Adobe Acrobat 5 PDF Bible

By Ted Padova

With 100% of what you need to know about Adobe Acrobat and PDF, this critically acclaimed, authoritative reference has now been completely updated and enhanced to cover the powerful new release of Adobe Acrobat.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764535773
• ISBN13: 9780764535772
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 792 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 1.7" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

Ample reference

Although I enjoy reading reference books (yes, I need a life) I found this one to be rather dry. Acrobat is a powerful application and version 5 is actually quite fun to use, but I didn't find this book particularly insightful about things I didn't already know about Acrobat. Still, I refer to this book occasionally when I become forgetful, and for that I will keep this on my desk, at the ready. If you've tinkered with Acrobat and you're ready to become more of a power user, this book will get you up to speed with little pain.

The best reference manual for Adobe Acrobat to date...

I am an Adobe Certified Expert / Adobe Certified Training Provider and have been training individuals and corporate groups nationwide on Adobe Acrobat since version 3.0. The evolution of Adobe Acrobat throughout the years has been truly amazing and the need for comprehensive reference manuals to explain features and workflows are a necessity as this product continues to evolve.Ted Padova's Adobe Acrobat 5 PDF Bible meets the needs of users at all levels. It has an indepth section covering the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader (for the majority of people in the world) as well detailed sections covering all the major components of the full version - Distiller, Acrobat (and its multitude of plugins), and Catalog. I believe the book is well-organized and has many great workflow ideas as well as tips and techniques to give even the most savvy user new ideas.To counter those who give this reference manual a low score I suggest that they become better acquainted with the product by first using Adobe Acrobat 5.0 Classroom in a Book (CIB). After you have completed the self-paced lessons in the CIB, PDF Bible will seem less overwhelming.My only complaint with this manual is that there are a few errors in terms of labeling the application window for Adobe Acrobat 5.0 and since this book was written during the beta phase for Adobe Acrobat 5.0, it misses out on some of the new developments from Adobe - new plugins, Adobe Acrobat Approval, Adobe Acrobat Distiller Server, Adobe Acrobat Messenger, and Adobe Document Server. For those who wish to learn more about these products, just visit Adobe's website and click on the Products link.

Just What I Needed

The author did a great job of putting together a comprehensive reference guide for Acrobat 5. Its been very useful to me when I needed further clarification on a particular topic. The information set forth in the book is complete, organized and helpful! However, the index is definitely lacking and could have been a lot better. The index is not very comprehensive at all, making it difficult to actually find what I am looking for. Overall, I recommend this to anyone looking for a good Acrobat 5 reference guide.

Adobe Acrobat 5 PDF Bible

I am an ACE in Acrobat. This book is a 4 star+. Ted did an excellent job in building what he started in the last book. Acrobat is so much more powerful than 95% of the people realize. This book reveals most of the power in a very organized fashion. This is a necessity for anyone that works with Acrobat.