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Acrobat How-To: Streamline Review Cycles
How-Tos: Written by Gray Knowlton on October 31, 2003
Acrobat's annotation tools are valuable for marking-up and commenting on design layouts and digital comps no matter where your client is located. Acrobat 6.0 goes a step further by integrating e-mail comment tracking for more efficient review cycles. Learn how to tap into these powerful features.
Acrobat How-To: Making PDF/X Files in Acrobat 6 Professional
How-Tos: Written by Gray Knowlton on July 30, 2003
Because PDF files are so versatile, there are many hidden gotchas lurking on the path to preparing PDFs for print production. This how-to, written exclusively for creativepro.com by Adobe product manager Gray Knowlton, tells you what you need to know about creating press-ready PDF/X files in Acrobat 6 Professional.
Acrobat How-To: Using Overprint Preview for Soft-Proofing
How-Tos: Written by Gray Knowlton on October 17, 2002
Before you commit that file to an expensive print process, try soft-proofing your PDF file. Adobe Acrobat's overprint preview lets you see the most-minute details of your print job before it's too late. Here's how.
Acrobat How-To: Compression Session
How-Tos: Written by Gray Knowlton on August 9, 2002
To optimize the size of your Adobe PDF documents, Acrobat Distiller offers some choices for graphic, text, and image compression. But even more importantly, Acrobat 5.0 lets you create Adobe PDF files that are optimized for fast Web viewing, or downloading page by page, in the order in which they are meant to be read.