Written by an Adobe Acrobat expert and illustrated throughout in full color, this Complete Course shows you how to master a wide range of Acrobat's versatile, powerful tools while working on several projects. Eighteen sessions and more than eighty-five step-by-step tutorials, accompanied by vivid color images and screen shots, walk you through the creation of a themed promotional campaign from start to finish. After completing the course, you'll have an impressive set of reports, presentations, and forms you can adapt for use with real products or services, plus a thorough understanding of Acrobat 6 fundamentals. Learn how to create PDF documents from many authoring programs. Create and fill in Acrobat PDF forms. Learn how to integrate sound and video in PDF documents. CD-ROM Contents All raw files necessary to complete the projects Iteration files for each session Two bonus sessions, with information about how PDF documents are printed and distributed

Table of Contents

Introduction. Confidence Builder. Getting Started with Adobe Acrobat. Converting a PostScript File to PDF. Opening a PDF Document. Navigating a PDF Document. Converting an Image File to PDF. Appending Pages. Saving Files and Loading Toolbars. Creating Page Links. Adding a Watermark. Adding a Stamp Comment. Setting the Opening View. Sending for E-mail Review. Part I: Course Setup. Project Overview. Part II: Getting to Know Adobe Acrobat. Session 1: Customizing Acrobat. Getting to Know the Acrobat Tools. Getting Help in Acrobat. Customizing Your Work Environment. Setting Preferences. Session Review. Session 2: Opening and Saving Files. Opening and Closing Documents. Opening Files Saved in Different Formats. Saving Files. Setting Preferences. Session Review. Session 3: Viewing and Navigating PDF Files. Using Page Viewing Tools. Saving Initial Views. Using Zoom Tools. Using the Pages Palette. Working with Bookmarks. Session Review. Part III: Creating PDF Documents. Session 4: Converting Application Documents to PDF. Converting Image Files to PDF. Converting Clipboard Data to PDF (Windows Only). Converting Microsoft Word Files to PDF. Setting Conversion Options in Acrobat. Converting Multiple Files to PDF. Using Acrobat Distiller. Session Review. Session 5: PDFs and Web Viewing. Converting Local Web Pages to PDF. Converting Web Hosted Pages to PDF. Creating PDFs from Internet Explorer (Windows Only). Creating PDFs from Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express (Windows Only), Session Review, Part IV: Editing PDF Documents. Session 6: Modifying Views and Pages. Saving an Opening View. Setting Page Modes. Adding Document Properties. Adding Page Numbers. Adding a Background. Session Review. Session 7: Changing Document Pages. Importing Multiple Pages. Inserting Pages. Replacing Pages. Ordering Pages. Session Review. Session 8: Changing Document Content. Editing Text with the TouchUp Text Tool. Adding New Lines of Text. Moving, Copying, and Pasting Text. Creating Web Links from Text. Copying and Pasting Images. Session Review. Part V: Commenting and Reviewing. Session 9: Using Comment Tools. Creating Note Comments. Setting Comment Preferences. Using the Highlighting Tools. Using the Drawing Tools. Commenting with Attachments. Adding a Stamp Comment. Creating Custom Stamps. Summarizing Comments. Session Review. Session 10: Commenting and Reviewing. Setting Up an E-mail-Based Review. Participating in a Review. Setting Comment Status. Tracking Reviews. Session Review. Part VI: Adding Interactivity. Session 11: Creating Links and Buttons. Creating Links to Pages. Linking to Views. Opening Secondary Files. Opening Pages in Secondary Files. Creating Buttons (Acrobat 6 Professional Only). Creating Button Faces (Acrobat 6 Professional Only). Duplicating Buttons (Acrobat 6 Professional Only). Session Review. Session 12: Working with Multimedia. Adding Sounds. Playing Sounds with Page Actions (Acrobat Professional Only). Importing Acrobat 5 Compatible Media (Acrobat Professional Only). Creating Play Buttons. Importing Acrobat 6 Compatible Media (Acrobat Professional Only). Creating Acrobat 6 Compatible Media Play Buttons. Session Review. Session 13: Creating Presentations. Adding Animation in PowerPoint. Converting PowerPoint Files to PDF. Using Full Screen Views. Adding Links to Slides. Session Review. Part VII: Creating Acrobat PDF Forms. Session 14: Editing and Filling In Forms. Setting Field Tab Order. Resetting Forms. Creating Submit Buttons. Filling In Forms. Session Review. Session 15 Creating JavaScripts. Creating Page Templates (Acrobat Professional Only). Creating JavaScripts. Session Review. Part VIII: Signing and Securing PDF Documents. Session 16: Securing Documents. Password-Protecting PDF Documents. Securing Content. Session Review. Session 17: Using Digital Signatures. Creating a Digital ID. Creating Signature Appearances. Signing Documents. Certifying Documents. Session Review. Appendix A. Index. End-User License Agreement.

Author Biography

Ted Padova is Chief Executive Officer and managing partner of The Image Source, a digital imaging and photofinishing center based in Ventura, California. He is the author of the highly acclaimed Teach Yourself Visually Acrobat 5, Acrobat 6 PDF Bible, and Creating Adobe Acrobat Forms. He also speaks internationally about Adobe Acrobat and PDF.