Real World Adobe Acrobat Pro 6

Description

Acrobat Pro 6's new print controls alone answer many professional users'prayers--and they're just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to all the newfeatures crammed into the latest version of Adobe's workflow enhancementsoftware. Here to help creative professionals make sense of it all is Real WorldAdobe Acrobat Pro 6. This comprehensive volume--thoroughly revised to covera brand-new version aimed squarely at creative and engineering professions--provides all the background and technical grounding users need to understandwhen, how, and why to use PDF files in the print production workflow.Readers will get a thorough overview of all of Acrobat Pro's new features--including the ability to preflight jobs and soft-proof color--as well as loads oftime-saving tips and advanced techniques designed especially for working proslike themselves, who depend on Acrobat to get their jobs done. Along the waythey'll learn about Acrobat's role in electronic publishing and prepressenvironments, the difference between PostScript and PDF files, and more.

Christopher Smith is president of American Graphics Institute. A certified technical trainer and Adobe certified expert for InDesign version 1, 1.5 and 2.0, Smith teaches classes in InDesign and other publishing software at American Graphics Institute's Boston training center. He is co-author of InDesign for QuarkXPress Users. At Consolidated Graphics, Mohamad Tawil manages the production of web-to-print solutions using PDF workflow across 68 commercial printing companies nationwide. He is an Assistant Professor at The University of Maryland and a former QuarkXPress Product Manager.