Learn to use Adobe Acrobat and read, write, and manage PDF documents like a pro
You can convert any document to PDF, a universal file format, preserving all the fonts, formatting, graphics, and color of the source document — regardless of the application and platform used to create it — making it super easy to share documents electronically or after printing them. If you need to convert paper documents into PDF files, save graphics as PDFs, create PDF form files (that others can use to submit data), or create and publish PDF files as ebooks, Adobe Acrobat 6 For Dummies can help — no experience with Adobe Acrobat or PDF files is required.
You can publish and distribute PDF files anywhere: in print, attached to email, on corporate servers, and posted on websites. Professionals in sales, web design, marketing, and public relations alike — and anyone who needs to read, write, edit, or otherwise manipulate PDF documents — will benefit from this no-nonsense and comprehensive guide written in plain English. You’ll discover how to
* Navigate the Acrobat user interface, including menus, toolbars, and keyboard shortcuts
* Access and distill PDF files
* Automate the distilling of PDF files
* Convert Microsoft Office documents
* Make a scanned PDF document editable and searchable
* Capture paper documents and Web pages
* Add web pages to an existing PDF document
* Print, annotate, edit, and securing PDF files
* Collect and summarize comments during PDF review
* Troubleshoot problems with printing PDFs
* Password-protect a PDF document
* Extract text and graphics from PDFs
* Catalogue and distribute PDF files
* Create interactive forms
* Build multimedia presentations — with movies and sound
With your own copy of Adobe Acrobat 6 For Dummies, you can learn how to do all of that, find the best third-party Acrobat plug-ins to try, peruse helpful online resources, and more!
You can convert any document to PDF, a universal file format, preserving all the fonts, formatting, graphics, and color of the source document — regardless of the application and platform used to create it — making it super easy to share documents electronically or after printing them. If you need to convert paper documents into PDF files, save graphics as PDFs, create PDF form files (that others can use to submit data), or create and publish PDF files as ebooks, Adobe Acrobat 6 For Dummies can help — no experience with Adobe Acrobat or PDF files is required.
You can publish and distribute PDF files anywhere: in print, attached to email, on corporate servers, and posted on websites. Professionals in sales, web design, marketing, and public relations alike — and anyone who needs to read, write, edit, or otherwise manipulate PDF documents — will benefit from this no-nonsense and comprehensive guide written in plain English. You’ll discover how to
* Navigate the Acrobat user interface, including menus, toolbars, and keyboard shortcuts
* Access and distill PDF files
* Automate the distilling of PDF files
* Convert Microsoft Office documents
* Make a scanned PDF document editable and searchable
* Capture paper documents and Web pages
* Add web pages to an existing PDF document
* Print, annotate, edit, and securing PDF files
* Collect and summarize comments during PDF review
* Troubleshoot problems with printing PDFs
* Password-protect a PDF document
* Extract text and graphics from PDFs
* Catalogue and distribute PDF files
* Create interactive forms
* Build multimedia presentations — with movies and sound
With your own copy of Adobe Acrobat 6 For Dummies, you can learn how to do all of that, find the best third-party Acrobat plug-ins to try, peruse helpful online resources, and more!
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Table of Content
Introduction 1Part I: Presenting Acrobat and PDF Files 7
Chapter 1: The Ins and Outs of PDF Files 9
Chapter 2: Accessing PDF Files 21
Chapter 3: Getting Acquainted with Acrobat 6 53
Part II: The Wealth of Ways for Creating PDF Files 79
Chapter 4: Distilling PDF Files 81
Chapter 5: Converting Microsoft Office Documents 107
Chapter 6: Capturing Paper Documents 121
Chapter 7: Capturing Web Pages 133
Chapter 8: Printing PDF Files 147
Part III: Reviewing, Editing, and Securing PDFs 159
Chapter 9: Annotating PDF Files for Review 161
Chapter 10: Editing PDF Files 203
Chapter 11: Securing PDF Files 239
Chapter 12: Extracting Text and Graphics from PDF Files 263
Chapter 13: Cataloging and Distributing PDF Files 275
Part IV: PDFs as Electronic Documents 291
Chapter 14: Creating Interactive Forms 293
Chapter 15: Building and Publishing e Books 327
Chapter 16: Making PDFs into Multimedia Presentations 355
Part V: The Part of Tens 377
Chapter 17: Top Ten Third-Party Acrobat Plug-Ins 379
Chapter 18: Top Ten Online Resources 383
Index 387
About the author
Greg Harvey is a veteran computer trainer and author who has written nearly 50 computer books. He owns and manages Mind Over Media, an electronic publishing venture.
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 416 ● ISBN 9780764544323 ● File size 8.1 MB ● Publisher John Wiley & Sons ● Published 2003 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2343544 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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