Adobe Acrobat is a family of computer programs designed to view, create, manipulate and manage files in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF).
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How to extract content from a portion of a PDF document.
Baker, Donna L. PlanetPDF (2004). Articles>Content Management>Document Design>Adobe Acrobat
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Facts and Opinions About PDF Accessibility
PDF accessibility is not as straightforward as HTML accessibility. But it can be done, if you put the same care into marking up your PDFs that you put into marking up websites. Joe Clark tells all.
Clark, Joe. List Apart, A (2005). Design>Document Design>Accessibility>Adobe Acrobat
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Fehlende WingDings-Zeichen in PDF-Dateien
Gewisse WingDings Zeichen fehlen, wenn ein PDF File erstellt wird. Dies ist unabhängig davon, ob Winword (Office 97) oder eine andere Applikation benutzt wird. Ausserdem spielt es keine Rolle ob das PDF mit dem Word Makro erstellt wurde oder nicht.
Transcom (2000). (German) Design>Typography>Document Design>Adobe Acrobat
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When you create named destinations, make sure that they are in the view that you want them to be when created because that is the view that will be applied when that named destination is called up later. Also, remember to use the Document Properties preferences to force Acrobat to use the preferences that were assigned to the document (as opposed to Acrobat's own viewing preferences). You may find that your file will open and view differently in every Acrobat application that is used if you do not save the document with your preferences.
PDFzone (2000). Design>Publishing>Online>Adobe Acrobat
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How you can combine layers and scripting to power up PDFs to deliver richer, more versatile content.
Wraight, Dave. PlanetPDF (2004). Design>Information Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
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Acrobat's intelligent font substitution is a godsend for office documents, but it can be a nightmare in situations where font fidelity is important. If you're a graphic designer, then you need to know how to work with fonts in PDFs.
Perets, Shlomo. Creative Pro (2004). Design>Typography>Fonts>Adobe Acrobat
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In Part I, you got PDF forms to run and talk. Now you get to make them really smart.
Guthrie, Malcolm. Adobe Magazine (2000). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
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Gateway Pages Prevent PDF Shock
Spare your users the misery of being dumped into PDF files without warning. Create special gateway pages that summarize the contents of big documents and guide users gently into the PDF morass.
Nielsen, Jakob. Alertbox (2003). Design>Web Design>Usability>Adobe Acrobat
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Generating PDF Files from Word Documents 
This document explains how to create PDF files from Microsoft Word documents.
InfoTechWriter. Articles>Publishing>Word Processing>Adobe Acrobat
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Getting The Most Out of PDF Annotations 
Acrobat's annotations are a handy way to keep track of your thoughts as you review a PDF document. To get the most from this feature, try these tips.
PDFzone (2003). Design>Publishing>Software>Adobe Acrobat
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Radella discusses the advantages of graphic electronic editing with Adobe Acrobat 4.0 over traditional hard copy editing.
Radella, Marjorie Joyce. Intercom (2000). Design>Collaboration>Software>Adobe Acrobat
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PDF moves toward its destiny as the full-service, customizable digital file format we all want.
Kvern, Olav Martin. Adobe Magazine (1998). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
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Tips and advice on creating PDF files that are attractive, readable, and easy to download.
Nordling, Tamis and Wendy Katz. Adobe Magazine (1996). Design>Document Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
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How to Create Adobe PDF eBooks
Creating eBooks that can be bought, downloaded, and viewed online has never been easier or more secure. In Adobe's How to Create Adobe PDF eBooks, you'll find the basic procedures and techniques you need to create eBooks in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Learn how to design good document templates for eBooks, convert your documents to Adobe PDF using recommended eBook job options, and optimize your Adobe PDF documents so that they display at their best in the free Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader.
Adobe (2003). Design>Publishing>Online>Adobe Acrobat
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How to Link from an HTML Page to a Specific Page in PDF File
HTML pages can contain links to PDF files that enable you to view the files by using an Adobe Acrobat 4.0-or-later product from within Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. You can also view the files by using the Acrobat product as a helper application in which PDF files appear in a separate Acrobat window. By default, the PDF file opens to the first page. To open the PDF file to a specific page, you can use named destinations in the PDF file. You can also target an HTML link to a specific PDF page by adding the page number to the end of the URL in the link. When you target an HTML link to a specific PDF page, however, the link works only when you view the PDF file within the browser.
Adobe (2005). Design>Web Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
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How To Make PDFs Compliant With Section 508
First, if you don't produce forms for federal government, it is wasted time, but there is information available. Adobe has the accessibility section on its Web site with useful documentation. There are other Web sites about accessibility in general on all the federal government sites, and finally, there are further links from there. Also, if you are providing forms for a federal government agency, you should get in touch with their 'Section 508 representative,' who will give you guidelines for that agency's way to implement it.
Wyss, Max. PDFzone (2000). Design>Accessibility>Adobe Acrobat>Section 508
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How to Open a PDF With Highlighted Words
The goal: to launch Acrobat Reader from an external application, automatically highlighting some words.
PDFzone (2003). Articles>Document Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
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I have a 40-page PDF file that I 'd like to create several hyperlinks to -- each going to a different page within that document.
PDFzone (2003). Design>Publishing>Software>Adobe Acrobat
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I Did Not Know Acrobat Could Do That
This blog is for all users of Acrobat, to hopefully get the most out of their software. The information is being written by Tim Huff Sr. Business Development Manager at Adobe Systems.
Huff, Tim. I Did Not Know Acrobat Could Do That. Resources>Software>Adobe Acrobat>Blogs
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Importing and Exporting Form Data in Acrobat
When using PDF forms, it's possible to export, store and import the data in Form Data Format (FDF). Since an FDF file only includes the form data and not the form itself, it is much smaller and more lightweight that the complete PDF form, making it more efficient to manipulate. This tip explains how to export and import FDF data using Acrobat.
Shea, Dan. PlanetPDF (2007). Articles>Document Design>Forms>Adobe Acrobat
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How do you ensure the PDF file you distill includes bleeds that are acceptable to a printer?
Scott, Clifford. PDFzone (2004). Design>Document Design>Prepress>Adobe Acrobat
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Jakob Nielsen's PDF Phobia is Seemingly Incurable
The noted usability guru strays outside his area of expertise once again in a new 'Alertbox' column denigrating any uses of PDF other than printing. We can't help but wonder -- due to the silliness of some of his comments and suggestions -- whether he's being serious. We're afraid he is. Nonetheless, to show our respect, we've christened a special Google Advanced Search setting in his honor.
Foss, Kurt. PlanetPDF (2003). Articles>Usability>Software>Adobe Acrobat
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A Lesson in Templates for Adobe Acrobat
Although Templates have been around since version 3 of Acrobat there was never any really useful supporting information or technical documentation to make use of them. Version 5 and 6 of Acrobat changed all that making it possible to take full control of Templates to create truly dynamic PDF documents.
Wraight, Dave. PlanetPDF (2004). Articles>Information Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
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Linking to Pages or Destinations Within PDFs
Information about how to link to pages or specific bookmarks within a PDF document.
Shea, Dan. PlanetPDF (2004). Articles>Web Design>Hypertext>Adobe Acrobat
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Make Your PDFs Work Well with Google (and Other Search Engines)
In Google's search results, and in the results of most other search engines, the listings of most PDF files appear at best unprofessional, and at worst, downright embarrassing.
Johnson, Duff. Adobe (2006). Design>Web Design>Software>Adobe Acrobat
