Web Publishing with Acrobat/PDF [With Cross Platform CDROM]

Thomas Merz

• 08 april 1998
• 9783540637622

Samenvatting:

Although the World Wide Web is enjoying enormous growth rates, many Web publishers have discovered that HTML is not up to the requirements of modern corporate communication.

Although the World Wide Web is enjoying enormous growth rates, many Web publishers have discovered that HTML is not up to the requirements of modern corporate communication. For them, Adobe Acrobat offers a wealth of design possibilities. The close integration of Acrobat in the World Wide Web unites the structural advantages of HTML with the comprehensive layout possibilities of Portable Document Format (PDF). On the basis of practical examples and numerous tricks, this book describes how to produce PDF documents efficiently. It also covers the new Acrobat Forms extension which allows JavaScript to be used within PDF and thus opens a whole new range of dynamic applications. Numerous tips on integrating Acrobat into CGI, JavaScript, VBScript, Active Server Pages, search engines, and so on make the book a mine of information for all designers and administrators of Web sites.

Adobe Acrobat offers a range of design possibilities to Web publishers whose corporate communication requirements are not met by HTML. The close integration of Acrobat in the WWW unites the structural advantages of HTML with the comprehensive layout possibilities of Portable Document Format (PDF). Demonstrating practical examples and numerous tricks, this book describes how to produce PDF documents efficiently. It provides tips on integrating Acrobat into CGI, JavaScript, VBScript, Active Server Pages, search engines and so on. A companion CD-ROM, providing PDF software for Windows, Mac and UNIX, is included.