Sure, you know how to read PDFs with it, but do you know how to add comments to documents or embed 3D objects in your PDFs or establish document-level security settings? With its staggering array of document-enhancing features and supported formats, Adobe Acrobat 7 offers a world of functionality just waiting to be tapped--which means that figuring out how to do just one specific task with it can be somewhat daunting. In these pages, veteran author Donna Baker solves that problem by presenting each Acrobat task as a stand-alone unit. If, for example, you want to find out how to search for a word or a phrase in a PDF file, you can do just that--at the same time picking up a couple of tips about refining your searches. Organized in three major sections--Input, Output, and Internal Acrobat Processes--this self-contained guide is all you need to get going fast with Acrobat 7.

Adobe Acrobat 7 Tips And Tricks: The 150 Best

Computers & Technology

Baker, Donna L.

Graphics & Design

Adobe Pr

Adobe Acrobat is nearly ubiquitous in today's office. The IRS uses Acrobat to make tax forms available for download as PDFs, and colleagues use it to share, edit, and review documents and create electronic signatures. It's not a difficult tool to use, but Acrobat's powers are largely untapped by most users. This slim, concise, four-color book is built around a simple, practical project that you can complete using your own content. Each short lesson builds a component of a basic Acrobat project. Along the way, readers will learn how to use Acrobat's editing and reviewing tools, add digital signatures to electronic documents, assemble a PDF slideshow, create a zippy presentation, and more. This bright, accessible guide is a perfect guide for anyone starting out with Acrobat.

Reviewing PDF Documents In Acrobat: Visual QuickProject Guide

Peachpit Pr

Offering a raft of Microsoft Office collaboration features (plus the ability to review and comment on Acrobat Pro--created documents using just Reader), Acrobat is no longer just for pre-press and creative professionals. Acrobat can simplify workflows in all kinds of business settings. All you need is this handy guide to delineate those uses and show you how you can put Acrobat to work to make your own life easier! In these pages, veteran author Donna L. Baker uses cases studies and real-world examples to show you how to use Acrobat for everything from sending documents securely to creating forms and building presentations. Each case study details the most efficient ways to convert source documents into PDF documents, and reveals the how's and whys of using Acrobat in specific situations--from creating an annual report to setting up an email ordering system for a take-out restaurant. You'll learn how to create archives of Outlook email threads, manage document feedback, embed fonts, and more on your way to Acrobat proficiency.

Adobe Acrobat 7: In The Office

Adobe Acrobat is one of the most widely recognized tools for document management, office communications, and improved workflow, and Acrobat 8 is the most powerful version yet, introducing new tools for shared reviews, creating automated forms, license management, additional security, and many others. Now that PDF has become the ubiquitous electronic document format, industries as diverse as engineering, legal, manufacturing, and government all rely on Acrobat to make their tasks run smoother and more efficiently. Here to help guide you, Acrobat expert Donna Baker presents real-life scenarios that you can apply to any situation in which document control and management is an issue. With practical advice, productivity tips, and step-by-step directions for using the latest Acrobat features, Acrobat 8 in the Office will help you understand the broad capabilities of this “what-can’t-it-do?” software. Among other useful features, this book also • Shows you how to use Acrobat in real-life situations to improve productivity, cost savings, and communication. • Covers the new features in Acrobat 8, including shared reviewing, Acrobat Connect (an online meeting room), auto-recognition form fields, new merging and document optimizing tools, redaction tools. • Describes how to best combine new and existing Acrobat tools to accomplish nearly any office communication task. • Includes a companion Web site at www.donnabaker.ca/downloads.html that contains source files for examples in the book, plus bonus projects and case study chapters.

Adobe Acrobat 8 in the Office

Programming

Increase your productivity with Acrobat, one technique at a time. Now that PDF has become the ubiquitous electronic document format, it’s important to recognize that there’s much more to Adobe Acrobat than just managing your documents and improving workflow. With this powerful tool, you can now communicate with new commenting tools, collaborate with individuals and teams, automate forms, provide additional security, use redactive tools, and accom-plish tasks for greater productivity and 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 picked out the most integral techniques for accomplishing nearly any office communication task. You’ll be expanding your PDF skills in no time in this focused, handy guide. Here are just some of the things you’ll learn to do: 
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<li>Conduct searches quickly by building an index and attaching it to files</li>
<li>Merge multiple files into a single PDF document and create a custom cover</li>
<li>Create comments in PDF documents, start a review, and work with comments</li>
<li>Use new form tools in Acrobat 8 for drawing fields, tracking responses, and creating a form automatically</li>
<li>Set up an online meeting in Acrobat Connect• Add movies and 3D content, and create interactive presentations</li>
<li>Assign levels of security and passwords to documents using new hashing algorithm support in Acrobat 8 </li>
</ul>

Adobe Acrobat 8 How-Tos: 125 Essential Techniques

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.

Adobe Acrobat 9 How-Tos: 125 Essential Techniques

The inside scoop...for when you want more than the official line! Photoshop Elements has the power to transform your digital images, but to use itwith confidence you'll need to know its quirks and shortcuts. Find out what the manual doesn't always tell you in this insider's guide to using Elements in the real world. Can you eliminate red eye and dark circles? Is there a way to simplify the output process? From discovering how to glamorize photos to creating high-impact slideshows for work or Web--first get the official way, then the best way from an expert. Unbiased coverage of getting the most out of Photoshop Elements, including retouching and sharpening your images, managing metadata, and using Elements with other Adobe(r) products Savvy, real-world advice to help you scan, edit, colorize, add effects to, and output your images Time-saving techniques and practical guidance on setting up photo albums, creating slideshows with effects, and using RAW images Tips and hacks on how to resample images, apply multiple transformations, and more suggestions to save you time and improve your results Sidebars and tables on bitmap versus vector images, shape tools configurations, and other ways to be more productive in Photoshop Elements Watch for these graphic icons in every chapter to guide you to specific practicalinformation. * Bright Ideas are smart innovations that will save you time or hassle. * Hacks are insider tips and shortcuts that increase productivity. When you see * Watch Out! heed the cautions or warnings to help you avoid commonpitfalls. And finally, check out * Inside Scoops for practical insights from the author. It's like having your own expert at your side!

The Unofficial Guide to Photoshop Elements 4

wiley

It's all about style. CSS can make your Web sites flawless You're a designer first. So is Donna Baker. She knows your questions about CSS because she's asked them too. How do I apply a CSS rule to specific instances? What key concepts should govern font styles? How do I keep the background image from disappearing in Internet Explorer? Why can't I control which cells display hover color? By answering these and a hundred other questions, Donna gives you new power to keep the style in your sites with CSS. * Learn how to construct and organize a style sheet that meets all your needs * Be able to write CSS syntax and define properties and values for fonts, images, and other page elements * Use background images to their full potential * Customize the appearance of your pages with pseudo-elements and pseudo-styles * Learn when to use static, elastic, and fluid layouts using CSS positioning methods * Make lists and tables behave consistently and effectively * Resolve the problems that make forms display incorrectly in different browsers * Design style sheets that make your Web pages friendly to printers, handheld devices, and other media

CSS For Web Designers Only

Web Development & Design

* This groundbreaking book gets would-be filmmakers and editors quickly and easily up to speed on the latest release of Adobe Premiere * Teaches the full range of Adobe Premiere tools and techniques through the re-creation of a complete video project * Readers learn by doing as they work through the project, editing clips, adding transitions, working with sound, creating special effects, and more * By the end of the book, readers have created a dynamic, professionalquality video-and have gained a professional-level competency with Adobe Premiere * CD-ROM contains all of the files and materials needed to complete the project in the book

Premiere 6.5 Complete Course

Arts & Photography

Graphic Design

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

Written by a Web design expert and illustrated throughout in full color, this Complete Course shows you how to master the ins and outs of HTML, the language of the Web, while working on a single project. Fifteen sessions and nearly 100 step-by-step tutorials, accompanied by vivid color images and screen shots, walk you through building a slick, fully functional Web site from start to finish, using HTML and JavaScript(TM). After completing the course, you'll have an impressive portfolio piece, a professional-looking Web site you can adapt to meet your needs, and a thorough understanding of HTML fundamentals. All of the files used to build the Web site conform to XHTML and CSS standards. CD-ROM Contents * Image viewing and editing tools PhotoPlus and Irfanview freeware versions * WS_FTP Pro software that lets you connect to a Web server to upload, modify, and download your Web site files * HandyTools for Web Designers power pack freeware version, including Handy File Find &amp; Replace, Handy ImageMapper, Gif Color Mapper, ColourSpy, and Gradientex * Images and all the files needed to complete the project

HTML Complete Course

Programming Languages

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