Adobe Acrobat 8 PDF Bible
Chapter One
IN THIS CHAPTER
About Adobe Acrobat
Understanding PDF
Understanding PDF standards
Taking a look at the new user
interface
Looking at the Acrobat
workplace
Getting help
About Preferences
Getting to Know Adobe
Acrobat
To start off this large book on Adobe Acrobat, let's first take a look at what
Acrobat is and what PDF is, and let's try to get a grasp on some of the
many options you have for working with PDF files in Acrobat.
What Is Adobe Acrobat?
Assuming you know little about Adobe Acrobat, I start with a brief description of
what Acrobat is and what it is not. As I explain to people who ask about the
product, I usually define it as the most misunderstood application available
today. Most of us are familiar with the Adobe Reader software, which is a product
from Adobe Systems Incorporated that you can download free from the Adobe
Web site (/acrobat/readermain.html). You can also
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