Building the Perfect PDF–Proof in the Pudding

I looked it up; the actual saying is “The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating.” You’ll quickly be cooking up some tasty PDFs with the help of Adobe’s ace presenter/trainer, Kelly McCathran. Those that attended her last program at Copies&Ink were riveted by her wealth of knowledge and clarity of presentation.

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Please join us on the morning of Friday October 16, 2009. Admission is free for up to 4 attendees from every company. AAF-Inland Empire members should sign up through the AAF website. Space is limited, so please register as soon as possible. Your registration will be confirmed by e-mail.

Adobe Perfect PDF Event: Friday, October 16
Sign in: 8:30 – 8:55 a.m. • Program: 9:00 – Noon. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be served.
Program and Free Raffle (a full copy of Adobe CS4, $1300 value) will conclude before noon.
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Event Description:

Adobe® Acrobat®  is the de facto standard for distributing documents in today’s electronic workflow. Anyone who purchased Acrobat, or one of the variety of shareware and freeware programs to build a PDF can make a PDF file, but that doesn’t mean they are making a PDF that displays and prints well on all computer platforms. In this seminar we will cover the best practices for building reliable, complete and consistent PDF documents that work on any platform.
 
Creating PDF Files Anyone Can Open and Print
Preventing Common File Problems
Document Properties
Checking Font Embed Status
PDF/X – Why Does This Matter
Where and When to Flatten Transparency
Customizing Adobe PDF Output Quality
Building a Preflight Profile
Performing Single Fixups
Converting Color
Adding or Removing Crop Marks
Modifying PDF Files
The Best Distiller Settings

Our speaker:

Kelly McCathran is the Service Provider Evangelist for Adobe, her mission is to maintain relationships with the top print shops in North America. To fulfill that roll, she is the primary contact for printers to get the support, training and information they need to successfully work with Adobe’s line of products. In addition Kelly is a Certified Technical Trainer and an Adobe Certified Expert in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, GoLive and PageMaker. Kelly has traveled North America and abroad teaching applications to the largest print shops in the world.