Computers : Desktop Publishing

Create and distribute PDF (Portable Document Format) files using Adobe Acrobat 7.0. This easy-to-follow guide shows you how to generate Adobe PDF files that retain the look and feel of the original documents, share PDFs, initiate and participate in PDF document reviews, and prepare PDFs for print or the Web. You’ll also learn to develop interactive forms, secure your documents, and create PDFs from Microsoft Office and other authoring applications. With coverage of Adobe Acrobat Standard and Professional editions, this hands-on resource will help you take full advantage of the premier paperless publishing and collaboration solution.:.; Read and search PDF documents.; Convert virtually any document to PDF.; Capture documents from a scanner, digital camera, or Web page.; Create bookmarks, links, navigation menus, and use thumbnails.; Add digital signatures and document security.; Optimize documents for print, the Web, or other purposes.; Review, edit, and annotate PDFs in multi-author environments.; Create a searchable index.; Create PDF forms using Adobe Designer.; Add multimedia elements to PDFs. About the author: Doug Sahlin is a best-selling author, Web site designer, and Acrobat trainer. He teaches corporations and government organizations how to save time and money by converting paper documents to PDF. Sahlin’s other books include How to Do Everything with Adobe Acrobat 6.0, How to Do Everything with Adobe Encore DVD , and Digital Photography QuickSteps . more...

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We know a picture is worth a thousand words--so we went heavy on pictures and light on words in this easy-to-use guide. Color screenshots and brief instructions show you how to use all of Microsoft Word’s features in no time. Follow along and learn to format text, include graphics, use templates, track and merge comments, create mailing labels, design a great-looking resume, and much more. Each chapter’s “How to” list and color-coded tabs make it easy to flip straight to the tasks you need to do. Get the book that gets you started using Word 2003 right away. more...

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Adobe Acrobat Forms eTips and Techniques is a real world publication designed to help Adobe Acrobat users create and edit Acrobat Forms. Each tip or technique is described on individual pages that detail specific tasks related to Acrobat forms creation. With more than 60 easy to follow JavaScript routines, the non-programmer can easily use many of Acrobat's impressive programming features to add sophisticated design to forms. If you've struggled for more than an hour trying to find a semicolon out of place in a JavaScript, one tip from this publication will be well worth the purchase price — and, there's 101 of them! more...

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Here is a full-color, fast reference to the most popular electronic document exchange program--Adobe Acrobat. Release 7 is a major upgrade with new features that include enhanced PDF creation, watermarks, improved collaboration functions, digital signature capability, and more. All these and more features are covered in the book. Color screenshots with callouts show and explain exactly what you'll see on your computer screen while you're doing a task. The lengthwise layout of the book provides a more open, visual display and allows the book to lie flat for easy reference. Learn to:.:.; Create, view, and edit PDFs.; Use distiller.; Create interactive forms.; Add links and multimedia.; Establish document security. more...

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With its ever-tightening integration with Adobe's full suite of creative products and its own increasingly sophisticated feature set, InDesign is winning legions of Quark and FrameMaker converts. If you’re among them–or if you've decided to sidestep those programs altogether–you need this book. In these pages, the Adobe Creative Team uses a series of project-based lessons to provide a thorough grounding in the InDesign school of page design. You'll find step-by-step lessons in InDesign CS2 fundamentals plus plenty of the advanced tips and techniques you need to take your page designs to the next level. The workbook-style format includes self-paced lessons followed by review questions to reinforce the knowledge and a CD with all of the files required to complete the book's projects. Throughout, special focus is given to the features new to InDesign CS: the new Adobe Bridge file browser; object styles, snippets, smarter text handling, the ability to hide or show layers in Photoshop and PDF files, and much more. more...

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