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About Ken Black
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With over 20 years experience in graphic arts as well as working as a preflight and prepress technician for Best Printing Online, I can answer any questions relating to graphic design and printing. This includes but is not limited to Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark Xpress and just about any other graphics related software.

Experience
Currently employed by Best Printing Online, I have been working as a graphic designer and printing professional for over 20 years. My experiences range from original design work including layout, illustration and photography to prepress production and troubleshooting. I have done consulting and training for some of the smallest print shops to the largest design agencies and printers in the industry.

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Occupational Certificate in Darkroom and Printing Technologies from back when light tables and contacting frames were cool. Attended McHenry County College, Columbia College Chicago and Northern Illinois University and strive to attain new knowledge in this field wherever it may be hiding.

   

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print only part of .pdf doc9/5/2008Ken Black
  Q: I'm trying to print only a part of a .pdf doc. I bought printable event tickets on line. The ...
  A: Hey Dave, As far as printing different parts in different printing modes, no you can't do that ...
Creating a multiple line text field in a form9/3/2008Ken Black
  Q: I am trying to create an online form with a couple of text fields. I've worked through Adobe ...
  A: Double check that the alignment is set to left. Select the multi-line field and double click to open ...
adobe acrobat-document security9/2/2008Ken Black
  Q: I am using AppleWorks 6.2 and Adobe Acrobat 5.0 to create PDFs on my Mac, system 9.2. I have created ...
  A: On occasion pdfs created by office applications such as AppleWorks or Microsoft Office create their ...
PDFs - photos8/31/2008Glen Demers
  Q: I am using AppleWorks 6.2 and Adobe Acrobat 5.0 to create PDFs on my Mac, system 9.2. When I insert ...
  A: Yes, I meant Settings/joboptions. If you change units to inches instead of points it'll make more ...
PDFs - photos8/30/2008Glen Demers
  Q: I am using AppleWorks 6.2 and Adobe Acrobat 5.0 to create PDFs on my Mac, system 9.2. When I insert ...
  A: I'm not familiar with AppleWorks, but generally you should see if there is a page set-up button ...
PDFs - photos8/30/2008Glen Demers
  Q: I am using AppleWorks 6.2 and Adobe Acrobat 5.0 to create PDFs on my Mac, system 9.2. When I insert ...
  A: In Distiller make sure you have the press or print joboptions selected. You can also go to settings ...
Linking hotlinks8/29/2008Glen Demers
  Q: Can you hotlink an excel document and or a powerpoint presentation or slide to a specific PDF page? ...
  A: I'm not sure how the Micro$oft products create links, but in HTML when you link to a pdf document, ...
Adobe Acrobat8/28/2008Glen Demers
  Q: For my job I have to complete several forms on line & much of the written material is a repeat of ...
  A: Internet Explorer is good for saving names and passwords but, unfortunately, not much else. I would ...
Adobe Acrobat8/27/2008Glen Demers
  Q: For my job I have to complete several forms on line & much of the written material is a repeat of ...
  A: Unfortunately, the auto-fill function is on your browser and the auto fill data is stored in your ...
Adding photos to adobe forms8/27/2008Glen Demers
  Q: I'm sending out a fillable form for parents to fill out and send back. I'd also like for them to ...
  A: I know of no way to accomplish this in Acrobat, the primary funtion of forms is to deal with data ...
PDF files8/26/2008Glen Demers
  Q: I created a document in the Adobe Designer, I open in Adobe Professional and the Advanced Edit tools ...
  A: Designer creates a different type of pdf than the postscript pdf created by distiller. You must add ...
Smarttag/Spytag? PDF8/24/2008Glen Demers
  Q: "1: I recently received an email attachment: a PDF file created by WordPro and sent to me via ...
  A: Microsoft Outlook creates the smarttag whenever text or a graphic is pasted into a document. It ...
Having problem printing to PDF Driver from InDesign CS38/20/2008Glen Demers
  Q: I'm having trouble printing to the PDF driver. (I used to select Print > PDF, but not on this ...
  A: The error message implies a problem with a damaged or corrupted color profile. The easiest thing to ...
Fillable forms8/18/2008Glen Demers
  Q: I need to have a check box (as a circle) that when selected places a circle around the text on the ...
  A: I'm sorry, but I know of no way to accomplish this in Acrobat. Glen Demers Prepress Technician, ...
Printing Acrobat template file8/18/2008Glen Demers
  Q: I am trying to find out if there is a way to print an Adobe Acrobat document that is a template ...
  A: You cannot change the page size of the pdf but you can change the size that it prints out. In the ...
navigating large PDFs in Reader8/16/2008Glen Demers
  Q: I get read-only PDF documents of several hundred pages each, which I don't want to print or to read ...
  A: In Reader under the Document menu go to Accessibility Setup Assistant. Check "Set all accessibility ...
Printing Acrobat template file8/15/2008Glen Demers
  Q: I am trying to find out if there is a way to print an Adobe Acrobat document that is a template ...
  A: The pdf you are trying to print was created 30 by 20 inches instead of 11 by 8.6 and by printing it ...
adobe acobat open file w/ title in different laguage8/14/2008Ken Black
  Q: When opening PDF file the top title come up on Greek while the rest of the text of the page is in ...
  A: All apologies JJ, but remaking the pdf or reinstalling your fonts is all I can suggest other than ...
Adobe unable to open PDF file .8/13/2008Ken Black
  Q: On this issue it just run thru process but will not create the pdf
  A: What software are you using to create the pdf? i.e. - Adobe Indesign, Quark Xpress, Microsoft Word ...
adobe unable ot create PDF file8/13/2008Glen Demers
  Q: On this issue it just run thru process but will not create the pdf.
  A: If you are printing to a watched folder, make sure you launch Adobe Distiller. The failed pdf should ...
Creating PDF8/13/2008Ken Black
  Q: Can I use Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Type Library for creating PDF from my .net application. Kindly suggest ...
  A: The type library itself does not create pdfs, you can use the type in your document and then create ...
adobe acobat open file w/ title in different laguage8/12/2008Ken Black
  Q: When opening PDF file the top title come up on Greek while the rest of the text of the page is in ...
  A: This looks to be a problem with the fonts not being loaded or being corrupt when the pdf itself was ...
Attachments and Compressing File8/12/2008Ken Black
  Q: I am scanning newspaper articles and making pdf files out of them. Also, within each pdf file I have ...
  A: Reduce File Size should be under the File Menu or the Document Menu. It could also be under ...
Attachments and Compressing File8/11/2008Ken Black
  Q: I am scanning newspaper articles and making pdf files out of them. Also, within each pdf file I have ...
  A: Could you tell me which version of Acrobat Pro you are using? The solution to this is basically the ...
Exporting FDF from mulitple PDFs8/6/2008Ken Black
  Q: Is there an easy way to export the form data from several hundred files? I am currently combining ...
  A: Depending on what version of Acrobat you are using, you could create a batch process ...
print problem8/3/2008Ken Black
  Q: I have Acrobat 8 professional, Windows XP Pro, Brother 5250DN printer and an old HP P1000 photosmart ...
  A: This may sound strange, but when you select the printer in the print window, does it match the ...
photo conversion for PM needs7/28/2008Glen Demers
  Q: photos used in pagemaker need to be 300 dpi or better for printing. If I have a 87" x 62" document ...
  A: If you have Photoshop you can reduce the size of your photo to a reasonable size. To safely resize ...
PDF Pic update7/21/2008Ken Black
  Q: Hope this message sees you well. I have a print ready PDF supplied by a client. This client wants to ...
  A: Hooray for Pitstop!! Ok not quite, but it is what will work for you here. I say not quite because ...
Unavailable Plug-in7/17/2008Glen Demers
  Q: I have several PDF files that nothing will open. All of the Acrobat and Reader versions that I have ...
  A: Make sure to get rid of ALL older copies of Acrobat as these cause conflicts. Make sure that you ...
installing on mozilla/firefox system7/17/2008Glen Demers
  Q: recently had a virus so had to re-fomat/reload xp pro. However, not got adobe pdf so went on line to ...
  A: I am still using Firefox 2 but some things to try are to make sure that you have the latest Acrobat ...
Creating Uneditable, locked-down files?5/23/2008Glenn Fraller
  Q: I am trying to find out if I can create PDF files quickly and simply from scanned images (typically ...
  A: Good Morning Simon, Sorry this took so long in getting to you. I did not want to steer you wrong. Go ...
PDF files5/20/2008Glenn Fraller
  Q: how can we change the background from white to black and the print from black to white. We are ...
  A: Good Morning Kim, Check to see, within your scanning software package, if there is a NEGATIVE ...
Excel to PDF font change5/14/2008Glenn Fraller
  Q: I have to merge an excel document with a PDF but the fonts don't match. When I print or save the ...
  A: Do one or more of the following: Make sure that the print quality setting is the same for all of ...
Adobe Acrobat Professional5/12/2008Glenn Fraller
  Q: Every time I open Adobe Acrobat Professional 8 the program closes as soon as I access a file. This ...
  A: Sorry this response took so long. I believe your situation requires more in depth than I have. ...
Acrobat designer - livecycle4/30/2008Glenn Fraller
  Q: Why are some PDF forms capable of being filled and saved in reader & some are not? I have designed ...
  A: OK A.D. Zima, Here's The Scoop! Acrobat only allows "Enable for Commenting and Analysis in Adobe ...
Acrobat designer - livecycle4/29/2008Glenn Fraller
  Q: Why are some PDF forms capable of being filled and saved in reader & some are not? I have designed ...
  A: Good Morning Andrew, Adobe Acrobat series has many complex facets. You are in the midst of one of ...
PDF Form creation4/29/2008Glenn Fraller
  Q: I created a PDF form using Adobe Acrobat professional 8. Then I published it and it generated 3 ...
  A: On Second Thought! OK Hina, Here's The Scoop! Acrobat only allows "Enable for Commenting and ...
Creating PDF Problem4/25/2008Glenn Fraller
  Q: When I scan documents to create a PDF various pages change from horizontal to vertical or from ...
  A: What I would do is use the scanning software that came with your Roch 3245c to save to JPG. Then ...
Online Training4/25/2008Glenn Fraller
  Q: I too am an all expert except I'm over by massage therapy! OK I'm looking for a software program ...
  A: I would go with either SWiSH or Macromedia Flash to do what you want to achieve not Acrobat. ...
Endnote Links in PDF of Word Document4/24/2008Glenn Fraller
  Q: I have an MS Word document with endnotes (appearing at the end of each chapter/section). When I ...
  A: Good Morning VJ, Unfortunately I do not know MSWord in that detail to know what relationships it has ...

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