About the Authors

Barbara Obermeier is the principal of Obermeier Design, a graphic design studio in Ventura, California. She is the author of Photoshop CS6 All-in-One For Dummies and has contributed as author or coauthor to more than two dozen books on Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Digital Photography. She is a senior faculty member in the Graphic Design department of the School of Film and Communication at Brooks Institute and has also taught at California Lutheran University; University of California, Santa Barbara; and Ventura College.

Ted Padova is the former chief executive officer and managing partner of The Image Source Digital Imaging and Photo Finishing Centers of Ventura and Thousand Oaks, California. He has been involved in digital imaging since founding a service bureau in 1990. He retired from his company in 2005 and now spends his time writing and speaking about digital imaging, Acrobat, PDF forms, and LiveCycle Designer forms.

For more than 17 years, Ted taught university and higher education classes in graphic design applications and digital prepress at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has been, and continues to be, a conference speaker nationally and internationally at PDF conferences.

Ted has written more than 50 computer books and is the world’s leading author on Adobe Acrobat. He has written books on Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Reader, and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Dedications

Barbara Obermeier: For Gary, Kylie, and Lucky, who constantly remind me of what’s really important in life.

Ted Padova: For Arnie.

Authors’ Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Bob Woerner, our most excellent executive editor; Andy Cummings, Dummies Royalty; and Dennis Cohen, our technical editing czar. A huge thank you to our great project editor, Rebecca Huehls. When Becky is on our team, the end result is always much better. Thank you for another superb job.

Barbara Obermeier: A special thanks to Ted Padova, my coauthor and friend, who both celebrates and commiserates with me on the ups and downs of being an author.

Ted Padova: Many thanks to my dear friend and colleague, Barbara Obermeier, for asking me to join her on this project — and for a little handholding along the way, to help me get through it. Also, a special thanks to Arnie Padova, Dr. Olive De Castro, Malou and Regis Pelletier, Grace and Curtis Cooper, Irene and Bob Windley, Stefan Bergfors, George DeBoulay, Richard Leikin, and Michael Bindi for all their special modeling assistance. And a big thank you to Giuseppe Morisco (of Masterchef Season 2 fame and Food Lovers Retreat at http://foodloversretreats.com) for generously posing for many photos.

Publisher’s Acknowledgments

Executive Editor: Bob Woerner

Sr. Project Editor: Rebecca Huehls

Copy Editors: John Edwards, Amanda Graham

Technical Editor: Dennis Cohen

Editorial Assistant: Annie Sullivan

Sr. Editorial Assistant: Cherie Case

Project Coordinator: Sheree Montgomery

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