Course Overview
TOPIn this one-day Adobe Acrobat training course, you will learn how to convert your existing documents into Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files then manipulate, merge, arrange, share, review, and protect the files. Whether you are converting electronic files, paper documents, or web pages, this Acrobat training class shows you how to make them into a universally acceptable PDF file format.
Scheduled Classes
TOPWhat You'll Learn
TOP- Effectively navigate the Acrobat workspace and PDF files
- Convert documents to PDF from authoring applications
- Add navigation to a PDF using Bookmarks and Links
- Create PDF forms
- Use digital signatures
- Edit contents of a PDF document
- Add security to PDF files
- Use PDF review, markup, and commenting tools
Outline
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Module 1: Getting to know Adobe Acrobat
- About the PDF format
- Understanding the workspace
- Creating PDF documents from authoring applications
- Creating PDF documents for online use
- Converting scanned documents to PDF
- Creating PDF documents for high-quality printing
- Creating interactive PDF documents
- Optimizing Adobe PDF documents
Module 2: Navigating the Acrobat workspace
- Understanding the Acrobat tools
- Customizing the workspace
- Setting essential preferences
Module 3: Using Acrobat for common tasks
- Navigating the document
- Changing document views
- Organizing multiple documents
- Searching for words or phrases
- Understanding document properties
- Printing PDF documents
Module 4: Creating PDF documents
- Creating PDF files from MS Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Creating PDF documents from common graphics applications
- Capturing web pages as PDF documents
- Saving PDF files
- Setting document properties
- Exporting PDF files into other formats
- Capturing PDF documents from a smart phone or scanner
- Capturing PDF documents from websites
Module 5: Creating Adobe PDF forms
- Creating a PDF form
- Using the form wizard
- Creating form fields
- Using actions in an Acrobat form
- Distributing and managing forms in Acrobat
Module 6: Using Digital Signatures in Adobe Acrobat
- Creating a signature
- Applying signatures
- Routing PDF forms for signatures
Module 7: Creating navigation for PDF documents
- Using the bookmarks panel
- Using the pages panel
- Creating links
Module 8: Editing PDF documents
- Edit visually with page thumbnails
- Drag-and-drop editing
- Edit with menu commands
- Touch up a PDF document
Module 9: Using commenting and review tools in Adobe PDF
- Use the tracker
- Use the comments panel
- Add comments
- Add audio comments
- Create text annotations
- Attach files to a document
- Mark up a document
- Use graphic elements
- Export comments
- Import comments
- Initiate an email review
The course topics serve as an outline for the course. Instructors may adjust content based on the specific needs of each class, such as to answer your Acrobat questions.
Prerequisites
TOPYou must have the Adobe Acrobat software to attend this class. Virtual labs are not provided. You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version from the Adobe website.