Adobe Acrobat Introduction

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COURSE OVERVIEW:

Learning Acrobat will give you the control you need over your PDF documents. You will learn how to use Acrobat to create PDF files, make changes and mark up a PDF file, even edit text. We’ll show you how to safeguard your information with Acrobat‘s security features, and how to produce high-quality PDFs for print vendors.

PREREQUISITES:

• A solid understanding of Microsoft Windows’ file management, the concepts of right-clicking and selecting object properties.

AGENDA TOPICS:

Unit 1- Acrobat DC Introduction

• Interface
• Setting Preferences
• Viewing PDF Files in Read Mode
• Viewing PDF Presentations in Full Screen Mode
• Splitting the View of a Document
• The Toolbars, Task Panes and Panels
• Showing More Tools in Existing Sets

Unit 2- Creating PDFs from MS Office

• Exporting MS Office Document to PDF Format
• PDF Maker Options

Unit 3- Creating PDFs from Acrobat

• Creating PDFs from Acrobat
• Creating PDFs from Files
• Adding Pages
• Adding Bookmarks
• Combining Files in Acrobat
• Numbering PDFs with Headers and Footers

Unit 4- Repurposing PDF Content

• Repurposing PDFs
• Exporting to Excel

Unit 5- Editing PDF Content

• Enhancing and Editing PDF Files
• Inserting a Page
• Rotating a Page
• Deleting a Page
• Renumbering Pages
• Editing & Adding Links
• Adding Multimedia Files
• Editing Text
• Setting Document Properties & Adding Metadata
• Copying Text and Images from a PDF File
• Editing Images and Other Objects in PDF Files

Unit 6- Web Capture

• Creating a PDF from Web Pages

Unit 7- Optimizing Files

• Reducing PDF File Size
• Attaching Files to PDFs

Unit 8- Creating PDF Portfolios

• Creating PDF Portfolios

Unit 9- Search and Find

• Searching PDFs
• Finding Words in PDF Files
• Advanced Search Options

Unit 10- Reviewing and Commenting on PDF Files

• Reviewing and Commenting on PDF Files
• Adding Comments to a PDF
• Working with Comments
• Summarizing Comments
• Conducting a Review
• Compare a Revised PDF to an Earlier Version

Unit 11- Cropping and Page Sectioning

• Rotating, Cropping and Numbering PDF Pages
• Extracting pages and Splitting a Document
• Extract pages in a PDF

Unit 12- Security

• Securing PDF Files
• Removing Password & Permissions Security
• Security Policies
• Using Security Envelopes

Unit 13- Using Actions

• Using Actions
• Creating an Action
• Adding Steps to an Action
• Saving an Action
• Testing an Action
• Sharing Actions

Unit 14- Redaction

• Removing Sensitive Information from PDF files by Applying Redaction
• Changing the Appearance of Redaction
• Searching Text for Redaction

Unit 15- Recognizing Text in Scanned PDFs

• Using OCR to Recognize Text in Scanned Files

Unit 16- Creating Fillable Forms

• Overview of PDF Form Fields
• Automatically Creating an Interactive PDF Form
• Manually Creating an Interactive PDF Form
• Adding Different Types of Fields
• Text Fields
• Aligning Fields
• Signature Fields
• Dropdown Lists
• Radio Buttons
• Additional Text Fields
• Show & Hide Fields
• Adding Show/Hide Actions to Radio Buttons
• Hidden Calculation Fields – Price
• Placing Multiple Fields
• Resizing, Aligning & Distributing Fields
• Calculation Fields – Quantity

Unit -17 Form Field Calculations

• Calculation Fields – Total
• Adding Fields with Minimum & Maximum Values
• Calculation Fields – Subtotals
• Calculation Fields – Tax
• Calculation Fields – Order Total
• Setting Up a Pop-Up Window with a Rolllover Button
• Creating a Print Button
• Creating a Save Button
• Creating a Submit Button
• Submit Form Selections Options
• Creating a Reset Button
• Setting the Tab Order for Form Fields
• Tips for Saving Forms for Users of Adobe Reader
• Replicating Forms
• Replacing Pages
• Collecting Form Data