task as the students work at their computers. Ex.___

• Quick Reference Tabs—Tabs on each page identify the task.

  • Easy for the instructors and students to find a particular task and makes these texts useful after the course ends. Ex.___

• Shaded sidebars.

  • Sections that call attention to important features and additional helpful information. Ex.___

• Tips.

  • Highlighted through the book offer author advice, time-saving shortcuts, and pointers for students who want a further understanding of the program. Ex.___

• Industry-leading Authors.

  • Many of the authors are industry-leading teachers, writers, and designers, providing students with expert, professional training. Ex.___

• Value-priced.

  • All Visual QuickStart Guides are reasonably priced, making them an affordable option for learning multiple software programs. Ex.___

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Description

• Copyright 1999
• Dimensions: 7 X 9
• Pages: 208
• Edition: 1st

• Book
• ISBN-10: 0-201-35461-6
• ISBN-13: 978-0-201-35461-4

We've all been there: You receive a document from someone but can't open it because the sender created it on a PC and you use a Mac. Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) was designed to alleviate that frustration, and it's quickly become the cross-platform standard. If you need to send and receive documents without losing any of the formatting, you need PDF with Acrobat 4: Visual QuickStart Guide.

This edition covers all the latest Acrobat features--including the new annotation and document-management tools--in the popular Visual QuickStart Guide style. That means concise, step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots and helpful tips. If you're new to the program, you can start with such basic topics as creating and editing PDF files, while veterans can use the handy tabbed format to page straight to more advanced sections, such as using PDFs on the Web.

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Sample Content

Table of Contents

Introduction.


1. Adobe Acrobat Basics.

A Brief History of the World (before Acrobat). How is Acrobat 4 Different from its Predecessors? The Components of Acrobat. The Acrobat Reader Screen and Toolbar. Acrobat Reader Menus.

2. Creating PDF Files.

Using the PDF Writer. Creating PostScript Files.

3. Acrobat Reader Basics.

Installing Acrobat Reader for Macintosh. Installing Acrobat Reader for Windows. Using Acrobat Reader. Navigating a PDF Document. Printing a PDF Document.

4. Acrobat Reader in Depth.

Understanding Your PDF Document. Securing Your Document. Selecting and Working with Text and Graphics. Changing Reader Preferences. Utilizing the Full Screen Mode. Reading Notes. Arranging Multiple Windows. Using the Find Tool. Distributing Acrobat Reader.

5. Using Acrobat Distiller with PostScript Files.

Creating PostScript Files. Launching and Using Distiller.

6. Editing and Changing PDF Documents.

Starting Up and Quitting Acrobat. Getting Information on Your Document. Manipulating PDF Pages.

7. Acrobat in Depth.

Working with Bookmarks. Working with Thumbnails. Using Notes. Editing Text. Adding Multimedia to a PDF Document. Creating and Using Articles.

8. Links.

How Links Work.

9. Using PDFs with InDesign.

Importing PDF Documents into InDesign. Import Options for PDFs. Exporting PDFs from InDesign.

10. Annotations.

Types of Annotations. Notes. Text Annotations. Audio Annotations. Stamping PDFs with Annotations. Stamp Gallery. Creating File Annotations. Using Graphics to Mark up Pages. Marking up Text with Annotations. Deleting Annotations. Filtering Annotations. Summarizing Annotations.

11. Working with Adobe Illustrator.

Working with Text and Graphics. Creating Custom Stamps.

12. Forms.

Creating Form Documents and Fields.

13. Multimedia.

Making Multimedia PDFs. Creating Multimedia Buttons. Creating Hidden Multimedia Objects. Automatic Events.

14. Web Capture and Paper Capture.

Importing Images and Scans with Capture. Capturing and Editing Images and Text. Working with Suspects. Converting Single Web Pages into PDF Pages. Downloading Multiple Pages and Entire Sites.

15. Security.

Setting Security Options.

16. PDF Files and the Web.

Viewing PDFs Online with Your Web Browser. Setting up PDF Files to be Viewed Online.

17. Blending HTML with PDF.

Creating Links. Using PDF Pages on Your Web Site.

18. Font Strategies.

Embedding Fonts. Should Fonts be Anti-aliased? Making the Text Fit the Column (and vice versa). Typefaces and Readability in PDF Documents.

19. PDF and Graphics Strategies.

Using JPEG Compression. Using GIF Compression. Working with Vector Graphics. Smaller PDFs are Better PDFs. How Downsampling Works. White Space. Backgrounds and PDF Pages.

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