Adobe Acrobat 9 for Windows and Macintosh

✍ Scribed by Deubert, John

• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Year: 2008;2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 281
• Series: Visual quickstart guide
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Adobe Acrobat 9 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide walks readers through tasks that are enhanced by numerous screenshots to teach beginning and intermediate users how to take advantage of the productive power of Adobe Acrobat. Author John Deubert takes readers through all of the basic Acrobat 9 features, from the basic tools used to create PDF documents and the newly enhanced review functionality, to the advanced tools that create digital signatures, interactive forms, and PDF Portfolios. Beginning users will find a thorough introduction to this indispensable application, and Acrobat power users will enjoy a convenient reference guide that relies on straightforward language, clear steps, and practical tips to explore Acrobat's many capabilities.
Visual QuickStart Guide--the quick and easy way to learn!
- Easy visual approach uses pictures to guide you through Acrobat and show you what to do.
- Concise steps and explanations let you get up and running in no time.
- Page for page, the best content and value around.
- John Deubert is a longtime consultant and instructor in Acrobat and PDF, having worked with both since the mid-nineties. He has extensive experience in PostScript and JavaScript and is the author of "Adobe Acrobat 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide," and two books from Adobe Press: "Creating Adobe Acrobat Forms" and "Extending Acrobat Forms with JavaScript."

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 6
Chapter 1 Starting with Acrobat......Page 10
Opening and Quitting Acrobat 9......Page 12
Examining the Initial Screen......Page 13
Examining the Menus......Page 15
Examining the Toolbars......Page 17
Customizing Toolbars......Page 20
Working with Navigation Panes......Page 21
Setting Preferences......Page 24
Chapter 2 Viewing a Document......Page 26
Opening a PDF File......Page 27
Moving from Page to Page......Page 28
Moving from View to View......Page 29
Zooming In and Out......Page 30
Choosing a Page Layout......Page 37
Searching for Text......Page 39
Arranging Documents on the Screen......Page 42
Using Reading Mode......Page 43
Using Links and Bookmarks......Page 45
Measuring Sizes and Areas......Page 47
Chapter 3 Saving and Printing Files......Page 52
Saving a PDF File......Page 53
Exporting to Other Formats......Page 54
Minimizing File Size......Page 59
Printing a Document......Page 61
Print Options......Page 63
Printing Multiple Pages per Sheet......Page 66
Printing a Booklet......Page 67
Chapter 4 Making PDF Files......Page 68
Printing to a PDF File......Page 69
Using PDFMaker in Microsoft Office (Windows)......Page 71
Converting Images and Other Files to PDF......Page 73
Scanning Directly to PDF......Page 74
Converting Web Pages to PDF......Page 75
Converting Screen Shots to PDF......Page 76
Merging PDF Files......Page 78
Chapter 5 PDF Portfolios......Page 80
Creating a Portfolio......Page 82
Choosing a Layout......Page 86
Adding a Welcome Page......Page 88
Adding a Header......Page 90
Choosing a Color Scheme......Page 92
Setting File Information......Page 93
Publishing Your Portfolio......Page 94
Sharing with Acrobat.com......Page 96
Chapter 6 Adding Comments to a Document......Page 98
Examining Acrobat’s Commenting Tools......Page 99
Adding a Sticky Note Comment......Page 101
Adding a Text Box Comment......Page 103
Adding a Callout Comment......Page 106
Adding Lines and Arrows......Page 107
Drawing Ovals and Rectangles......Page 108
Adding Polygons and Clouds......Page 109
Text Edits......Page 111
Adding a Stamp Comment......Page 113
Creating Your Own Stamp......Page 115
Checking Spelling in Comments......Page 117
Exporting and Importing Comments......Page 118
Enabling Commenting in Adobe Reader......Page 119
Chapter 7 Reading Commented Documents......Page 120
Examining the Comments List......Page 121
Replying to a Comment......Page 123
Marking Comments......Page 124
Managing the Comments List......Page 125
Searching for Text in Comments......Page 126
Printing Comments......Page 128
Migrating Comments......Page 131
Chapter 8 Reviewing PDF Documents......Page 132
Starting an E-mail–Based Review......Page 133
Reviewing an E-mailed Document......Page 135
Receiving E-mail–Reviewed Documents......Page 136
Starting a Shared Review......Page 137
Reviewing a Shared Document......Page 141
Receiving Server-Based Reviews......Page 142
Real-Time Collaborative Reviews......Page 143
Chapter 9 Manipulating Pages......Page 148
Rearranging Pages......Page 149
Extracting Pages......Page 150
Inserting One File into Another......Page 151
Replacing Pages......Page 152
Rotating Pages......Page 153
Cropping Pages......Page 155
Chapter 10 Adding and Changing text and Graphics......Page 158
Touching Up Text......Page 159
Modifying Line Art......Page 161
Adding Headers and Footers......Page 165
Adding a Background......Page 168
Adding a Watermark......Page 170
Redacting a Document......Page 172
Chapter 11 Adding Simple Navigation Features......Page 178
Adding Bookmarks......Page 179
Creating Links......Page 182
Modifying Existing Links......Page 185
Making Automatic Web Links......Page 186
Creating Articles......Page 187
Chapter 12 Creating an Acrobat Presentation......Page 190
Setting Open Options......Page 191
Creating a Full-Screen Slide Show......Page 193
Creating a Next Page Button......Page 195
Creating a Self-Running Presentation......Page 197
Placing a Movie on a Page......Page 199
Playing a Movie......Page 205
Placing a Flash Animation on the Page......Page 208
Adding Sound to a PDF Page......Page 209
Chapter 13 Organizing Documents......Page 212
Examining the Organizer......Page 213
Using the History Pane......Page 215
Using the Places Pane......Page 216
Using the Collections Category......Page 217
Chapter 14 Creating Forms with Acrobat Pro......Page 220
About LiveCycle Designer......Page 221
Creating a Form from a Template......Page 222
Editing Forms with LiveCycle Designer......Page 225
Converting Electronic Documents to Forms......Page 228
Distributing Forms......Page 232
Responding to a Distributed Form......Page 237
Receiving and Viewing Results......Page 238
Chapter 15 Password Protection......Page 242
Restricting File Access......Page 243
Restricting Reader Activities......Page 245
Chapter 16 Digital Signatures......Page 248
About Adobe Self-Sign Security......Page 249
Creating a Digital ID......Page 250
Creating a Certificate from an ID......Page 252
Importing a Certificate as a Trusted Identity......Page 254
Signing a PDF Document......Page 256
Creating a Signature Appearance......Page 258
Creating a Signature Field......Page 260
Validating a Signed Document......Page 262
Chapter 17 Converting Paper to PDF......Page 264
Typing on a Paper Form......Page 265
Creating a Searchable Image......Page 267
Converting a Scan with ClearScan......Page 269
B......Page 271
C......Page 272
E......Page 273
I......Page 274
M......Page 275
P......Page 276
S......Page 278
T......Page 279
Z......Page 280