Adobe Acrobat 7 for Windows and Macintosh


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With improved security, tighter integration with Microsoft Office and Outlook, a tool for creating and embedding 3D data, and much more, Adobe Acrobat 7 is the productivity tool you've been dreaming of. This thoroughly updated, task-based guide ensures that you can turn your dream productivity tool into a reality with Acrobat 7. Veteran author Jennifer Alspach steps you through all the Acrobat 7 Professional essentials. From the basics of creating, organizing, and viewing electronic documents; streamlining document reviews; and using the program's editing and reviewing tools to more advanced functions like using digital signatures, creating interactive forms, using Acrobat's engineering and prepress tools, and protecting sensitive documents, this guide's got it covered! Both beginners and more advanced users who are looking for a convenient reference will find what they need here in straightforward language, clear steps, and practical tips peppered by loads of visual aids.




Adobe Acrobat 7 Official JavaScript Reference


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Do you spend too much time doing repetitive production tasks such as placing and replacing images, resizing them, dragging them from one document to another, and preparing images for printing instead of being creative? Do you use Adobe Acrobat and have a strong working knowledge of JavaScript? Then you're in luck. Since Adobe Creative Suite 2 was created with built-in support for scripting, virtually every repetitive or time-consuming task that creative professionals have to do in Acrobat can be streamlined or automated with the help of a script. This book describes how to use JavaScript to manipulate and extend Adobe Acrobat, and provides reference information for the JavaScript objects, properties, and functions defined by Adobe's applications. Now available in print for the first time, this book doesn't teach you how to write code in JavaScript, but if you're familiar with the scripting language, and want to start writing scripts for Acrobat, you'll appreciate having the most definitive, up-to-date referenceavailable.




Adobe Acrobat 7 Tips and Tricks


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Sure, you know how to read PDFs with it, but do you know how to add comments to documents or embed 3D objects in your PDFs or establish document-level security settings? With its staggering array of document-enhancing features and supported formats, Adobe Acrobat 7 offers a world of functionality just waiting to be tapped--which means that figuring out how to do just one specific task with it can be somewhat daunting. In these pages, veteran authorDonna Bakersolves that problem by presenting each Acrobat task as a stand-alone unit. If, for example, you want to find out how to search for a word or a phrase in a PDF file, you can do just that--at the same time picking up a couple of tips about refining your searches. Organized in three major sections--Input, Output, and Internal Acrobat Processes--this self-contained guide is all you need to get going fast with Acrobat 7.




Photoshop 7 for Windows and Macintosh


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A visual guide to the features and functions of Adobe Photoshop explains how to alter or manipulate images with color, layers, text, light, filters, and masks.




Adobe Acrobat 7.0 QuickSteps


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Here is a full-color, fast reference to the most popular electronic document exchange program--Adobe Acrobat. Release 7 is a major upgrade with new features that include enhanced PDF creation, watermarks, improved collaboration functions, digital signature capability, and more. All these and more features are covered in the book. Color screenshots with callouts show and explain exactly what you'll see on your computer screen while you're doing a task. The lengthwise layout of the book provides a more open, visual display and allows the book to lie flat for easy reference. Learn to: Create, view, and edit PDFs Use distiller Create interactive forms Add links and multimedia Establish document security




Illustrator CS5 for Windows and Macintosh


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This fully updated edition for Illustrator CS5 covers the essential skills for Illustrator artists, such as drawing geometric and freehand objects; color management; using multiple artboards; applying colors, patterns, and gradients; creating and using brushes; transforming, reshaping, and combining objects; creating and styling type; applying graphic styles and transparency; using the Pen tool; using the live color, paint, trace, and effects features; using symbols; and output. The new and updated Illustrator CS5 features are clearly marked with bright red stars in both the table of contents and main text. Among the many new CS5 features covered in this volume are bristle brushes, drawing modes, arrows, Width tool, Shape Builder tool, and Mini Bridge. Enhancements to such features as path joining, artboards, pixel-perfect drawing, and Art brushes are also covered. Readers can follow the steps in a tutorial fashion, or use the book as a reference guide to individual program features. Many of the key illustrations used in the book are available via Web download for practice.




The Adana Connection


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Adobe Illustrator CS3


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The project-based lessons in this text show readers how to use Adobe Illustrator CS3 in real-life, everyday tasks. They give users a complete tour of the software.




Adobe Acrobat 7 PDF Bible


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* Adobe Acrobat and its file format, PDF, have become the standard for portable documents, including everything from high-resolution color files destined for print to Internet and e-book content * This critically acclaimed, authoritative reference has now been completely updated and enhanced to cover the powerful new release of Adobe Acrobat * Written by Acrobat/PDF guru Ted Padova, the book is packed with real-world insights and techniques gained from the author's use of Acrobat and PDF under deadline situations * Covers everything there is to know about using Acrobat and PDF for print prepress, the Internet, CD-ROMs and all manner of new media * The companion Web site includes links to plug-ins, utilities, and a training video




Adobe PageMaker 7.0


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The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to master Adobe PageMaker, fully updated to cover version 7.0. Classroom-in-a-book format teaches PageMaker in short, project-oriented lessons. This page layout program now offers loads of new features, including a new simplified workflow with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, and added integration with popular business tools such as Microsoft Word, QuarkXPress, and more.