I did not know Acrobat could do that

For all you form junkies out there, here is a quick tip on that sexy form layout that we all crave!

You can use grids to help position form fields precisely on a page. You can define the grid spacing, color, and position. You can also choose whether to have the boundaries of a form field snap to grid lines when you’re editing the form field. Grid lines don’t print.

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Well this is a question for the ages now isn’t it.  Why? Is Word more important than Excel?  Only Microsoft can tell us that! I do get asked many times, “Tim, why can I export a PDFback to Word and not Excel, or PowerPoint?”  Well Click continue to find out. Read the rest of this entry »

A new Podcast has been posted. Remember that if you do not use iTunes you can still watch on your computer,you don’t need an iPod!

In this episode, Tim gets festive and shows you how to create a multimedia e-card using Acrobat 8 Professional.  He takes a photo which he created in Photoshop CS3 and then created a PDF, after that, he created a blank PDF and added his holiday message to you.  He then added a very cool track from the Brian Setzer Orchestra (click here to purchase) and then added a few buttons for multimedia control and navigation and finished with a lesson on taking the whole thing full screen!  A fun romp through PDF toyland.  Have fun and Happy Holidays!  Click here for the card from Tim!

A question from Liz made me think, humm, what’s for dinner, whoops, got off track there, actually the question was: “I understood the lesson you gave on creating forms and then distributing them. But what if my organization wants to create a form and post it to our Web site for people to download and complete, then mail back? Is there no way to do that? Must it be distributed via e-mail by me, the document/form creator?” This is a great question, and one that does not get enough discussion, so let’s go for it! Read the rest of this entry »

I was recently asked this question, “Tim, You showed us that you didn’t need AutoCAD on your computer to get 2D DWG files into Acrobat 8 Professional, but what about AutoCAD 3D models into Acrobat 3D version 8?” Well, you are in luck, just like Beckham at a Spice Girls Concert! We got you covered here, just sit back relax and let your ol’ buddy Tim kick this one out for you. Read the rest of this entry »

Hello all, most of you that know me, know I am a bit impatiant.  Waiting for iTunes to finally list my Podcast was killing me, but, I am happy to say it is there, and I will be trying to post at least 2 times a week with some great tips and tricks on Acrobat.  With every one I will try to make you say…(all together now) “Man, I didn’t know Acrobat could do that!“.  To get to the iTunes page Click Here.

Keep some Life in you Life!

Tim

Hello all, I may kill two birds with one stone here, introduce our inner nerd to our Labs site and get the 64bitters up to speed. Adobe has placed a pre-release of its 64 bit iFilter For Acrobat 8 and the Free Adobe Reader 8 on the Adobe Labs Site. Read the rest of this entry »

Hello all you crazy Acrobat kids, I have been getting a lot of feedback on the entry I did on Custom Dynamic Stamps in Acrobat 8. I have to say that you all are doing great and I love the fact that you are thinking outside the box. Read the rest of this entry »

Hello all, well, I am rededicating myself back to my blog and really trying to get you the best information about the Acrobat Family of products out there! So here is a quick hit for you! Read the rest of this entry »

Hey all, Adobe is sponsoring a 3D PDF contest for you to show off your coolest 3D PDF files.

Example:
3D Trailer Example by Tim Huff Read the rest of this entry »