Adobe Acrobat 9 how-tos: 125 essential techniques

✍ Scribed by Baker, Donna L

• Publisher: Adobe Press; Peachpit
• Year: 2007;2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 361
• Series: How-Tos
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Adobe Acrobat continues to be one of the most widely recognized tools for document management, office communications, and improved workflow, and Acrobat 9 is the most powerful version yet. You can now collaborate with others using enhanced review and discussion tools, customize and organize forms, ensure increased security of your documents, and preview and edit with greater efficiency. But with all this power, how do you bring your Acrobat skills up to speed quickly? Never fear, Acrobat expert Donna L. Baker has selected the key techniques for accomplishing nearly any office communication task. You ll broaden your PDF skill set in no time with this focused, handy guide."

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Chapter One: Getting Started, Staying Organized......Page 12
#1: Getting Around the Interface......Page 13
#2: Helping Yourself......Page 15
#3: Customizing What You See on the Screen......Page 16
#4: What Do You Prefer?......Page 18
#5: Getting Organized......Page 21
#6: Conducting Searches......Page 23
#7: Searching for Specifics......Page 26
#8: Building and Applying an Index......Page 28
Chapter Two: Creating PDF Files Outside Acrobat......Page 32
#9: Printing with the Adobe PDF Printer......Page 33
#10: Using PDFMaker in Microsoft Word......Page 36
#11: Merging Word Files to PDF......Page 40
#12: Producing PDF Files in Excel, Access, and Project......Page 42
#13: Generating PDF Documents in PowerPoint......Page 44
#14: Adding Specialized Media Content......Page 46
#15: Making PDF Documents from Web Pages......Page 49
#16: Archiving E-mail Messages......Page 51
Chapter Three: Creating PDF Files in Distiller and Acrobat......Page 54
#17: Working with Acrobat Distiller and Job Options......Page 55
#18: Watching Folders via Distiller......Page 59
#19: Starting a PDF File from a Blank Page......Page 61
#20: Merging Multiple Files into a Single PDF Document......Page 63
#21: Creating a PDF from Web Pages in Acrobat......Page 65
#22: Creating a PDF from a Scan in Acrobat......Page 67
#23: Creating a PDF from a Clipboard Image......Page 70
#24: Attaching Source Files to a PDF......Page 72
Chapter Four: Producing a PDF Portfolio......Page 76
#25: PDF Portfolio Building 101......Page 77
#26: Customizing the Appearance......Page 79
#27: Branding a PDF Portfolio......Page 81
#28: Organizing and Modifying Contents......Page 84
#29: Applying Acrobat Commands......Page 86
#30: Managing and Distributing a Portfolio......Page 88
Chapter Five: Creating Output: Saving, Exporting, and Printing......Page 90
#31: Finding Information about Your Document......Page 91
#32: Using the Examine PDF Process......Page 94
#33: Optimizing a PDF Document......Page 96
#34: Exporting PDF Documents in Other Formats......Page 99
#35: Saving Image PDF Files......Page 102
#36: Choosing Settings for Basic and Production Printing......Page 104
#37: Choosing and Using Fonts......Page 107
#38: Print Troubleshooting 101......Page 109
Chapter Six: Complying with PDF and Accessibility Standards......Page 112
#39: Testing and Fixing a Document with Preflight......Page 113
#40: Ensuring Standards Compliance......Page 115
#41: Fixing Print and File Issues Automatically......Page 117
#42: Making Preflight Work for You......Page 119
#43: Creating and Using a Printing Droplet......Page 121
#44: Examining a Document’s Output......Page 123
#45: Navigating a Document......Page 125
#46: Specifying Accessibility Requirements......Page 128
#47: Basic Document Tagging......Page 130
#48: Reporting On and Repairing a Document......Page 132
#49: Enhancing PDF Accessibility......Page 134
Chapter Seven: Transforming Document Pages......Page 138
#50: Changing Pages and Their Contents......Page 139
#51: Cropping and Rotating Pages......Page 143
#52: Applying Page and Bates Numbering......Page 145
#53: Inserting Headers and Footers......Page 148
#54: Adding Watermarks and Backgrounds......Page 150
#55: Batching Tasks to Save Time......Page 152
Chapter Eight: Touching Up and Modifying a PDF Document......Page 156
#56: Selecting and Editing Text in a PDF......Page 157
#57: Editing Text and Modifying Attributes......Page 159
#58: Object TouchUps......Page 162
#59: Reusing Images......Page 164
#60: Round-trip Editing an Image......Page 166
#61: Extracting Active Text from an Image......Page 168
#62: Redacting Content......Page 171
Chapter Nine: Building Content with Adobe Presenter......Page 174
#63: Creating a Presenter Publication......Page 175
#64: Specifying a Theme......Page 178
#65: Recording and Using Audio and Video......Page 181
#66: Including Attachments......Page 184
#67: Working in the Quiz Manager......Page 187
#68: Writing a Quiz......Page 189
#69: Previewing and Publishing......Page 193
Chapter Ten: Commenting in a PDF Document......Page 196
#70: Adding Sticky Notes and Highlighting Comments......Page 197
#71: Setting Commenting Preferences......Page 199
#72: Working with Text Edit Comments......Page 201
#73: Using and Managing Stamp Tools......Page 203
#74: Drawing and Marking Up Shapes in Acrobat......Page 206
#75: Working with the Comments List......Page 208
#76: Exporting Comments to a Word Document (Windows)......Page 211
#77: Setting Comment Status and Creating Summaries......Page 215
Chapter Eleven: Live Reviewing and Collaboration......Page 218
#78: Collaborating Live on Acrobat.com......Page 219
#79: Starting a Shared Review......Page 222
#80: Using an E-mail Review......Page 225
#81: Participating Online......Page 227
#82: Moving to a ConnectNow Meeting Room......Page 230
#83: Working in Buzzword......Page 233
#84: Comparing Documents......Page 236
#85: Tracking a Review......Page 239
Chapter Twelve: Creating and Handling Forms......Page 242
#86: Letting the Form Wizard Guide You......Page 243
#87: Working in Form Edit Mode......Page 245
#88: Drawing and Customizing Form Fields......Page 248
#89: Adding Calculations and Field Behaviors......Page 252
#90: Organizing and Ordering a Form......Page 255
#91: Simplifying a Visually Complex Form......Page 258
#92: Distributing Forms......Page 260
#93: Tracking Forms......Page 264
#94: Handling Form Returns......Page 266
Chapter Thirteen: Using Flash Video and 3D Media......Page 270
#95: Inserting Flash Media in a PDF File......Page 271
#96: Inserting SWF in a PDF File......Page 274
#97: Inserting Movies and Legacy Versions......Page 276
#98: Working with 3D Content......Page 279
#99: Editing in Adobe 3D Reviewer......Page 281
#100: Measuring 3D Objects......Page 283
#101: Inserting Multimedia Comments......Page 285
#102: Using Actions to Show Multimedia Views......Page 288
Chapter Fourteen: Using Drawings, Maps, and Layers......Page 290
#103: Converting Visio, InDesign, and Illustrator Documents......Page 291
#104: Working with a Layered Document......Page 294
#105: Adding New Layers......Page 296
#106: Using Data Embedded in a Document......Page 298
#107: Applying Positioning Features......Page 299
#108: Measuring Objects......Page 301
#109: Commenting and Measuring on a PDF Map......Page 304
#110: Bookmarking Drawings, Maps, or Layers......Page 307
Chapter Fifteen: Controlling Action and Interaction......Page 310
#111: Linking Content in a Document......Page 311
#112: Creating Bookmarks in a Source Document......Page 314
#113: Adding Bookmarks in Acrobat......Page 316
#114: Naming Destinations......Page 318
#115: Drawing a Simple Button......Page 320
#116: Building a Batch of Buttons......Page 322
#117: Configuring a Push Button......Page 324
#118: Editing Actions......Page 326
Chapter Sixteen: Making Your Documents Secure......Page 328
#119: Using Security Levels and Passwords for a Document......Page 329
#120: Creating a Digital ID Profile......Page 332
#121: Signing a Document......Page 336
#122: Tracking Changes......Page 339
#123: Creating and Managing Security Policies......Page 343
#124: Managing Multimedia and Security Trusts......Page 345
#125: Using Secure ePaper......Page 349
B......Page 352
D......Page 353
F......Page 354
I......Page 355
N......Page 356
P......Page 357
S......Page 358
T......Page 359
Z......Page 360