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Adobe Acrobat Ninja

By : Urszula Witherell
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Adobe Acrobat Ninja

By: Urszula Witherell

Overview of this book

Adobe Acrobat can help you solve a wide variety of problems that crop up when you work with PDF documents on a daily basis. The most common file type for business and communication, this compact portable document format is widely used to collect as well as present information, as well as being equipped with many lesser-known features that can keep your content secure while making it easy to share. From archive features that will keep your documents available for years to come to features related to accessibility, organizing, annotating, editing, and whatever else you use PDFs for, Acrobat has the answer if you know where to look. Designed for professionals who likely already use Adobe Acrobat Pro, this guide introduces many ideas, features, and online services, sorted and organized for you to easily find the topics relevant to your work and requirements. You can jump to any chapter without sifting through prior pages to explore the tools and functions explained through step-by-step instructions and examples. The information in some chapters may build on existing knowledge, but you are not expected to have an advanced level of prior experience. By the end of this book, you’ll have gained a solid understanding of the many capabilities of PDFs and how Acrobat makes it possible to work in a way that you will never miss good old ink and paper.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)

What is accessibility in a PDF publication?

Federal agencies, private businesses, and public bodies have become almost entirely reliant on information provided in an electronic format in day-to-day operations. We have embraced technology at work and in our personal life. Consider how we use it every day. Could you do your job, regardless of what it is, without the computer, the telephone, the tablet, the printer, or the fax machine?

Information distributed for viewing on the screen must be made available in formats that provide equal access to persons with disabilities. To address these needs, global standards have been developed and adopted. There are two main organizations that develop recommendations, publish guidelines, and promote accessibility globally:

  • The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) initiative WAI ( short for, Web Accessibility Initiative) published Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) that developers can refer to when writing software that will comply...