Adobe Acrobat 4.0 Classroom in a Book (The Classroom in a Book Series) [Paperback]

Adobe Creative Team (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1568304765 | ISBN-13: 978-1568304762 | Publication Date: March 1, 1999

Adobe Acrobat X Classroom in a Book teaches users to master Acrobat X.0 in short, focused lessons that explore all of Adobe Acrobat's tools and techniques. By following along with the cross-platform CD and the book's lessons, readers get hands-on experience mastering the most powerful graphics application available. The illustrations and text guide the reader through results they can see on the screen, teaching techniques that can be immediately put to use. All of Acrobat X.0's exciting new features, such as enhanced web performance, expanded functionality through plug-ins, and enhanced print publishing capabilities are fully explored in the award-winning Classroom in a Book format.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

If you'd like to learn in depth how to use Adobe Acrobat--and you prefer plenty of hands-on guidance--you'll enjoy this installment in the well-regarded "Classroom in a Book" series. It shows both Windows and Macintosh users how to go from beginner to qualified PDF (portable document file) publisher without needless hassle. You work along with the step-by-step projects and come to a thorough understanding of Acrobat's various features. Each lesson ends with review questions and answers, and a few also have suggestions for exploring the subject further, on your own.

The book starts with an interactive tour of the Acrobat interface, which shows you how to convert, navigate, edit, annotate, and distribute portable documents. It provides a strong introduction to Acrobat's uses, including specifics on the program's tools, palettes, and navigational elements. One of the tasks has you creating an online version of a book using custom bookmarks. Later you're taught how to include interactivity, in addition to a searchable library and catalog. Multimedia rounds out the book, showing you how the specifics of sound and movies work to enhance a software tutorial. --Kathleen Caster

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Adobe Pr (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568304765
• ISBN-13: 978-1568304762
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,759,823 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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72 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Leave the classroom to the professionals, July 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Adobe Acrobat 4.0 Classroom in a Book (The Classroom in a Book Series) (Paperback)

I am a designer who does a lot of multi-tasking (are there any who don't?). I keep many books close at hand when I work to use as references for specific problems that may arise. I find that most of the books I own are very orderly and, therefore, an efficient use of my time.

This book, and the other "Classroom in a Book" series components, on the other hand, are completely disordered. You can never be sure where a given topic may pop up within this casual, stream-of-consciousness style. And don't expect the index to be of any assistance either; it seems to have extracted only what was of particular interest to some periodic user who would rather just do their work in MS Word.

Do yourself a favor and leave this one on the shelf. In its place pick up the "PDF Bible". Don't be intimidated by its vastness; instead, be welcomed by its ordered presentation and functional index. Other than the owners manual, The "Bible" series has proven to be an excellent primary source for me.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Adobe does Acrobat right., April 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Adobe Acrobat 4.0 Classroom in a Book (The Classroom in a Book Series) (Paperback)

Adobe products usually work well and have a strong support group behind them, this work is no exception. Acrobat is a good product and the team that put this book and CD together is obviously well versed and dedicated to teaching. You learn a lot and have an easy to use reference and guide. It is clear, concise, and well organized. It is worth the price.

25 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Start or polish your skills here..., August 17, 1999

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Tom Brinkman (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adobe Acrobat 4.0 Classroom in a Book (The Classroom in a Book Series) (Paperback)

I have read this title cover to cover last week and found it to be very easy to absorb. This text contains only minor interuptions in following the thought-flow" and "exercise-flow" to attain a skill confidence you expected to earn when you bought this title. U'll learn it quickly...HERE. (Mac and/or Win)