Seven Easy Steps to Boost Your Professional Image With Adobe

Often-overlooked commands can boost sales andpermits you to create a composite document,
project a more professional image. Adobeseparate from the original .PDF files. This makes it
Acrobat Distiller is one of today's most effectiveeasy to reuse your original "framework" files.4.
tools. Using Acrobat, you can distribute attractiveHeaders and footers:After creating a composite
and easy-to-read formatted documents forAcrobat file, you can add headers and footers.
free.Unfortunately, however, few take fullThese can include title, author, client information,
advantage of Acrobat's capabilities. As a result,copyright information, date, and page numbers.5.
their documents are not as effective as theyComments:Although intended for team review
could be.Here are seven easy ways to improveand editing of publications, you can use Acrobat's
the image and effectiveness of your AcrobatComments feature to draw your reader's
files.1. Activate links:E-mail and web site URLs onattention to specific passages or discuss their
many Acrobat files look like active links, but don'trelevance.You can use Comments to add a
function. Although blue and underlined, the links dopersonal touch to formal documents intended for
not take readers to different pages in thespecific individuals, (for example, "Fred: I inserted
publication, launch their e-mail program andthis after you requested it when we met in July in
address an e-mail, or open an Internet browserLas Vegas. Roger")6. Web browser:Adobe
and go to a web site.After creating an AcrobatAcrobat Distiller can capture and save web site
file, you must activate the links. Start by selectingpages. This works better than saving or printing
the Advanced Editing Option, and use the Linkfrom your web browser. It avoids cutting
tool, to outline the link, assign an action, andillustrations or lines of text in half as often occurs
format the link.Then, you must remember towhen printing from a browser.By saving at
re-save your Acrobat publication.Most important,frequent intervals, you can keep track of how
every time you return to the original program andyour competitor's web site changes over time.7.
make any changes and create an updatedFile size:The smaller the file, the faster it can be
Acrobat file, you must remember to reactivatedownloaded or sent as an e-mail
the links! Otherwise, the links will no longerattachment.Always choose the appropriate
function-even though they will still appear blue andresolution when creating a .PDF file. Documents
underlined.2. Insert and delete pages:The fullintended for on-screen reading and desktop
version of Acrobat Distiller permits you to insert,printing do not require as much information as
delete, and extract-or copy-pages from onepublications intended for four-color printing on
Acrobat document to another.This permits you toglossy paper by commercial printers.After deleting
create "composite" publications containing pagespages or extensive editing, use File>Save As... to
created with several software programs.You cansave your publication under the original filename.
include pages created with a variety of software(A prompt will appear warning you that the original
applications with a framework created usingfile will be over-written. This purges unnecessary
Microsoft word. This newsletter, for example,information.Adobe Acrobat is a powerful tool that
contains a copy of the Mind Map I used tofew people take full advantage of. Using these
organize my thoughts. The page shows how youseven techniques, your documents will be more
can use Mind Mapping to do better work in lesseffective.
time.3. Save as...Acrobat's Save As... command