Learn to use Adobe Acrobat and read, write, and manage PDF documents like a pro
You can convert any document to PDF, a universal file format, preserving all the fonts, formatting, graphics, and color of the source document — regardless of the application and platform used to create it — making it super easy to share documents electronically or after printing them. If you need to convert paper documents into PDF files, save graphics as PDFs, create PDF form files (that others can use to submit data), or create and publish PDF files as ebooks, Adobe Acrobat 6 For Dummies can help — no experience with Adobe Acrobat or PDF files is required.
You can publish and distribute PDF files anywhere: in print, attached to email, on corporate servers, and posted on websites. Professionals in sales, web design, marketing, and public relations alike — and anyone who needs to read, write, edit, or otherwise manipulate PDF documents — will benefit from this no-nonsense and comprehensive guide written in plain English. You’ll discover how to
Navigate the Acrobat user interface, including menus, toolbars, and keyboard shortcuts
Access and distill PDF files
Automate the distilling of PDF files
Convert Microsoft Office documents
Make a scanned PDF document editable and searchable
Capture paper documents and Web pages
Add web pages to an existing PDF document
Print, annotate, edit, and securing PDF files
Collect and summarize comments during PDF review
Troubleshoot problems with printing PDFs
Password-protect a PDF document
Extract text and graphics from PDFs
Catalogue and distribute PDF files
Create interactive forms
Build multimedia presentations — with movies and sound
With your own copy of Adobe Acrobat 6 For Dummies, you can learn how to do all of that, find the best third-party Acrobat plug-ins to try, peruse helpful online resources, and more!