Adobe Acrobat Pro and Pro Extended
The core of our two-day, in-depth workshop reveals solutions for creating and editing successful PDFs for web and print — including how to build fill-in forms and electronic forms for internet or intranet use. We also can teach you Acrobat PRO's new features, including how to preview and print color separations, preflighting and inspecting PDFs, creating verified PDF/X-1a files, new Distiller functions , plus paper capture and catalog.
- Red=Business-only Topics
- Blue=Graphics-only Topics
(Can be mixed for custom classes)
Adobe Acrobat applications review
Adobe Reader
Acrobat Elements
Acrobat Standard
Acrobat Professional
Includes Distiller
Acrobat Capture
Acrobat Distiller Server
Toolbars and Task Buttons
Opening Task Buttons
Opening Toolbars
Editing Tools
Navigation
Page magnification
Command Bar (top)
Menu options
Single vs. Continuous view
Single/Double pages
Moving from page to page
Command Bar (top)
Status Bar (bottom)
Menu options
Navigation Methods explained
Thumbnails/Pages
Bookmarks
Links
Articles
Document Info
Description/metadata
Fonts
Initial view
Security
Find vs. Search options
Single file
Multiple files
Adobe Catalog
Indexes explained
Searching PDF files
Printing
Toolbar/Menu
Printing Issues
Shrink to page option
Print as Image
Booklet Printing
Multi-Page Printing
Copy/Paste PDF Elements
Text Selection
Table Selection
Image Selection
Snapshot
Export
Text, RTF, MS Word
HTML
Graphics
Creating PDF files
PDFmaker (Microsoft programs)
Changing Defaults
PDFmaker (AutoCad)
Exporting Layers
Adobe Print Driver (for other programs)
Changing Defaults
Create PDF menu
From File
Formats
From Multiple Files
From Scanner explained
From Web Page explained
Distiller
Default settings
Creating Custom settings
Checking for low-res graphics
PDF/X Settings explained
-1a, -3, 4
PDF/A
Export from Applications
Adobe Apps
QuarkXPress
Font issues
Embedding and Subsetting
Identifying TrueType restrictions
Other Font formats
Type 1
Type 3
OpenType
Use Local Fonts option
Navigation Aids
Pages (Thumbnails)
Bookmarks
Creating, Editing
Exporting from Microsoft Word
Links
Creating, Editing
Articles
Creating, Editing
Zoom Tools
Loupe
Measurement tools
Document Security
Password Security
Master
Open
Digital Signatures
Creating
Signing Documents
Trusted Identities
Certifying Documents
Editing PDF files
Rearranging pages
via Menu, Pages
Deleting pages
via Menu, Pages
Combining pages
via Menu, Pages
Extracting pages
Rotating PDF pages
Numbering PDF pages
Bates Numbering
Cropping PDF/Set Page Size
Examine Document setting
Editing content
Editing Text
Editing Graphics
Commenting Tools
Tools
Editing
Layout
Stamps
Using
Custom Stamps
Creating and Editing Comments
Send PDFs for Review
Via Email
Via Shared Review
Via Browser
Enabling Rights in Adobe Reader
Review Tracker
Summarizing
Sorting and Filtering
Exporting/Importing Comments
Manually
Email Review process
Comparing Documents
Note: Commenting can be used by Graphics users during the proofing cycle by clients or editors. Please let us know if you wish to cover this topic.
Optical Character Recognition
Scanner Capture process for input
Converting with OCR
Text and Graphics
Correcting Suspects
Searchable Image
Web Capture
Settings
Optimizing PDFs
Converting to older PDF versions
Removing unwanted features
Flattening Transparent PDFs
Batch Processing
Creating Sequences
Running Sequences
Redaction
Text
Graphics
Selected Area
Headers & Footers
Adding, Editing, Removing
Using Presets
Backgrounds & Watermarks
Adding, Editing, Removing
Using Presets
Creating a PDF form
Overview
Typewriter Tool
Field Types
Text fields
List boxes
Check/Radio boxes
Calculations fields
Barcode fields
Java Script
Simplified Field Notation
Submit/Reset buttons
Form Field Recognition
Using Layers
Enable Rights in Adobe Reader
Distributing Form
LiveCycle Designer
New forms
Feature overview
Importing spreadsheets
Interactive PDF documents
Sound files
Movie files
On-screen presentations
Setting Transitions
Open Settings
Organizer
Adding Favorites
Creating Collections
Adobe Connect (Start Meeting)
Color Management
Turning it on
Settings
Default
Custom
Proof Setup
Preflight
Process
Profile
Defaults
Custom
Validation
PDF/X
Fixing errors during Preflight
Color Separations
Purpose
Process color vs. Spot/Solid color
Previewing PDFs
Printing Separations
Transparency Flattener Preview
Purpose
Settings
Preview
Flattener
Third-Party Plug-Ins/Programs
Enfocus
PitStop Pro
PitStop Server
Quite
Quite a Box of Tricks
Quite Revealing
Quite Imposing
Trapping Options
In-RIP Trapping
Heidelberg SuperTrap
Non-Adobe PDF Options
Ovis (PDF Office)
Smile On My Mac