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Chapter 1: Before you begin
Resources
Help components
Help The documentation is available in Help, browser-based content you access through the Help menu of your
Adobe product. For information about Help and its accessibility features, see “Using Adobe Help” on page 3.
How To topics The How To topics provide a brief overview of the most common tasks. If you need more infor-
mation, click the link at the bottom of the How To topic to view the related Help topic.
Help on the web A condensed version of Help appears in the downloaded version of Adobe Reader. To view more
comprehensive Help, or to check for updates and additions, see the web version of
Reader Help.
Adobe.com
These resources are available on the Adobe website:
Adobe Design Center Offers articles, tips, and tutorials in various formats, including video, Adobe PDF, and HTML.
The content is authored by industry experts, designers, and Adobe publishing partners, and new content is added
monthly. You’ll also find Adobe Studio Exchange, where users download and share thousands of free actions, plug-
ins, and other content. Adobe Design Center is available in English, French, German, and Japanese.
Adobe Developer Center Provides information for advanced users, including software and plug-in developers.
You’ll find tutorials, SDKs, scripting guides, and sample code, in addition to forums, RSS feeds, online seminars, and
other technical resources.
Support Home Contains information about free and paid technical support options. Top issues are listed by product
on the Adobe U.S. and Adobe Japan websites. Follow the Training link for access to Adobe Press books; online, video,
and instructor-led training resources; Adobe software certification programs; and more.
Downloads Provides free updates, tryouts, and other useful software. In addition, the Plug-ins section of the Adobe
Store provides access to thousands of plug-ins from third-party developers, helping you to automate tasks, customize
workflows, create specialized professional effects, and more.
Communities Features forums, blogs, and other avenues for users to share technologies, tools, and information; ask
questions; and find out how others are getting the most out of their software. User-to-user forums are available in
English, French, German, and Japanese; blogs are posted in a wide range of languages.
What’s new
Viewing, navigating, searching
Beyond Adobe Reader window At a glance, see the main features of Reader, and click links to start tasks, get Adobe
news, or learn more about features. See “Start in the Beyond Adobe Reader window” on page 8.
Maximized work area View PDFs in a new visual design for the work area, navigation pane, and toolbars. User
interface elements have been removed to maximize space. See “View the work area” on page 6.
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