Adobe Acrobat 7 PDF Bible (Paperback)

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Product Description

* Adobe 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
* This critically acclaimed, authoritative reference has now been completely updated and enhanced to cover the powerful new release of Adobe Acrobat
* 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
* Covers everything there is to know about using Acrobat and PDF for print prepress, the Internet, CD-ROMs and all manner of new media
* The companion Web site includes links to plug-ins, utilities, and a training video

From the Back Cover

If Adobe Acrobat 7 can do it, you can do it too ...

Adobe Acrobat is a behemoth program that can perform an amazing array of tasks. Whether you're experienced with earlier versions or you're learning to use this versatile tool for the first time, you'll find exactly what you need to know in these well-organized pages. Packed with helpful tips and step-by-step instructions, this book guides you through both basic and advanced features, enabling you to take full advantage of everything Acrobat has to offer.

Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Adobe Acrobat 7 and PDF

• Create multimedia PDFs and secure interactive documents, eBooks, and presentations
• Set up PDFs for editing and working with layered files
• Build and work with forms in Acrobat Professional and Adobe LiveCycle Designer
• Learn to use new features of Acrobat 7, including faster launches and searches, easier transfer to handheld devices, and new forms design capabilities
• Enable anyone using the free Adobe® Reader® 7.0 software to actively participate in reviews
• Attach spreadsheets, multimedia files, images, and drawings to an Adobe PDF document
• Explore new support features for prepress and printing applications
• Examine PDF workflows, document security, and procedures for writing PDFs to CD or DVD

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Product Details

• Paperback: 936 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (March 4, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764583786
• ISBN-13: 978-0764583780
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #527,857 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Bible, August 20, 2005

By	Michelle A. Dunn "Writer/Publisher/Consultant" (Plymouth, NH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Having had no experience with Acrobat except for the reader, this book is on my desk whenever I use my program. It is my bible, I look up everything I can't figure out and it helps me every time. Very thick heavy book, I didn't read the book through, I just look up things as I need them and have found everything I have needed so far.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Useless for Designer Forms, March 23, 2006

By	azcat "azcat" (USA) - See all my reviews

I bought this specifically for information about using the new LiveCycle Designer application that comes with Acrobat Professional to create interactive PDF forms. All of the information in this book (Chapters 26-29) is wrong about that app--none of the dialog boxes match, or are even close, and the program doesn't work the way it's described. I'm guessing that Adobe changed it after the book was written.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Authoritative and Complete!, July 29, 2005

By	Steve H (Bowling Green, OH) - See all my reviews

Some of these other comments puzzle me, as I work with Acrobat professionally every day and have come to depend on this book. So far it's never let me down. In fact, I own at least two previous editions of this and have always found it to be comprehensive, deep and useful. Is there anything about Acrobat that author Ted Padova doesn't know? I doubt it. This great resource should be standard issue for any creative professional working today!