course description
Adobe® Acrobat® X Professional gives you advanced control over document exchange and output. In this two-day course we will teach you how to create, edit, secure and add forms to a PDF.
This course will teach you how to generate them, make them dynamic and import and export information from them. We will teach you how to add web and presentation functionality to a PDF, such as QuickTime movies, as well as creating links to the web, and a whole lot more. And, just think; when this course is done, you will even know what PDF stands for!
topics covered
About Acrobat
exploring examples | PDF history | PDF and the web | PDF and print
Acrobat X
exploring new features of version X
Overview of the Interface
tabs | menus | toolbar | navigation | how to window | preferences
Word/Powerpoint/Excel to pdf through acrobat | exploring conversion settings | adding bookmarks from word | adding hyperlinks from word
Converting Files to PDF
converting office files on the fly (pc only) | converting and combining different formats
Customizing PDF Quality
overview of acrobat distiller | distiller settings | creating new distiller settings
PDF from a Web Page
conversion options | updating converted pages
Modifying a PDF
adding/deleting/combining pages | adding bookmarks | adding links | adding elements (sounds, movies, swf)
Converting a PDF
converting to an image format | using text from a pdf
Commenting
adding comments | importing and exporting | summarizing | printing comments | create custom comments | email-based reviews
Preparing PDF for Distribution
setting open options | optimizing a pdf | adding reader installers
Security
adding security | password security | digital signatures | certifying a pdf
adding form fields | adding JavaScript functions | exporting for data
PDF Presentations
setting full screen view | adding transitions | adding basic interactive elements
PDF and Accessibility
overview of accessibility features | read out loud preferences | adding and testing accessibility
Multimedia
adding interactive elements | rollover buttons | show/hide field | adding actions
PDF and Press
creating pdf for press | prefight options | layers | separation preview | transparency | advanced print controls
Every course offered is fully customized and will include all your individual requirements. If you don’t need it, we won’t teach it! Your satisfaction is our primary goal.
course times and materials
course times
Courses are generally scheduled from 9:00am-4:00pm
Two short breaks are scheduled throughout the day and there is a 1 hour break for lunch.
course materials
intensebluestudio’s primary objective is to make sure all of your educational goals are met. If you don’t need to learn it, we won’t teach it! Our course outlines and/or books will be used only as guides, but topics may be altered to your specifications and individual requirements. The material will be yours to keep for reference after the class.
