Macromedia Acrobat 3D - 8.0 Getting Started
GETTING STARTED
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Contents
Chapter 1: Getting started
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Using Adobe Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Workflows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
What’s new. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Installation
Requirements
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Install the software
1 Close any other Adobe applications open on your
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2 Insert the installation disc into the disc drive, and
follow the on-screen instructions.
Note: For more information, see the Read Me file
included with your software.
Activate the software
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informationonthistopic,see theReadMefileonyour
installation disc, or visit the Adobe website at
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2 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Note: If you want to install the software on a different
computer, you must first deactivate the software on your
computer: Choose Help > Activation > Deactivate.
Register
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other services.
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Registration dialog box, which appears after you
install and activate the software.
If you postpone registration, you can register at any
time by choosing Help > Registration.
Read Me
TheinstallationdisccontainstheReadMe fileforyour
software. (This file is also copied to the application
folder during product installation.) Open the file to
read important information about the following
topics:
• System requirements
• Installation
• Registration
• Electronic licensing
• Legal notices
1 If the Activation dialog box isn’t already open,
choose Help > Activation > Activate.
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Using Adobe Help
Adobe Help resources
Documentation for your Adobe software is available
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In-product and LiveDocs Help
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LiveDocs Help. Find LiveDocs Help for your product
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Most versions of in-product and LiveDocs Help let
you search across the Help systems of multiple
products. Topics may also contain links to relevant
content on the web or to topics in the Help of another
product.
ThinkofHelp, bothintheproductandontheweb, as
a hub for accessing additional content and communities of users. The most complete and up-to-date
version of Help is always on the web.
How To topics
The How To topics provide a brief overview of the
most common tasks. If you need more information,
clickthelinkatthe bottomoftheHow Totopictoview
the related Help topic.
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PDF documentation
The in-product Help is also available as an Adobe PDF
that is optimized for printing. Other documents, such
as installation guides and white papers, may also be
provided as PDFs.
All PDF documentation is available through the Adobe
Help Resource Center, at
www.adobe.com/go/documentation. To see the PDF
documentation included with your software, look in the
Documents folder on the installation or content DVD.
Printed documentation
Printed editions of the in-product Help may be
available for purchase in the Adobe Store, at
www.adobe.com/go/store. You can also find books
published by Adobe publishing partners in the Adobe
Store.
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• Links are underlined for easy recognition.
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Anchor tag. For example, the Previous and Next
links include the titles of the previous and next
topics.
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• Images without captions include alternate text.
• Each frame has a title to indicate its purpose.
• Standard HTML tags define content structure for
screen reading or text-to-speech tools.
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embedded fonts.
Using Help in the product
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that include all the words in the phrase (applies to
roman language versions of the software).
Keyboard shortcuts for Help toolbar controls
(Windows)
Back button Alt+Left Arrow
Forward button Alt+Right Arrow
Print Ctrl+P
About button Ctrl+I
Help For menu Alt+Down Arrow or Alt+Up Arrow to
view Help for another application
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Keyboard shortcuts for Help navigation (Windows)
•
To move between panes, press Ctrl+Tab (forward)
and Shift+Ctrl+Tab (backward).
• To move through and outline links in a pane, press
Tab (forward) or Shift+Tab (backward).
• To activate an outlined link, press Enter.
• To change text size, press Ctrl/Command+plus sign
(+) or Ctrl/Command+minus sign (-).
Resources
Adobe Video Workshop
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Video Workshop offers over
200 training videos covering a wide range of subjects
for print, web, and video professionals.
You can use Adobe Video Workshop to learn about
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Community of presenters
With this release, Adobe Systems invited the
community of its users to share their expertise and
insights. Adobe and lynda.com present tutorials, tips,
and tricks from leading designers and developers such
as Joseph Lowery, Katrin Eismann, and Chris
Georgenes. You can see and hear Adobe experts such
as LynnGrillo,GregRewis,and RussellBrown.Inall,
over 30 product experts share their knowledge.
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Tutorials and source files
Adobe Video Workshop includes training for novices
and experienced users. You’ll also find videos on new
featuresandkey techniques.Eachvideocoversasingle
subject and typically runs about 3-5 minutes. Most
videos come with an illustrated tutorial and source
files, so you can print detailed steps and try the tutorial
on your own.
Using Adobe Video Workshop
You can access Adobe Video Workshop using the
DVD included with your Creative Suite 3 product. It’s
also available online at
www.adobe.com/go/learn_videotutorials. Adobe will
regularly add new videos to the online Video
Workshop, so check in to see what’s new.
Acrobat videos
Adobe Video Workshop covers a wide range of
subjects for Adobe Acrobat®, including these:
• Setting up the workspace and taskbars
• Combining files into a PDF
• Converting PDFs
• Modifying PDFs
• Adding comments to PDFs
• Working with shared reviews
• Reviewing and summarizing comments
• Adding security to forms
• Collaborating in real time with Adobe Acrobat
Connect™
• Preflighting files
• Printing documents
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To access Adobe Creative Suite 3 video tutorials, visit
Adobe Video Workshop at
www.adobe.com/go/learn_videotutorials.
Note: Adobe Video Workshop is not available in all
languages.
Extras
You have access to a wide variety of resources that will
help you make the most of your Adobe software. Some
of these resources are installed on your computer
during the setup process; additional content is
included on the installation or content disc, if applicable. Unique extras are also offered online by the
Adobe Exchange community, at
www.adobe.com/go/exchange.
Installed resources
During software installation, a number of resources
are placed in your application folder. To view those
files, navigate to the application folder on your
computer.
Adobe Design Center
Adobe Design Center offers articles, inspiration, and
instruction from industry experts, top designers, and
Adobe publishing partners. New content is added
monthly.
You can find hundreds of tutorials for design products
and learn tips and techniques through videos, HTML
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New ideas are the heart of Think Tank, Dialog Box,
and Gallery:
• ThinkTankarticlesconsiderhowtoday’sdesigners
engage with technology and what their experiences
mean for design, design tools, and society.
• In Dialog Box, experts share new ideas in motion
graphics and digital design.
• The Gallery showcases how artists communicate
design in motion.
Visit Adobe Design Center at
www.adobe.com/designcenter.
Disc content
The disc included with your product may contain
additional resources for use with the software, such as
presets, plug-ins, a PDF version of the Help, technical
information, and other documents.
Adobe Exchange
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In addition to sample code and tutorials, you'll find
RSS feeds, online seminars, SDKs, scripting guides,
and other technical resources.
Visit Adobe Developer Center at
www.adobe.com/go/developer.
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Customer support
Visit the Adobe Support website, at
www.adobe.com/support, to find troubleshooting
information for your product and to learn about free
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