Acrobat 5 Hands-On Training [Paperback]

Garrick Chow (Author)

Book Description

Series: Hands on Training | Publication Date: October 15, 2002

Acrobat 5 Hands-On Training is a step-by-step, tutorial-based book that teaches the reader not only how to create PDFs and how Acrobat can improve workplace efficiency, but also how to enhance those PDFs for optimal sharing and viewing. The book begins by introducing the reader to the interface of both Acrobat and Acrobat Reader, explaining the differences between the two applications and how each is used. From there, each chapter covers a different feature of Acrobat with special topics, such as PDF creation, covered at length. Readers are guided through step-by-step exercises, and the accompanying CD-ROM includes trial software, all the project files necessary to work along with the lessons, and QuickTime movies to help with the more complex exercises.

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Acrobat 5 Hands-On Training is a step-by-step, tutorial-based book that teaches the reader not only how to create PDFs and how Acrobat can improve workplace efficiency, but also how to enhance those PDFs for optimal sharing and viewing. The book begins by introducing the reader to the interface of both Acrobat and Acrobat Reader, explaining the differences between the two applications and how each is used. From there, each chapter covers a different feature of Acrobat with special topics, such as PDF creation, covered at length. Readers are guided through step-by-step exercises, and the accompanying CD-ROM includes trial software, all the project files necessary to work along with the lessons, and QuickTime movies to help with the more complex exercises.

About the Author

Garrick Chow is an instructor at the Lynda.com training facility in Ojai, CA. He also teaches on site at private corporations and state and federal agencies across the country. Garrick has developed training courses for Lynda.com as well as DigitalSunrise Learning Centers, a training company based in Harrisburg, PA, where Garrick currently resides.

Product Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Pearson Education (October 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 032111275X
• ISBN-13: 978-0321112750
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,976,641 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great way to learn., February 5, 2003

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Travis C. Ward "C. William Anderson" (Silverton, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acrobat 5 Hands-On Training (Paperback)

Until I stumbled onto Acrobat 5 H O T (Hands On Training) I had thought the most helpful training books for the Adobe series were the Classroom In A Book series.

I found the authors Garrick Chow and Lynda Weinman to have found an excellent way to get the salient points succinctly put, particularly using the short movies to highlight certain features.

Although I remain a devotee of CIB methods, my library will include the HOT books for all complex software.

Until I purchased Acrobat 5 HOT I had no full appreciation for the capabilities and ease of use of Acrobat.

Chapters 8 through 11, Forms; Indexing and Searching; Document Security; and Creating an Interactive Multimedia Presentation, proved to be the most valuable chapters for me as I have started producing a newsletter for game and small livestock farming and intend to make it net-savvy. Without Acrobat the task would be impossible. Without this book, too daunting.

This book is a must for any one-person e-zine publisher.