Adobe Acrobat 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide uses a combination of task-based instruction and strong visuals to teach beginning and intermediate users how to be more productive with Adobe Acrobat. Author John Deubert takes readers step by step through all of the Adobe Acrobat 8 essentials, both basic--creating and viewing electronic documents, streamlining document reviews, using Acrobat's commenting and reviewing tools--and advanced--using digital signatures, creating interactive forms, and protecting sensitive documents. Both beginning users who want a thorough introduction to the topic, and more advanced users looking for a convenient reference will find what they need here in straightforward language, clear steps, and practical tips. By the end of the book, users will be able to smoothly integrate Adobe Acrobat 8 into their workflow.

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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.

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The classic Acrobat and PDF reference, updated to cover the latest release Consistently the most authoritative and comprehensive resource on the Acrobat PDF format, this standard reference returns with in-depth coverage of the newest version of Acrobat. Written by bestselling author Ted Padova, this book is packed with real-world insights and techniques gained from Padova's daily use of Acrobat under deadline constraints. You'll discover everything there is to know about using Acrobat X for print prepress, the Internet, CD-ROMs, and other forms of media. Popular author Ted Padova shares everything you need to know about the latest release of Acrobat—Acrobat X Explores the updated functions of the new Acrobat and using it for print prepress, the Internet, CD-ROMs, and more As the ultimate resource for all things Acrobat and PDF-related, Adobe Acrobat X PDF Bible is an update of a classic.

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: Conduct searches quickly by building an index and attaching it to files Merge multiple files into a single PDF document and create a custom cover Create comments in PDF documents, start a review, and work with comments Use new form tools in Acrobat 8 for drawing fields, tracking responses, and creating a form automatically Set up an online meeting in Acrobat Connect• Add movies and 3D content, and create interactive presentations Assign levels of security and passwords to documents using new hashing algorithm support in Acrobat 8