IntroductionAdobe Acrobat is a good program to use if you want to take a completed and edited file and convert it to be web-ready -- without changing any of the layout or formatting. It is NOT a good program to use if you have a file which will be periodically edited. Examples of appropriate files to make 'web-ready' using Acrobat include completed and edited vitae, syllabae, articles, tables, forms or basically anything that is heavily formatted, and would be too complex or time-consuming to redo in HTML. The Acrobat program essentially takes a graphic "snapshot" of the file and displays it "as is," just like a photograph. The drawback to this approach is that the file cannot be easily edited in a PDF format. Although Acrobat can 'read' text somewhat (using OCR -- optical character recognition -- the same as in a scanned document), it is difficult to edit properly. You must go back to the original text file, edit there, and reproduce the updated file in a PDF format, and then replace the original PDF file with the updated version. Remember! When working in Acrobat, always save your original text file so that you can easily go back and edit content.
*Go to Lehigh's Home Page: http://www2.lehigh.edu *Under the Left Column, go to "Tools" and click on "Create a Web Page" *Follow the directions to set up your space on the web. |
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