Web Publishing with Acrobat/PDF

by Thomas Merz

Overview

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. 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540637622
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	05/22/1998
Edition description:	Book & CD-ROM
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

The Websurfer’s Point of View.- 1 HTML and PDF.- 2 PDF in the Browser.- The Publisher’s Point of View.- 3 Planning PDF Documents.- 4 Creating PDF Files.- 5 PDF Support in Applications.- 6 pdfmark Primer.- 7 PDF Forms.- 8 PDF in HTML Pages.- The Webmaster’s Point of View.- 9 PDF on the Web Server.- 10 Form Data Processing.- 11 Full Text Retrieval and Search Engines.- 12 Dynamic PDF.- A Contents of the CD-ROM.- B PDF-related Web Resources.