This book covers the whole range of PostScript and PDF (Adobe Acrobat) application fields and shows how to solve problems that may arise in practise. The CD-ROM contains the Acrobat Reader and other useful software tools that are not limited to a particular platform or operating system.

Originally entitled the "PostScript and Acrobat Bible" in German, this handbook achieves the seemingly impossible: it covers this tricky and technical field in an entertaining manner without getting bogged down in PostScript programming. It explains how several components work together and how to deal with real-world application and operating-system problems. The author genuinely wants to assist in overcoming cross-platform barriers using MS-DOS, Windows, Macintosh or UNIX and, accordingly, neither the book nor the tools are limited to one particular platform or operating system. The 9 chapters and 3 appendixes run the entire gamut, from the very basics right up to Ghostscript and the whole is creatively designed, making use of comical illustrations. In short, essential reading for all technically minded users of PostScript and Acrobat/PDF - from PC owners wanting to get the most out of their laser printers to graphic artists with Macs to system administrators and online publishers.

Contents: Basics.- Between Monitor and Printer.- Encapsulated PostScript (EPS).- PostScript Fonts.- PostScript Level 2.- Gray Levels and Color.- Display PostScript.- Adobe Acrobat and PDF.- Miscellaneous.- Contents of the CD-ROM.- Ghostscript Manual.- Character Sets.