Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Acrobat

Introducing the student to the various areas of Adobe Acrobat, including Acrobat Distiller and Reader.

By the end of the course the delegate will be familiar with Acrobat and able to publish documents with ease.

Introduction to PDF
Converting a document to PDF format
Converting a document to PDF from another application
Creating PostScript Files
Starting and Running Acrobat Distiller
Distilling PostScript into PDF
Acrobat Distiller Preferences
Acrobat Distiller Job Options
Compression Job Options
Font Embedding and Advanced Job Options
Changing Acrobat Distiller Font Options
Automating Distiller with Watched Folders

Working with Acrobat Reader

Viewing PDF files
Zooming In
Zooming Out
The Preset Zoom Levels
Zooming to a Specific Zoom Percentage
Hiding Everything but the Document
Moving Around within a Page
Document Navigation
Viewing Bookmarks and Thumbnails
Using Bookmarks and Thumbnails

Reader in Depth
Printing a PDF Document (Macintosh)
Choosing a Printer (Macintosh)
Printing a PDF Document (Windows)
Reading Document Info
Checking for Font Usage
Acrobat Reader Security
How to Select Text and Graphics
Cut, Copy, and Paste
Changing the Default Magnification
How to Modify the Maximum Magnification
How to Change Other Reader Preferences
How to Work in Full Screen Mode
How to Change the Full Screen Preferences
How to Read Embedded Notes
How to Arrange Multiple Windows
How to Close All Open Documents
How to Find Text
How to Give Away Acrobat Reader

Editing Documents with Acrobat
Introduction to Acrobat
Running and Quitting Acrobat
Opening and Closing PDF Files
How to View Document Info
How to Change Document Info
Changing the way PDF Files Open
Open Info Option Explanations
Rotating PDF Pages
Inserting Pages
Extracting PDF Pages
Replacing PDF Pages
Cropping PDF Pages
Deleting Pages from PDF Documents
Navigating and combining PDF files

Capturing Documents
About Capture
Using the Capture Plug?In
Importing Images and Scans
Capturing Images
Before and After Capturing
Editing Captured Text
Finding and Reviewing Suspects

Security
Security Concerns
Preventing Unauthorized Access to PDF Files
Opening Locked PDF Files
Options
Choosing Passwords


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Acrobat in Depth
Creating Bookmarks
Viewing and Relocating Bookmarks
Changing Bookmark Properties
Moving and Embedding Bookmarks
Creating and Viewing Thumbnails
Deleting and Changing Thumbnails
Creating a Note
Adding Text to a Note
Creating links and bookmarks
Importing Notes
Exporting Notes
Deleting Notes
Changing Note Color
Editing Text with Acrobat
Adding Movies to PDF Documents
Creating Articles
Continuing Articles and Article Properties
All About Links
Creating Links within Acrobat
Changing Zoom Levels and Editing Links
Link Properties
Deleting Links
Using Adobe Illustrator to Edit PDF Files
Opening PDF Files in Illustrator
Editing PDF Text in Illustrator
Editing PDF Images with Illustrator
Saving PDF Files in Illustrator

About Forms
Inserting notes and comments
Creating Form Documents
All About Form Fields
Creating Form Fields in Acrobat
Changing Text Options
Changing the Appearance of Fields.
Adjusting the Size and Position of a Field .
Duplicating Existing Fields
Adding a Combo Box Field
Creating Check Box Fields
The Check Box Styles
Using Radio Buttons
Linking Radio Buttons
Understanding Interface Design

Multimedia
About Multimedia
Multimedia PDF Documents
Taking Control of the Screen
Creating Before and After Button States
Adding PDF Buttons
Interactivity Without Clicking
Making a Movie Play Automatically

Digital Signatures
Working with Digital Signatures
About digital signatures
Tracking signatures in the palette
Signing documents
Validating signatures
Viewing earlier versions of a signed document
Setting preferences for digital signatures
About Acrobat Self Sign
Setting up profiles in Acrobat Self Sign
Signing and validating with Acrobat Self Sign
Setting Acrobat Self Sign preferences


Setting your preferences
Publishing a PDF file to the internet

User specific questions and examples