PDF documents are the lingua franca of the digital world, but most users barely scratch the surface of how Acrobat can help them edit, manage, and improve PDFs. In Acrobat 9 Professional Tips and Tricks, expert trainer, designer, and business owner Anne-Marie Concepción uses her intimate knowledge of this program to reveal the application's hidden gems. Her tools can be put to use immediately on the PDFs that users receive and distribute every day. Throughout the course, both beginners and pros will find themselves exclaiming, "I didn't know I could do that in Acrobat!" Exercise files accompany the course.
Course Acrobat 9 Professional Tips and Tricks
Author Anne-Marie Concepcion
SKU
ISBN
Release Date 2009-02-26
Duration 3.28 hrs / 37 tutorials
Work files Yes
Price $ 29.95
Retail price $ 69.95
Language
Tags Acrobat, adobe
Required software Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional
 
1. Tweaking the Workspace for More Features
Customizing the toolbars 09:37
Finding the most useful secret toolbar 03:39
Adding missing tools 06:04
Learning the secrets of panels 05:14
2. Better Ways to Zoom and View
Rediscovering the Loupe tool 04:12
Zipping around with zooming and dragging 07:58
Viewing modes for every situation 07:03
3. Portfolio Tricks
Creating friendlier cover pages on the fly 10:58
Making a permanent custom cover page 06:18
Forcing a sort order 02:58
Adding new layout templates 04:51
4. Modifying Art and Text in a PDF
Adding and editing text 09:00
Using the Text Box tool 04:17
Editing images in a PDF 07:53
Permanently cropping a PDF 06:31
Adding a new image 03:07
Updating a PDF without losing interactivity 04:51
5. Mastering Comments
Enabling comments for Acrobat Reader 04:24
Managing mega" comments" 05:41
Flattening comments into the content 06:39
6. Repurposing PDF Content
Extracting text without tears 09:21
Exporting PDF images quickly 05:02
7. Better Searches, Happier Readers
Embedding indexes for faster searches 05:04
Making the Search feature more visible 03:37
8. Signing PDFs
Making a signature box for Adobe Reader 02:59
Making a signature stamp 06:38
Creating simple secure signatures 04:33
9. Additional Tips
Working the Pages panel 07:05
Building web links that work for everyone 07:28
Forcing a browser to open Acrobat 06:42
Optimizing PDFs for search engines 05:08
Increasing canvas size 03:47
Converting a PDF to grayscale 01:48
Building smaller PDFs with the same content 13:15
Conclusion
Conclusion 02:09

 
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