Adobe Acrobat and PDF for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction

By: Tom Carson, Donna L. Baker

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Applied Acrobat for Engineers is the first and only book to be written specifically to give engineers the skills that they need to use pdfs and Adobe Acrobat in engineering applications.

Teaches the use of PDF in communication and archiving of complex documents with a specific slant towards various engineering disciplines and the related areas of architecture and construction management

Better document control reduces project review and approval times

Uses the progressive treatment of a sample project, throughout the book, to explain and illustrate the application of Acrobat techniques

Encourages easier interaction with clients and regulatory agencies by employing a completely searchable document format which is available to all

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Contributors	p. xxi
Introduction	p. 1
The Development of PDF	p. 1
Build It and They Will Come - PDF Standards	p. 2
The Current State of PDF	p. 3
Using PDF	p. 3
Welcome to our Book	p. 4
Learning for the Future	p. 4
How this Book is Presented	p. 5
Dupont Soccer Complex	p. 6
References	p. 6
The AEC Workflow	p. 7
In this Chapter	p. 7
A Paper-based AEC Workflow	p. 8
Using PDF in the Bidding Process	p. 12
Electronic Specifications	p. 12
An Electronic Bidding Process	p. 13
Summary	p. 13
Exercises	p. 13
References	p. 14
Overview of Adobe Acrobat 7	p. 15
In this Chapter	p. 15
Program Highlights	p. 15
Acrobat Versions	p. 16
The Acrobat Interface	p. 17
Using Help Features	p. 20
Opening and Saving Documents	p. 20
Summary	p. 21
Exercises	p. 21
Creating Package Components from Documents	p. 23
In this Chapter	p. 23
Creating PDF Files	p. 23
Using the PDFMaker in Word	p. 24
Common PDFMaker Options	p. 26
Generating Bookmarks	p. 26
Producing PDF Files in Other Office Programs	p. 28
Printing with the Adobe PDF Printer	p. 28
Archiving Email in Outlook	p. 30
Preparing a Layered Visio Document	p. 31
Converting a Visio File to PDF	p. 31
Using Acrobat Distiller	p. 34
Creating Custom Conversion Settings	p. 34
Summary	p. 39
Exercises	p. 39
Project	p. 40
Creating Other Package Components	p. 41
In this Chapter	p. 41
Converting a Single Document	p. 41
Converting Multiple Documents	p. 42
Converting a Web Page to PDF in Acrobat	p. 43
Creating a PDF from a Scan in Acrobat	p. 45
Producing Editable Text from an Image PDF	p. 46
Creating a PDF from a Clipboard Image	p. 47
Converting Web Pages to PDF	p. 48
Modifying Acrobat's PDF Creation Settings	p. 49
Summary	p. 51
Exercises	p. 51
Project	p. 51
Converting AEC File Formats	p. 55
In this Chapter	p. 55
Creating Round-trip PDFs - Tim Huff, Adobe Systems	p. 56
Publishing the Drawing	p. 56
MicroStation to PDF - Jo Terri Wright, Bentley Systems	p. 65
PDF Creation from MicroStation PDF Composer	p. 67
Adding Security	p. 69
Universal 3D (U3D) - Jo Terri Wright, Bentley Systems	p. 70
Viewing Layered PDF Files in Acrobat	p. 72
Summary	p. 74
Exercises	p. 74
Project	p. 75
References	p. 75
Assembling the Package	p. 77
In this Chapter	p. 77
Manipulating Pages	p. 77
Numbering Pages	p. 82
Applying Headers and Footers	p. 83
Adding Watermarks and Backgrounds	p. 84
Organizing PDF Files	p. 86
Summary	p. 89
Exercises	p. 89
Project	p. 90
Modifying Content in the Package	p. 93
In this Chapter	p. 93
Selecting Text in a PDF File	p. 93
Selecting and Reusing Images	p. 95
Reusing Table Information	p. 95
Editing Text in a PDF	p. 97
Modifying Text Attributes	p. 98
Object TouchUps	p. 99
Touching Up Reading Order	p. 99
Exporting Documents from Acrobat	p. 100
Attaching Source Files to a PDF File	p. 103
Attaching a File as a Comment	p. 104
Managing Attached Files	p. 105
Summary	p. 107
Exercises	p. 107
Project	p. 107
Adding Navigation to the Package	p. 111
In this Chapter	p. 111
Strategy	p. 112
Bookmarks	p. 112
Creating Bookmarks	p. 114
Adjusting Bookmarks	p. 115
Using Tagged and Web Bookmarks	p. 117
Using Links for Navigation	p. 119
Other Link Actions	p. 121
Navigating with Buttons	p. 122
Summary	p. 124
Exercises	p. 125
Project	p. 125
Security	p. 127
Regulations Covering Electronic Documents	p. 127
In this Chapter	p. 128
Using Password Security	p. 128
Digital Signatures	p. 130
Certifying a Document	p. 135
Adding Signature Fields	p. 138
Signing a Document	p. 139
Sharing and Extracting Digital IDs	p. 140
Using Security Policies	p. 143
Secure PDF File Delivery	p. 145
Adobe Live Cycle Policy Server	p. 147
Comparing Signed Document Versions	p. 147
Summary	p. 149
Exercises	p. 149
Project	p. 150
Using Acrobat Forms and Databases - Lyn Price	p. 151
In this Chapter	p. 151
Getting Started	p. 151
Touring the Program	p. 153
Adding Form Content	p. 155
Adding Selection Fields	p. 158
Using Numeric Fields	p. 162
Adding and Modifying Buttons	p. 163
Finishing Touches	p. 163
Collecting Data	p. 165
Summary	p. 167
Commenting and Reviewing	p. 169
In this Chapter	p. 169
Commenting Tools	p. 169
Customizing a Comment's Appearance	p. 170
Making a Text Edit	p. 171
Adding Stamp Comments	p. 171
Other Types of Comment	p. 173
Specialized Viewing Tools	p. 174
Initiating a Review	p. 176
Managing a Review in the Tracker	p. 177
Conducting a Browser-based Review	p. 178
Participating in a Review in Adobe Reader 7	p. 179
Returning and Receiving Comments	p. 180
Manipulating the Comments List	p. 181
Organizing Comments	p. 182
Summarizing and Printing Comments	p. 185
Integrating Comments into a Source File	p. 186
Summary	p. 188
Project	p. 188
Using Other Features and Functions	p. 191
In this Chapter	p. 191
Managing Document Data	p. 191
Using Media in a PDF Document	p. 193
Adding a Multimedia File to a PDF Document	p. 194
Using Movie Renditions	p. 195
Presentations	p. 197
Assembling a Presentation	p. 197
Batch Processing	p. 199
Droplets	p. 201
Optimizing PDF Files	p. 202
Summary	p. 204
Exercises	p. 204
Project	p. 204
PDF Mapping - Michael Bufkin	p. 207
In this Chapter	p. 207
Issues in Using PDF for Mapping	p. 208
GIS Features for Maps in PDF	p. 210
Best Practices	p. 210
Using Distiller For PDF Map Production	p. 211
Creating PDF Maps using ESRI ArcMAP	p. 212
An Intelligent Map System	p. 213
References	p. 214
Acrobat for AEC Knowledge Management	p. 215
In this Chapter	p. 215
The Marshall Star Digital Collection	p. 215
Organizing the Collection	p. 216
Cataloging the Marshall Star	p. 217
Associating an Index	p. 218
Uncataloged Searches	p. 220
Cataloged Searches	p. 220
Summary	p. 222
Exercises	p. 223
Project	p. 223
References	p. 225
Putting It All Together	p. 227
In this Chapter	p. 227
AEC Document Management	p. 227
Building a Knowledgebase	p. 233
The Next Step	p. 234
System Requirements	p. 235
Acrobat 7 and Adobe Reader 7 Accessibility	p. 237
Accessibility Features	p. 237
Accessibility Setup Assistant	p. 237
Index	p. 239
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