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Acro9 Series: Troubleshooting Word to PDF Creation Issues

14th January, 2010 - Posted by MsD - No Comments

Microsoft Word is the most common source program for generating PDF content. Here are some tips and tricks for producing predictable PDF output. In a recent AcrobatUsers.com Tech Talk, I described various issues and solutions you can use when creating PDF files. This article describes important issues and includes tricks you can try from that presentation. » Read More

Acro9 Series: Manipulating a 3D PDF

16th December, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments

Placing a 3D model into a PDF file adds another dimension of information (pun intended). Adding a model is only one part of the Acrobat PDF 3D experience. Last month, I described how to add 3D content to your PDF files via the source document or through Acrobat 9 Pro Extended. Enrich your presentation with specified » Read More

Acro9 Series: The A-B-C’s of Acrobat 3D

16th December, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments

Just a few years ago, using 3D images and drawings were restricted to high-end, high-powered, high-priced systems running specialized software. Not any more: Acrobat 9 Pro Extended offers tools and methods for incorporating 3D models into PDF files, or even into a Word document or PowerPoint slide. Acrobat 9 Pro Extended is Windows-only. Imagine using 3D » Read More

Acro9 Series: Considering Accessibility

17th June, 2009 - Posted by MsD - 2 Comments

The Acrobat 9 Download Series: Readers of my articles at acrobatusers.com who’d like to read offline at their leisure can now download a PDF in a print-ready format. Accessibility and Accessible PDF Documents is the current topic of the month at Acrobatusers.com. All federal government web content—including PDF files—has been accessible to persons with disabilities such as » Read More

Acro9 Series:Presenter Q & A

20th May, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments

The Acrobat 9 Download Series: Readers of my articles at acrobatusers.com who’d like to read offline at their leisure can now download a PDF in a print-ready format. Adobe Presenter is the current topic of the month at Acrobatusers.com. Perhaps you’ve been tasked with developing interactive employee orientation materials—for the first time. And, suppose that material must » Read More

Acro9 Series: Prepare, Preflight and Print

15th April, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments

The Acrobat 9 Download Series: Readers of my articles at acrobatusers.com who’d like to read offline at their leisure can now download a PDF in a print-ready format. Prepress and Printing is the current topic of the month at Acrobatusers.com. Some Acrobat users spend their day wrestling with the intricacies of halftone dot angles. For the rest » Read More

Lawyer’s PC Article “Review: Photoshop/Premiere Elements 7″

13th April, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments

Acrofacts is pleased to host a download location for the Acrobat review prepared by my colleague, Stephen Bird, Contributing Editor of The Lawyer’s PC. As Stephen writes in this issue (Volume 26, Number 7), “For legal professionals who don’t require the full power of Photoshop, Elements 7 may offer all the tools necessary— and then some..” Download » Read More

Acro9 Series: Long-Term PDF Storage

18th March, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments

The Acrobat 9 Download Series: Readers of my articles at acrobatusers.com who’d like to read offline at their leisure can now download a PDF in a print-ready format. Reviewing and Commenting is the current topic of the month at Acrobatusers.com. PDF/A is the international standard for long-term archival storage. Not every file needs archiving, nor is every » Read More

Acro9 Series: When the Review is Finished – What’s Next?

18th February, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments

The Acrobat 9 Download Series: Readers of my articles at acrobatusers.com who’d like to read offline at their leisure can now download a PDF in a print-ready format. Reviewing and Commenting is the current topic of the month at Acrobatusers.com. This month’s topic intro states: With Acrobat 9, managing reviews and collecting comments is easy. You choose which » Read More

Acro9 Series: ConFORMing to Your Business’ Visual Standards

8th February, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments

The Acrobat 9 Download Series: Readers of my articles at acrobatusers.com who’d like to read offline at their leisure can now download a PDF in a print-ready format. It can be hard enough to make your basic documents conform to your desired visual standards, let alone forms drawn in a program like LiveCycle Designer. Fear not—complying » Read More

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