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Case study: Our Paperless Office
A first-hand account by members of a law practice offering a step-by-step guide to going paperless with Adobe Acrobat and PDF.

Source: Law Practice Today

06/30/2009

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Adobe makes Acrobat.com a business with paid accounts
Adobe is taking Acrobat.com out of beta on Monday, and turning it into a business with paid user accounts.

Source: cnet news

06/15/2009

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Security Updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
Adobe has released the first of a now-regular set of patches for versions of Adobe Acrobat and Reader, incorporating the initial output of its code hardening efforts.

Source: Adobe Systems - Security Bulletin APSB09-07

06/09/2009

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Managing Collaborative Projects with Adobe Acrobat PDFs
You can use PDF documents as small, flexible, Internet-safe files for managing documents in a collaborative project that requires input from several people.

Source: Taz Tally - Layers Magazine

06/04/2009

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Acrobat.com challenges PowerPoint with collaborative presentations
Acrobat.com is unveiling an early testing version of new tool called Presentations that marks the early steps towards competing with Microsoft PowerPoint.

Source: VentureBeat - Anthony Ha

05/27/2009

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"X" marks the spot in geospatial PDF maps

by Donna Baker


Acrobat 9 Pro Extended includes PDF mapping, the ability to use geospatial information as a document layer or embedded within a simple PDF document. Locations marked on a map include interactive coordinates. If you’re not involved in an industry dependent on geospatial data, you can still use PDF mapping.


Type: HTML

Topics: Acrobat 9, Geospatial & Mapping

Adding a map overlay to a geospatial PDF

by Dave at UVSAR


AUC expert Dave Merchant demonstrates how to add a map overlay to a geospatial PDF using Acrobat Pro Extended and Adobe Illustrator.


Type: Video

Topics: Acrobat 9, Geospatial & Mapping

Working with geospatially-enabled PDFs

by Jonathan Bowman


This video shows you how to use the new geospatial features in Acrobat 9. You also learn how to find location coordinates, mark locations, measure and geospatially register a PDF file.


Type: Video

Topics: Acrobat 9, Geospatial & Mapping

Geospatial Measuring and Commenting Tools

by Dave at UVSAR


AUC expert Dave Merchant talks about the new geospatial measuring and commenting tools now available in Adobe Reader 9 for use with geospatially aware PDF documents created in Acrobat Pro Extended.


Type: Video

Topics: Acrobat 9, Geospatial & Mapping

How to change geospatial measuring preferences

by Adobe Systems


You can change the measurement units for all geospatial PDFs in the Preferences dialog box. Click Measuring (Geo) from the Categories section.


Type: HTML

Topics: Acrobat 9, Geospatial & Mapping

Interacting with geospatial PDFs

by Adobe Systems


When you open a geospatially enabled PDF, you can find locations, measure distances, and add location markers. You can also copy coordinates to the clipboard for use with a web mapping service.


Type: HTML

Topics: Acrobat 9, Geospatial & Mapping

How to create a geospatial PDF

by Adobe Systems


You can create a geospatial PDF in one of two ways: opening a geospatially enabled TIFF or JPEG 2000 file or georegistering a PDF map or scan of geospatial data.


Type: HTML

Topics: Acrobat 9, Geospatial & Mapping

Navigating an accessible PDF document, part 2

by Janet Frick


Learn how to do an accessibility full-check with the document properties feature in Acrobat Pro and Acrobat Pro Extended and how to use the navigation panels to set content order and organize tags.


Type: Video

Topics: Accessibility

Navigating an accessible PDF document, part 1

by Janet Frick


In part one of navigating an accessible PDF document, you'll look at the built-in features in Acrobat for previewing PDF files.


Type: Video

Topics: Accessibility

Ensuring your PDF is accessible

by Janet Frick


In this video, you'll put a PDF file through the paces to ensure it is truly accessible.


Type: Video

Topics: Accessibility

eSeminars On-Demand

Accessibility

Acrobat 9 features help meet the Section 508 mandate that all federal government web content be accessible to people with disabilities.

Jun 17, 2009

Adobe Presenter

Add video, narration, demos, and interactive quizzes to your PowerPoint slides, and then output to PDF.

May 20, 2009

Prepress and Printing

Inspect and manage preflight profiles and investigate resolution, coverage and color values.

Apr 15, 2009

Archiving and PDF Standards

Learn how to create PDFs for electronic document archiving.

Mar 18, 2009

Review and Commenting

Use Acrobat 9 to initiate, participate and track reviews of PDF files online or offline

Feb 18, 2009

Advanced Forms and LiveCycle Designer

Repeat of the November Advanced Forms and LiveCycle Designer eSeminar.

Feb 05, 2009

Scanning & OCR

Acrobat 9 lets you scan a paper document into a PDF, then convert to text with the built-in OCR

Jan 21, 2009

Digital Signatures

Digital signatures are used for electronic approval or certification of PDF documents.

Dec 17, 2008

PDF and Flash

Learn how to add Flash Player-compatible content to PDFs using Acrobat 9.

Sep 17, 2008

How to use Acrobat.com with Acrobat 9

Learn how Acrobat.com works with Acrobat 9 to help you become more efficient and collaborate better with your team.

Aug 13, 2008

Events

Acrobat.com Seminar - Discover a Wealth of Free Tools

Twin Cities Acrobat User Group

Jul 09, 2009 8AM America/Chicago

Geospatial and Mapping

eSeminar

Jul 22, 2009 10AM America/Los Angeles

Tech Talk: Advanced Form Techniques with LiveCycle Designer

eSeminar

Jul 29, 2009 10AM America/Los Angeles

PDF for the Web

eSeminar

Aug 19, 2009 10AM America/Los Angeles

Document Basics

eSeminar

Sep 16, 2009 10AM America/Los Angeles

Tech Talk: Embedding Flash into PDF

eSeminar

Sep 30, 2009 10AM America/Los Angeles

Intro to PDF Portfolios

eSeminar

Oct 21, 2009 10AM America/Los Angeles

PDF Portfolios for Developers

eSeminar

Nov 18, 2009 10AM America/Los Angeles

Basic 3D PDF

eSeminar

Dec 16, 2009 10AM America/Los Angeles

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July eSeminar

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