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Acrobat
and PDF Books - Adobe Acrobat 7 PDF Bible
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Written by Acrobat/PDF guru Ted Padova, the book is packed with real-world insights and techniques gained from the author's use of Acrobat and PDF under deadline situations
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Acrobat
and PDF Books - Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Classroom in a Book (Classroom in a
Book)
Price: $45
If you're like most
Acrobat users--creative, business, and engineering pros who work with
complex electronic documents--you can ill afford to miss a beat in your
production workflow. Then again, you can ill afford being left behind
when it comes to mastering the newest version of the important tool on
your desktop, Adobe Acrobat 7. Not to worry: Adobe has brought the classroom
to you in this handy volume, completely revised to cover all that's new
and different in Acrobat 7. Through a series of self-paced lessons (each
of which builds on the last and includes hands-on projects that the you
can create using the files on the accompanying CD-ROM), this guide acquaints
you with all of Acrobat 7's features for creating, reviewing, editing,
commenting on, restructuring, and preflighting PDF files, including the
newest: a tool for creating 3D objects, improved security, new tools for
repairing errors in print preflight, structured bookmarks, the ability
to export comments to Word docs, and more. Professional tips and techniques
are scattered throughout!
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Acrobat
and PDF Books - Adobe Acrobat 7 Tips and Tricks : The 150 Best
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Sure, you know how
to read PDFs with it, but do you know how to add comments to documents
or embed 3D objects in your PDFs or establish document-level security
settings? With its staggering array of document-enhancing features and
supported formats, Adobe Acrobat 7 offers a world of functionality just
waiting to be tapped--which means that figuring out how to do just one
specific task with it can be somewhat daunting. In these pages, veteran
author Donna Baker solves that problem by presenting each Acrobat task
as a stand-alone unit. If, for example, you want to find out how to search
for a word or a phrase in a PDF file, you can do just that--at the same
time picking up a couple of tips about refining your searches. Organized
in three major sections--Input, Output, and Internal Acrobat Processes--this
self-contained guide is all you need to get going fast with Acrobat 7.
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With improved security,
tighter integration with Microsoft Office and Outlook, a tool for creating
and embedding 3D data, and much more, Adobe Acrobat 7 is the productivity
tool you've been dreaming of. This thoroughly updated, task-based guide
ensures that you can turn your dream productivity tool into a reality
with Acrobat 7. Veteran author Jennifer Alspach steps you through all
the Acrobat 7 Professional essentials. From the basics of creating, organizing,
and viewing electronic documents; streamlining document reviews; and using
the program's editing and reviewing tools to more advanced functions like
using digital signatures, creating interactive forms, using Acrobat's
engineering and prepress tools, and protecting sensitive documents, this
guide's got it covered! Both beginners and more advanced users who are
looking for a convenient reference will find what they need here in straightforward
language, clear steps, and practical tips peppered by loads of visual
aids.
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Acrobat
and PDF Books - Adobe Acrobat 6 PDF Bible
Price: $29.69
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* One of the most
authoritative and comprehensive books on Adobe's Acrobat and PDF (Portable
Document Format) by the leading Acrobat guru, enhanced and expanded to
cover the latest release of Acrobat
* Features complete coverage of using Acrobat and PDF for print prepress,
the Internet, CD-ROMs, and all the new media
* Packed with real-world insights and techniques gained from the author's
daily use of Acrobat and PDF under deadline situations
* Acrobat and its file format, PDF, have become the standard for portable
documents, including everything from high-resolution color files destined
for print to Internet and e-book content; more than 200 million copies
of Acrobat Reader have been downloaded for use on all popular operating
systems
* CD-ROM features an interactive, bookmarked, and indexed Acrobat interface,
a searchable PDF version of the book, and scores of useful plug-ins and
trial software
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Acrobat
and PDF Books - Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Pro Classroom in a Book (Classroom in
a Book)
Price: $31.24
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If you're like most
creative professionals, you can ill afford to shut down your production
cycle and halt your workflow in order to learn a new piece of software--even
one as critical as Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional. That's why the folks
at Adobe have brought the class to you! Realizing that the users Acrobat
6 Professional is designed for--creative, business, and engineering pros
who work with graphically complex layouts--can't miss a beat in their
print production workflows, this guide provides a series of self-paced
lessons in Acrobat 6.0 Professional's industrial-strength features for
creating, editing, restructuring, and preflighting PDF files. Each lesson
builds on the last and includes hands-on projects you can create using
the files on the accompanying CD. Scattered throughout are time-saving
tips and advanced techniques designed especially for working pros like
yourself.
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Acrobat
and PDF Books - Adobe Acrobat 5 Pdf Bible
Price: $29.69
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With 1000f what you need to know about Adobe Acrobat and PDF, this critically acclaimed, authoritative reference has now been completely updated and enhanced to cover the powerful new release of Adobe Acrobat.
From the Back Cover
If Acrobat 5 can do it, you can do it too...Whether you're a graphic artist
or prepress specialist looking for the most efficient way to deliver files
to clients and printers, a Webmaster repurposing information for your
Web site, or a manager aiming to cut software licensing costs and streamline
information distribution, you need this book. Packed with insider tips
and innovative ideas, Acrobat 5 PDF Bible delivers all the information
you need to create files that anyone can view, annotate, edit, print,
and publish — regardless of platform, software, or media. Inside,
you'll find complete coverage of Acrobat and PDF files
Cut review cycles by having people annotate PDFs online
Use Adobe Acrobat 5 to edit PDF documents and prepare them for print,
Web, and screen viewing
Convert Web pages into PDF files automatically using Web Capture
Use PDF instead of HTML when viewing, downloading, or posting information
on the Web
Discover how to work with multimedia, thumbnails, and hyperlinks in PDF
Create and upload a PDF e-book
Use JavaScript when creating interactive dynamic PDF forms
Import and export PDF files from and to other Adobe programs
Rectify output to different imaging devices using the Distiller's Job
Options
Extend Acrobat 5's functionality with third-party plug-ins
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Acrobat
and PDF Books - Adobe Acrobat 5.0 Classroom in a Book
Price: $32.61
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Adobe Acrobat 5.0
Classroom in a BookAdobe Acrobat is the essential tool for universal document
exchange. Acrobat can convert almost any document into a PDF file, with
its original appearance preserved, for distribution, viewing and printing
on virtually any operating system. Adobe Acrobat 5.0 Classroom in a Book
is the best way to learn all the key features and abilities of Acrobat.
Fully revised for version 5.0, Adobe Acrobat 5.0 Classroom in a Book contains
new lessons and updated projects that cover creating and editing PDF files,
how to make PDF files available as Web pages, the many new features of
version 5.0, and numerous tips and techniques. The companion CD-ROM includes
images and lesson files customized for the projects and lessons throughout
the book.
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Acrobat
and PDF Books - PDF with Acrobat 5: Visual QuickStart Guide.
Price: $13.59
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We've all been there.
You receive a document in email that won't print correctly because it
was created with fonts not installed on your system, or the file is a
QuarkXPress document and you use PageMaker. 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, annotate, and
receive documents that retain fidelity to their formatting, you need PDF
with Acrobat 5: Visual QuickStart Guide. Author Jen Alspach takes a task-based,
visual approach to teaching Acrobat, using pictures to guide readers through
the basics of creating PDF files with Acrobat 5, adding annotations, creating
forms, viewing PDFs online, and using Acrobat with Adobe Illustrator and
InDesign. Acrobat 5.0's new features, including digital signatures, batch
processing, customizable toolbars, and increased security options are
also explained throughout this book.
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Acrobat
and PDF Books - PDF with Acrobat 4: Visual Quickstart Guide.
Price: Used books for under a $1
Get the most out of Adobe's latest release of Acrobat with this completely
updated cross-platform guide to using Acrobat and creating PDFs, including
coverage of the all-new annotation and document management tools. The
Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) has become the standard, cross-platform
method for sending and receiving formatted documents online. No matter
what kind of system the original PDF file was created on, it can be read
on any other system. This makes Acrobat valuable for all kinds of electronic
and online publishing. PDF with Acrobat 4: Visual QuickStart Guide is
the best way to get up and running quickly with Acrobat. The book focuses
on creating and editing PDF files, and teaches how to make PDF files available
as Web pages. In addition to teaching Acrobat-specific techniques, the
book also provides basic page design principles, tips, and techniques.
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Acrobat
and PDF Books - Web Publishing with Adobe Acrobat and PDF
Price: Used books for under $2
This book will enable you to start and maintain a cutting-edge Web publishing venture using Adobe's Acrobat software and the PDF electronic publishing format. You'll learn to produce electronic documents that retain their high-quality design, whether they're distributed through your Web site or other electronic media.
Web Publishing with
Adobe Acrobat and PDF teaches you all the major Web Acrobat publishing
techniques, including how to:
* Prepare information for multimedia publishing via PDF and the Web.
* Create PDF documents with both Acrobat and traditional desktop publishing
tools (Quark, Pagemaker, Word).
* Configure a Web server to manage interwoven PDF and HTML documents and
indexed sets of PDF files.
* Publish PDF documents on CD-ROM, and via Lotus Notes and other networks.
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Acrobat
and PDF Books - Designing Interactive Documents with Acrobat Pro.
Price: Used books under a $1
Now you can create and view electronic documents for use on disk, CD-ROM, and the World Wide Web faster and easier than you ever imagined. This book/CD set provides you with all the information you need to create professional, interactive documents with Adobe Acrobat Pro. You'll be able to create everything from interactive advertisements to dynamic electronic books, magazines, and much more!
Authored by two experts
on interactive multimedia, one of whom was an original Acrobat development
team member, Designing Interactive Documents with Adobe Acrobat Pro will
take you step-by-step through building several complete documents. Specifically,
you'll learn how to:
* Navigate through a document with the Acrobat Reader
* Create, edit, and enhance documents with Acrobat Exchange and PDF Writer
* Convert files from other applications for use in your interactive document
* Add notes and icons, and embed fonts
* Link graphics, video, and audio to your document
* Convert PostScript files to PDF using Distiller
* Create links to Web pages or URLs
Real-life case studies illustrate how Acrobat has been successfully used at Adobe, Intel, Thomsen Financial Services, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Wharton Business School, and other organizations.
The first complete hands-on guide to using Adobe Acrobat, this book/CD set is a valuable resource for publishers, marketers, and multimedia developers.
CD-ROM Includes:
* -Acrobat Viewer for Windows, Macintosh, DOS, and UNIX(r) that lets you
browse Acrobat documents
* A hypertext version of this book in Acrobat
* -Sample Acrobat Documents
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