Adobe Acrobat 9 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide(Visual QuickStart Guide)

This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. Adobe Acrobat 9 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide walks readers through tasks that are enhanced by numerous screenshots to teach beginning and intermediate users how to take advantage of the productive power of Adobe Acrobat. Author John Deubert takes readers through all of the basic Acrobat 9 features, from the basic tools used to create PDF documents and the newly enhanced review functionality, to the advanced tools that create digital signatures, interactive forms, and PDF Portfolios. Beginning users will find a thorough introduction to this indispensable application, and Acrobat power users will enjoy a convenient reference guide that relies on straightforward language, clear steps, and practical tips to explore Acrobat’s many capabilities. Visual QuickStart Guide—the quick and easy way to learn! •     Easy visual approach uses pictures to guide you through Acrobat and show you what to do. •     Concise steps and explanations let you get up and running in no time. •    Page for page, the best content and value around. •     John Deubert is a longtime consultant and instructor in Acrobat and PDF, having worked with both since the mid-nineties. He has extensive experience in PostScript and JavaScript and is the author of Adobe Acrobat 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide, and two books from Adobe Press: Creating Adobe Acrobat Forms and Extending Acrobat Forms with JavaScript.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1    Starting with Acrobat    1 Opening and Quitting Acrobat 9    3 Examining the Initial Screen    4 Examining the Menus    6 Examining the Toolbars    8 Customizing Toolbars    11 Working with Navigation Panes    12 Setting Preferences    15 Chapter 2    Viewing a Document    17 Opening a PDF File    18 Moving from Page to Page    19 Moving from View to View    20 Zooming In and Out    21 Choosing a Page Layout    28 Searching for Text    30 Arranging Documents on the Screen    33 Using Reading Mode    34 Using Links and Bookmarks    36 Measuring Sizes and Areas    38 Chapter 3    Saving and Printing Files    43 Saving a PDF File    44 Exporting to Other Formats    45 Minimizing File Size    50 Printing a Document    52 Print Options    54 Printing Multiple Pages per Sheet    57 Printing a Booklet    58 Chapter 4    Making PDF Files    59 Printing to a PDF File    60 Using PDFMaker in Microsoft Office (Windows)    62 Converting Images and Other Files to PDF    64 Scanning Directly to PDF    65 Converting Web Pages to PDF    66 Converting Screen Shots to PDF    67 Merging PDF Files    69 Chapter 5    PDF Portfolios    71 Creating a Portfolio    73 Choosing a Layout    77 Adding a Welcome Page    79 Adding a Header    81 Choosing a Color Scheme    83 Setting File Information    84 Publishing Your Portfolio    85 Sharing with Acrobat.com    87 Chapter 6    Adding Comments to a Document    89 Examining Acrobat’s Commenting Tools    90 Adding a Sticky Note Comment    92 Adding a Text Box Comment    94 Adding a Callout Comment    97 Adding Lines and Arrows    98 Drawing Ovals and Rectangles    99 Adding Polygons and Clouds    100 Text Edits    102 Adding a Stamp Comment     104 Creating Your Own Stamp    106 Checking Spelling in Comments    108 Exporting and Importing Comments    109 Enabling Commenting in Adobe Reader    110 Chapter 7    Reading Commented Documents    111 Examining the Comments List    112 Replying to a Comment    114 Marking Comments    115 Managing the Comments List    116 Searching for Text in Comments    117 Printing Comments    119 Migrating Comments    122 Chapter 8    Reviewing PDF Documents    123 Starting an E-mail–Based Review    124 Reviewing an E-mailed Document    126 Receiving E-mail–Reviewed Documents    127 Starting a Shared Review    128 Reviewing a Shared Document    132 Receiving Server-Based Reviews    133 Real-Time Collaborative Reviews    134 Chapter 9    Manipulating Pages    139 Rearranging Pages    140 Extracting Pages    141 Inserting One File into Another    142 Replacing Pages    143 Rotating Pages    144 Cropping Pages    146 Chapter 10    Adding and Changing Text and Graphics    149 Touching Up Text    150 Modifying Line Art    152 Adding Headers and Footers    156 Adding a Background    159 Adding a Watermark    161 Redacting a Document    163 Chapter 11    Adding Simple Navigation Features    169 Adding Bookmarks    170 Creating Links    173 Modifying Existing Links    176 Making Automatic Web Links    177 Creating Articles    178 Chapter 12    Creating an Acrobat Presentation    181 Setting Open Options    182 Creating a Full-Screen Slide Show    184 Creating a Next Page Button    186 Creating a Self-Running Presentation    188 Placing a Movie on a Page    190 Playing a Movie    196 Placing a Flash Animation on the Page    199 Adding Sound to a PDF Page    200 Chapter 13    Organizing Documents    203 Examining the Organizer    204 Using the History Pane    206 Using the Places Pane    207 Using the Collections Category    208 Chapter 14    Creating Forms with Acrobat Pro    211 About LiveCycle Designer    212 Creating a Form from a Template    213 Editing Forms with LiveCycle Designer    216 Converting Electronic Documents to Forms    219 Distributing Forms    223 Responding to a Distributed Form    228 Receiving and Viewing Results    229 Chapter 15    Password Protection    233 Restricting File Access    234 Restricting Reader Activities    236 Chapter 16    Digital Signatures    239 About Adobe Self-Sign Security    240 Creating a Digital ID    241 Creating a Certificate from an ID    243 Importing a Certificate as a Trusted Identity    245 Signing a PDF Document    247 Creating a Signature Appearance    249 Creating a Signature Field    251 Validating a Signed Document    253 Chapter 17    Converting Paper to PDF    255 Typing on a Paper Form    256 Creating a Searchable Image    258 Converting a Scan with ClearScan    260 Index    262

About the Author :
John Deubert is a longtime consultant and instructor in Acrobat and PDF, having worked with both since the mid-nineties. He has extensive experience in PostScript and JavaScript and is the author of Adobe Acrobat 8 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide, and two books from Adobe Press: Creating Adobe Acrobat Forms and Extending Acrobat Forms with JavaScript.