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Adobe Acrobat 5.0 makes a seductive promise: With it, you can create secure, reliable files that anyone, anywhere, can open and read, whether or not they share the software that originally created the file or even the same computer platform. Written expressly for prepress professionals and graphic designers, Real World PDF with Acrobat 5 is your industrial-strength guide to realizing that promise. This comprehensive reference tome goes beyond simple "how-tos" and delves under the hood of Acrobat 5.0, giving you vital background information and a technical understanding of when, how, and why to use PDF files in the print production work flow. Author and prepress pro Anita Dennis has packed Real World PDF with Acrobat 5 with timesaving tips and advanced techniques geared toward those who depend on Acrobat to get their jobs done. Topics include an overview of what's new in Adobe Acrobat 5.0, the role of Acrobat in prepress, electronic publishing, the difference between PostScript and PDF files, and how PDF can help streamline your work flow.