Adobe Acrobat 5'0

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Adobe Acrobat 5.0

• Information Technology Services
• User Services

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Have you have ever had.

• a recipient who can't open files because they
  don't have the applications used to create the
  documents?
• formatting, fonts, and/or graphics lost due to
  platform, software, and version
  incompatibilities?
  
• documents that won't print correctly because of
  software or printer limitations?

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Objectives

• Create a PDF file using the PDF Writer.
• Manage and enhance your PDF files by creating
  bookmarks, thumbnails, and annotations.
• Insert pages and images into a PDF file.
• Create forms from PDF files and add personal
  signatures.
• Add security features to your PDF files.

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What is PDF?

• Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) is the open
  de facto standard for electronic document
  distribution worldwide
• PDF is a universal file format that preserves all
  of the fonts, formatting, colors, and graphics of
  any source document, regardless of the
  application and platform used to create it.

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PDF Examples

• Many Web sites deliver documents in the PDF file
  format.
• Human Resource Management MSU
• www.hrm.msstate.edu/forms/hrm_forms.htm
• Information Technology Services
• www.its.msstate.edu/documents/
• IRS
• www.irs.gov/forms_pubs/forms.html

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About PDF

• PDF files are compact and can be shared, viewed,
  navigated, and printed exactly as intended by
  anyone with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• You can convert any document to PDF, even scanned
  paper, using Acrobat.
• PDF is the ideal format for electronic
  distribution because it transcends the problems
  commonly encountered in electronic file sharing.

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What is Adobe Acrobat?

• Portable Document Format (PDF) documents are
  designed for online reading on all operating
  systems.
• Adobe provides a free Reader, downloadable from
  their Web site www.adobe.com.

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What About Distiller?

• Previous versions of Acrobat had separate
  component called Distiller.
• Distiller was used for converting PostScript
  files to PDF format.
• Acrobat 5.0 has now combined the Distiller into
  the rest of the program.

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Features

• Convert any document to PDF.
• Mark up and annotate PDF documents.
• Apply security options and digital signatures to
  PDF files.
• Create PDF Web forms.
• Integrate PDF files with Web servers and email.
• Extract Images and Export to graphics files.

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Features

• Do late-stage text and image editing on PDF
  files.
• Reuse text, graphics, and table data from PDF
  files.
• Utilize extensive Preferences for greater
  accessibility to those who are visually impaired.

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Applications

• Review and mark up documents electronically.
• Protect document security for worry-free
  distribution.
• Collect information online with interactive
  forms.
• Convert Web pages to PDF files for offline use.

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Reading PDF Documents

• Acrobat Reader
• In a Web Browser
• eBook Reader or PDA device.
• Dissemination
• Burn to a CD-ROM
• Save a Network Server
• Save to a floppy
• Place in your Web site
• Email