Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional - Core
Overview
Create PDF documents and forms using Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional. Edit, comment and repurpose (change between formats, i.e. Word to PDF, or PDF to Word) PDF and non-PDF documents.
Target Audience
This course is aimed at users who have little or no experience using Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional, who wish to create print ready documents using the PDF file format.
Prerequisites
It is essential that course participants have successfully completed a Windows Introductory course, or have gained a similar level of knowledge within the workplace. Specifically participants need to be fully conversant in:
- Basic Keyboarding (Shift, Caps Lock, Ctrl etc).
- Basic Windows Operating System Navigation.
- Using a standard word processing application like Microsoft Word or Word Perfect.
- Any other applications from which PDFs will be created, i.e. PhotoShop, Excel etc.
Objectives
Upon completion users will be able to:
- Create Adobe PDF files.
- Search, Reuse and Review PDF Files.
- Create Forms and Optimise PDF Files.
- Repurpose Files.
Duration
1 day.
Course Content
Using the Acrobat Interface
- Setting Preferences
- Customising Toolbars
- Managing Navigation Tabs
- Effectively Navigating a Document
- Using the Organiser
Create PDF Files
- Using Conversion Settings
- Setting Application Settings
- Creating PDF Files with Microsoft Applications
- Creating PDF Files from a Webpage
Using the Acrobat Distiller
- Distiller Settings
- Adjusting Image Settings
- Compressing Greyscale Images
- Setting Colour Settings
- Producing a PDF
Assembling a Complete Document
- Managing Pages
- Numbering Pages
- Setting Headers and Footers
- Managing Margins
- Removing Pages
Searching, Reusing and Reviewing PDF Files
- Cataloguing PDF Files
- Creating and Working with Links
- Repurposing Files
- Creating and Managing Comments
- Adding a Signature
Basic Forms
- Creating a Text Field
- Managing Field Properties
- Creating Check Boxes
- Collecting Form Data
Security
- Adding Security to a Document
- Setting Permissions and Passwords
Optimising Files
- Checking Accessibility
- Preflighting a PDF
- Using the PDF Optimiser
- Creating Print-Ready Files