Acrobat Fundamentals - San Francisco

Introducing Acrobat

In this training class, students explore the Acrobat user interface via hands-on development of a PDF document. Students are guided through the use of help features, and learn how to organize and find documents with the Explore Organizer tool. Later, class participants discuss design decisions when creating documents for online viewing.

Using the Work Area

In this training, students familiarize themselves with the Work Area. They explore use and configuration of Acrobat tools, its navigation pane, toolbar and task buttons.

Creating Adobe PDF Files

Acrobat users can create PDF files using various source files including images, Microsoft Office documents and online web pages. Students also learn how to convert and assemble different types of files into one Adobe PDF document. This class explores various preset settings used to convert files to PDF, how to reduce file size, add footers, headers and backgrounds.

Creating Adobe PDF from Microsoft Office Files

Acrobat is designed to work efficiently with all Microsoft Office Applications. Students learn how to convert Word and Excel into PDF files and how to attach these to Outlook email messages. They also learn how to password protect PDF files.

Combining Files in PDF Packages

Acrobat lets users group a number of documents into one PDF package, with each individual PDF document maintained separately for re-use. PDF packages frequently combine all project materials, such as brochures, spreadsheets, proposals and reports. Students learn how to create and maintain PDF packages and how to add, remove and rename files as PDF packages.

Creating Adobe PDF from Web Pages

Acrobat lets users convert web pages into editable and searchable PDF files. This simplifies web page archival, presentation and distribution. In this training course section, students learn how to convert a web page into PDF format. Students also learn how to update or refresh PDF versions to align with website updates.

Working with PDF Files

Adobe PDF facilitates viewing with features like links, bookmarks and search. Students learn how to use these features through the Acrobat user interface. They also gain a solid understanding on ways to customize this interface to suit their own taste. This course shows students how to compare two similar PDF documents, print all or a portion of a file, and comfortably use vision- and motor-impaired accessibility features.

Editing PDF Documents

In this section, students learn how to add many of the features that assist viewing, like page rearrangement, rotation, cropping, renumbering, page creation, bookmaking, insertion and extraction from documents, plus ways to set the opening view.

Mastering Advanced PDF Editing

Students can use Acrobat to make final PDF document edits and modifications. In addition to text editing, users can develop article threads that direct readers into other document sections. In this course, students learn how to create, follow and edit article threads. They acquire a solid understanding of document image copying and final file size reduction.

Using Acrobat for Content Review

Document review is a large part of the design and writing process. Acrobat supports several types of managed reviews. Students learn how to manage each of these, including shared, email-based and browser-based reviews. In addition, they acquire a solid understanding of ways to annotate PDF documents using Acrobat commenting and mark-up tools. Learn how to export, import, reply to, summarize, spell-check and print documents with comments. Then gain a clear understanding of the process used to create and apply a custom stamp.

Adding Signatures and Security

Acrobat has built-in features that facilitate signatures and security. Using Acrobat, you can digitally sign PDF files for document approval or track document changes. In addition, Acrobat lets users certify Adobe PDF files to attest to content validity. With Acrobat, users can restrict others from opening, editing or printing documents through password protections. After successful completion of this course, students will know how to use Acrobat’s integrated signature and security features.

Creating Multimedia Presentations

Users might want to add a multimedia component to Adobe PDF presentations. Acrobat lets users embed movies, animation and sound. Students learn how to add multimedia components using simple controls. They also learn how to add viewer navigational buttons.

Working with Acrobat Forms

Acrobat helps users easily create electronic PDF forms. These forms are typed and are, thus, neater and easier to read. They can be stored electronically, copied and pasted. Using Acrobat, students learn how to make forms by adding form text fields, checkboxes and lists. Students also learn how to validate and calculate form data, and use its built-in distribution feature.

Creating Forms with Adobe LiveCycle Designer (Windows only)

Complementing Adobe Acrobat’s form development and distribution functionality, LiveCycle Designer provides built-in templates, XML support and forms that can convert easily into HTML. Students also learn how to create forms with graphics using LiveCycle.

Using Acrobat for Professional Publishing

Acrobat helps users create high-quality Adobe PDF files suitable for professional publishing. With Acrobat, students learn how to create PDF files for high-resolution printing, assisted by print production tools to check quality and consistency. In addition, students learn how to use Adobe Illustrator and InDesign layers, setting up color management and generating color separations.

Making Documents Accessible and Flexible

To accommodate vision- and motor-impaired handheld device users who need to access, reuse and reflow file content, Adobe Acrobat provides the tools necessary to determine the accessibility and flexibility of each PDF file. Students learn how to check and make each file as flexible and accessible as possible.

Prerequisites:

• A solid understanding of Microsoft Windows’ file management, the concepts of right-clicking and selecting object properties.