Adobe Acrobat 5.0 allows users to send secure, reliable PDF Portable Document Format files to anyone, regardless of computer platform or software limitations. For example, a user can create a piece of digital artwork, save it as a PDF file, and email it for a colleague to review. Real World PDF with Acrobat 5 will give prepress professionals and especially graphic designers a background and technical understanding of when, how, and why PDF files can be used in print production workflows. Topics in this book include: an overview of what's new in Adobe Acrobat 5.0, non-prepress applications, the role of Acrobat in prepress, the difference between PostScript and PDF files, and how PDF benefits various prepress workflows.