Adobe Acrobat 6 Complete Course [Paperback]

Ted Padova (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 076451895X | ISBN-13: 978-0764518959 | Publication Date: January 15, 2003

* Provides readers with a complete curriculum-based course to quickly and easily learn all the new features of Adobe Acrobat
* Teaches the full range of Acrobat tools and techniques through the re-creation of a multiple-document project for a fictional company
* Includes project tutorials complete with descriptions and illustrations of Acrobat's features and commands
* By the end of the book, the reader will have created a wide range of sophisticated, thematically related brochures, charts, and forms for a fictitious marine supply company
* CD-ROM contains all of the files and materials needed to complete the project in the book
Complete Course
Full-color tutorials show designers how to master software from start to finish
This series shows creative professionals and design students how to harness today's leading software tools to create cutting-edge work in graphic arts, Web design, multimedia, and video. Each Complete Course title focuses on a single high-quality project-a striking Web site, brochure, video, or other end-product that will make people stand up and say, "Wow!" Heavily illustrated tutorials show step by step how to master software tools and techniques-and complete each element of the project. With their single-project focus, elegant full-color interiors, and CD-ROMs featuring all the raw materials people need for the tutorials, these start-to-finish courses are truly complete-and a surefire hit.

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From the Back Cover

Written by an Adobe Acrobat expert and illustrated throughout in full color, this Complete Course shows you how to master a wide range of Acrobat’s versatile, powerful tools while working on several projects. Eighteen sessions and more than eighty-five step-by-step tutorials, accompanied by vivid color images and screen shots, walk you through the creation of a themed promotional campaign from start to finish. After completing the course, you’ll have an impressive set of reports, presentations, and forms you can adapt for use with real products or services, plus a thorough understanding of Acrobat 6 fundamentals.

• Learn how to create PDF documents from many authoring programs.
• Create and fill in Acrobat PDF forms.
• Learn how to integrate sound and video in PDF documents.

CD-ROM Contents

• All raw files necessary to complete the projects
• Iteration files for each session
• Two bonus sessions, with information about how PDF documents are printed and distributed

About the Author

Ted Padova is Chief Executive Officer and managing partner of The Image Source, a digital imaging and photofinishing center based in Ventura, California. He is the author of the highly acclaimed Teach Yourself Visually Acrobat 5, Acrobat 6 PDF Bible, and Creating Adobe Acrobat Forms. He also speaks internationally about Adobe Acrobat and PDF.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (January 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076451895X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764518959
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,902,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ted Padova is the author of more than 25 computer books. He writes primarily on Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and Adobe Illustrator. He is a nationally and internationally known speaker on Adobe Acrobat and digital imaging.