Course Overview
You have used a variety of different programs to create
documents and files for your own use. However, you are required
to share your files electronically by email frequently, over a
network, and on the web, so that recipients can view, print, and
offer feedback. In this course, you will use Adobe Acrobat® CS4 to
make your information more portable, accessible, and useful to
meet the needs of your target audience. This course is
required to prepare for the ACE (Adobe Certified Expert)
certification exam.
Course Objectives
You will use Adobe Acrobat® CS4 Professional to create
navigation aids to a PDF document, convert technical documents
to PDF files, enhance and control PDF content accessibility,
customize PDF documents for interactive use online, and prepare PDFs for commercial printing.
Target Audience
This course is designed for anyone who will use a computer and
Acrobat CS4 Standard or Professional to work with PDF files.
Prerequisites
Minimal experience with computers and common office
applications, such as word processing, spreadsheet, and web
browser applications.
Delivery Method
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model
with structured hands-on activities.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able
to:
• access information in a PDF document.
• create PDF documents.
• modify PDF documents.
• add PDF navigation aids.
• work with multiple PDF documents.
• review PDF documents.
• create PDFs from technical documents.
• enhance the utility and accessibility of PDF documents.
• create interactive PDF forms.
• begin preparing a PDF document for commercial printing.
• create composite and color separation prints from a PDF
document.
Course Outline:
1. Introducing Acrobat Professional
2. Getting to Know the Work Area
3. Converting Microsoft Office Files (Windows)
4. Converting Microsoft Office Files (Mac OS)
5. Converting Files to Adobe PDF
6. Customizing Adobe PDF Output Quality
7. Creating Adobe PDF from Web Pages
8. Modifying PDF Files
9. Using Acrobat Professional in a Document Review Cycle
10. Putting Documents Online
11. Optimizing Online Document Design
12. Adding Signatures and Security
13. Filling Out Forms
14. Preparing Presentations
15. Working with Pictures and Images
16. Working with eBooks
17. Making Documents Accessible and Flexible
18. Creating Multimedia Presentations
19. Using Acrobat’s Engineering and Technical Features
20. Creating PDF Forms
21. Using Adobe Acrobat for Professional Publishing