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One of the first participants in the PDFZone
and Planet
PDF Forums, DSI's CEO Duff Johnson writes on PDF
technology and electronic content deployment issues.
His articles, questions, problems, and occasional rants
may be found throughout the Planet
PDF and PDFZone
listserv archives, on Adobe's
User to User forums and on AcrobatUsers.com.
Duff
is Planet
PDF's Contributing Editor for Business and Government
and a feature article contributor and blogger
for AcrobatUsers.com.
Duff's
writings on PDF topics include:
The
conclusion of a 2 part series, this article analyzes
Adobe's "ISO move", provides quotes from a
number of 3rd party industry leaders and includes a
detailed Q&A session with Adobe Systems Director
of Product Management Sarah Rosenbaum.
A
review of bookmarking tools for PDF, including Adobe's
Acrobat and a selection of 3rd party plug-ins.
Adobe
is sending PDF to ISO. What does it all mean? This article
offers some background.
A
survey of current PDF applications in the US government.
Some
feel that PDF is a "bad" format for documents,
and (of course), I don't agree.
Your
readers deserve an Optimized PDF. But do you know how
to give it to them?
Acrobat
Bookmarks: Why and How
(for AcrobatUsers.com)
In
important PDF files, bookmarks are REALLY important.
Find out why!
Some
guidelines for ensuring your PDFs are optimized for
their purpose.
This
article is intended to at least help begin the demystification
process. It may also be a high-grade soporific, but
I can’t help that… it’s not my fault
that the subject is so LOADED with jargonalia.
Redaction
has seemed like a timely subject for some time now.
If you don’t know or care why, then you can just
skip this piece
Ok,
I admit it. I’ve rewritten this article two or
three different times over the past 5 years or so. This
version is the best!
Of
especial interest to government website managers and
others who’ve been hearing that they need to comply
with Section 508, this article delivers a basic overview
of what accessibility means in the world of PDF, and
why that might matter to you.
A
review of this powerful software reveals much promise.
Appearing
in the Summer, 2005 issue of Journal Publishing,
this article serves as a reference point for societies,
associations, journals, trade publications and libraries
who are considering digitizing published content.
Duff
reviews this important workflow product for Planet PDF.
Duff
talks to Planet PDF's Dan Shea about the latest version
of Adobe's flagship PDF software.
What
document authors and managers need to know about making
PDF files more accessible.
Accessible
functionality needs to be built in to PDF, not added
on.
There
are (at least) three fundamentally distinct approaches
to enhancing PDF accessibility. Here, Duff quickly
surveys two of them as part of his argument for "accessibility
for the masses"
A
review of how Acrobat 6.0 helps comply with Section
508 ... and where the remaining challenges lie in
improving accessibility for all users.
A primer for those who need to know
To
counter common misimpressions about PDF, Duff shares
some tips that are now part of every webmaster's knowledge-base.
Johnson
discusses converting older archived material into value-added
electronic content.
Reviewing
Adobe Acrobat 5.0 (Windows version), Duff analyzes the
new features most significant to "document-heavy"
organizations.
Johnson
shares his perceptions based on first-hand experience
with Adobe Acrobat Capture 3.0x, a long-awaited upgrade.
Learn
more about Duff Johnson's consulting
practice with Document Solutions.
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