PDF And You

Although it's possible to edit text in Acrobat, don't do it if there's a deadline looming—it's painfully slow and limited in functionality. Better to use an application like PitStop or OneVision DigiScript, which offer robust tools for editing text along with graphics and images.

Adobe has improved the graphics and image editing capabilities of Acrobat by integrating version 4.0 with Illustrator and Photoshop. These applications are automatically launched when the item is double clicked; once editing is complete, the graphic or image is saved back into the PDF. Another useful tool for editing PDFs is Macromedia FreeHand. For this to work, you will need a fast box (ie, 350MHz G3) and plenty of RAM.