Learn to use Adobe Acrobat and read, write, and manage PDF documents like a pro

You can convert any document to PDF, a universal file format, preserving all the fonts, formatting, graphics, and color of the source document — regardless of the application and platform used to create it — making it super easy to share documents electronically or after printing them. If you need to convert paper documents into PDF files, save graphics as PDFs, create PDF form files (that others can use to submit data), or create and publish PDF files as ebooks, Adobe Acrobat 6 For Dummies can help — no experience with Adobe Acrobat or PDF files is required.

You can publish and distribute PDF files anywhere: in print, attached to email, on corporate servers, and posted on websites. Professionals in sales, web design, marketing, and public relations alike — and anyone who needs to read, write, edit, or otherwise manipulate PDF documents — will benefit from this no-nonsense and comprehensive guide written in plain English. You'll discover how to

Navigate the Acrobat interface, including menus, toolbars, and keyboard shortcuts

Access and distill PDF files

Automate the distilling of PDF files

Convert Microsoft Office documents

Make a scanned PDF document editable and searchable

Capture paper documents and Web pages

Add web pages to an existing PDF document

Print, annotate, edit, and securing PDF files

Collect and summarize comments during PDF review

Troubleshoot problems with printing PDFs

-protect a PDF document

Extract text and graphics from PDFs

Catalogue and distribute PDF files

Create interactive forms

Build multimedia presentations — with movies and sound

With your own copy of Adobe Acrobat 6 For Dummies, you can learn how to do all of that, find the best third-party Acrobat plug-ins to try, peruse helpful online resources, and more!