PDF is fast becoming the dominant format for document exchange. Most books about Acrobat focus on the technical features of the software and do not explain what you can do with it. As a result, many users and businesses fail to realize the full power of the technology. In "Acrobat 6 and PDF Solutions", Taz Tally reveals a new practical way to take advantage of Acrobat 6 and the PDF format, from implementing an effective PDF workflow to getting files ready for print to creating catalogues, interactive forms, ebooks, multimedia presentations and web pages.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Part I: Creating Proper PDF Files. Chapter 1: Acrobat Parts and Workflow. Chapter 2: Creating Pre--PDF Documents. Chapter 3: Creating Quality PostScript Files. Chapter 4: Creating the PDF You Want. Part II: Fundamentals of Acrobat. Chapter 5: Controlling Acrobat and Access to Your PDFs. Chapter 6: Using Acrobat and Navigating PDFs. Chapter 7: PDF Document Management. Chapter 8: Building Presentations and Forms. Chapter 9: Collaborative Publishing and Interactivity. Chapter 10: Acrobat E--mail, eBook, and Web Features. Part III: Advanced Acrobat. Chapter 11: Preflighting PDFs. Chapter 12: Editing PDFs. Chapter 13: Outputting PDFs and Their Contents. Chapter 14: Automating Acrobat Tasks. Index.

Author Biography

Prepress "guru" Dr. Taz Tally is a Ph.D. and author of Avoiding The Output Blues, Avoiding the Scanning Blues, and his Electronic Publishing textbook. He has also created numerous training videos and CDs, and authored textbooks used throughout the industry. He is in demand nationally as a presenter on topics related to pre--press and graphics, and writes a regular prepess column for Photoshop User. More than 30,000 graphics professionals have attended his seminars.