Overview
Did you know that you could use Adobe Acrobat to create slideshows and presentations? Many people don't realize that Acrobat PDF files can be used for more than just sharing cross-platform, visually accurate copies of their documents with colleagues and customers. This gorgeous, full-color book--384 pages in length--uses case studies to demonstrate Adobe Acrobat's myriad uses as a sophisticated, multi-purpose,interactive tool. You can also use Acrobat to embed sounds, actions, and interactivity in PDFs--this book shows you how. This full-featured guide also offers instruction on how to set up a digital signature for yourself and add security features to PDFs so you can sign contracts and other legal documents and share them safely and digitally. In addition, the book covers some of the more commonly known features of the full version of Adobe Acrobat 5--using the comments tools, making eBooks, searching PDFs for keywords, setting opening preferences for your readers, and designing interactive forms. And, of course, it shows you the various ways you can make PDFs from other leading applications. As an added bonus, the print book comes with a companion CD-ROM that demonstrates how to use Acrobat to create movies, interactive crossword puzzles, maps, and more. You'll be surprised at all you can do with Acrobat by the time you're done reading this must-have reference!
Full Product Details
Author: Patti Belle Hastings ,
Bjorn Akselsen ,
Sandee Cohen
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
Imprint: Adobe Press,U.S.
Dimensions:
Width: 20.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 1.024kg
ISBN: 9780201748833
ISBN 10: 0201748835
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 25 July 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Mixed media product
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock
Author Information
Pattie Belle Hastings is an artist, educator, and partner at Icehouse Design in New Haven, Connecticut. Currently an Assistant Professor in Computer Science/Interactive Digital Design at Quinnipiac University, she is also an Acrobat 5 Adobe Certified Expert. Bjorn Akselsen has worked extensively in the field of information architecture. He holds an MFA in design from Yale University and currently is a principal of Icehouse Design, a firm specializing in print and Web design for education, the arts, and the humanities. Icehouse has won numerous awards and has been featured in many books internationally. Sandee Cohen is the graphics curriculum coordinator at the New School University Computer Instruction Center in New York City. In addition, she is also a frequent speaker at the Seybold, Thunder Lizard, and Macworld Expo conferences.
