Adobe Acrobat Level 1
(1 day - £245, plus VAT)

Prerequisites

Computer literacy: the ability to use a mouse and keyboard; familiarity with common computer software; the ability to open and save files.

Course Goals

To open delegates' eyes to the possibilities offered by Adobe Acrobat and to offer a solid grounding in essential Acrobat techniques such as the creation and optimisation of PDFs, commenting documents and the addition of interactive navigation aids.

Course Outline

Starting with Acrobat

Opening and Quitting Acrobat 8
Examining the Getting Started Window
Examining the Initial Screen
Examining the Menus
Examining the Toolbars
Customizing Toolbars
Working with Navigation Panes
Setting Preferences

Viewing a Document

Opening a PDF File
Moving from Page to Page
Moving from View to View
Zooming In and Out
Selecting a Page Layout
Searching for Text
Arranging Documents on the Screen
Using Reading Mode
Using Links and Bookmarks
Measuring Sizes and Areas

Saving and Printing Files

Saving a PDF File
Exporting to Other Formats
Minimizing File Size
Printing a Document
Print Options
Printing Multiple Pages per Sheet
Printing a Booklet

Making PDF Files

Printing to a PDF File
Using PDFMaker in Microsoft Office
Converting Images and Other Files to PDF
Scanning Directly to PDF
Merging PDF Files
Creating a PDF Package
Converting Web Pages to PDF
Converting Screen Shots to PDF

Adding Comments to a Document

Examining Acrobat's Commenting Tools
Adding a Sticky Note to a Page
Adding a Text Box Comment
Adding a Callout Comment
Adding Lines and Arrows
Drawing Ovals and Rectangles
Adding Polygons and Clouds
Text Edits
Applying a Stamp to the Page
Creating Your Own Stamp
Checking Spelling in Comments
Exporting and Importing Comments
Enabling Commenting in Reader

Reading Commented Documents

Examining the Comments List
Replying to a Comment
Marking Comments
Managing the Comments List
Searching for Text in Comments
Printing Comments
Migrating Comments

Reviewing PDF Documents

Starting an Email-Based Review
Reviewing a Document
Receiving Email-Reviewed Documents
Starting a Shared Review
Reviewing a Shared Document
Receiving Server-Based Reviews

Manipulating Pages

Rearranging Pages
Extracting Pages
Inserting One File into Another
Replacing Pages
Rotating Pages
Cropping Pages

Adding and Changing Text and Graphics

Touching Up Text
Modifying Line Art
Adding Headers and Footers
Adding a Background
Adding a Watermark
Redacting a Document

Adding Simple Navigation Features

Adding Bookmarks to a Document
Creating Links
Modifying Existing Links
Making Automatic Web Links
Creating Articles

Organizing Documents

Examining the Organizer
Using the History Pane
Using the Places Pane
Using the Collections Category

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Adobe Acrobat Level 2
(1 day - £245, plus VAT)

Prerequisites

Familiarity with key Acrobat concepts and techniques such as the creation of PDF files and the addtion of bookmarks, links and comments.

Course Goals

To give experienced delegates an insight into Acrobat's more advanced features: the creation of interactive forms, conversion of paper documents to PDF files, the use of Acrobat Distiller and Catalog.

Course Outline

Using Acrobat Distiller

Creating PDF Files in Distiller
Choosing PDF Conversion Options
Setting up Watched Folders
Batch Conversion of Documents

Creating an Acrobat Presentation

Setting Open Options
Creating a Full Screen Slide Show
Creating a Next Page Button
Creating a Self-Running Presentation
Placing a Movie on a Page
Playing a Movie
Adding Sound to a PDF Page

Creating Forms with Acrobat Pro

About LiveCycle Designer
Using Form Templates
Editing Forms with LiveCycle Designer
Converting Electronic Documents to Forms
Adding a Form Field with the Forms Toolbar
Adding a Submit Button Using the Forms Toolbar
Distributing Forms
Receiving Forms

Password Protection

Restricting File Access
Restricting Reader Activities

Digital Signatures

About Adobe Self-Sign Security
Creating a Digital ID
Creating a Certificate from an ID
Importing a Certificate as a Trusted Identity
Signing a PDF Document
Creating a Signature Appearance
Creating a Signature Field
Validating a Signed Document

Converting Paper to PDF

Typing on a Paper Form
Creating a Searchable Image
Converting a Scan to Text and Graphics
Correcting OCR Suspects

Working With Indexes

What is Adobe Catalog?
Defining an Index
Building an Index
Searching Indexes in Acrobat
Associating and Index with a PDF File

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Adobe Acroabt Level 3
(3 days - £795, plus VAT)

Prerequisites

Experience in using Acrobat, knowledge of Acrobat basics and the ability to create interactive PDF files. Familiarity with the creation of Acrobat forms is particularly important.

Course Goals

To show delegates how to add sophisticated interactivity to their PDF files by attaching JavaScript code to PDF objects such as form fields, pages or the PDF document itself.

Course Outline

Understanding JavaScript

Security
Field scripts
Document Level JavaScripts
Page Actions
Document Actions
Searching for page templates
Finding Help
Using External Editors (Windows)

JavaScript Basics

Using Comments
Creating Variables
Punctuation
Formatting
JavaScript Operators
Using the JavaScript Console window

JavaScript Code

Writing Functions
Passing parameters to a function
Writing Functions that Return Values
Writing If Statements
Using the Switch Statement
For Loops
While Loops

Using Duplicated JavaScripts

Copying and pasting JavaScripts
Creating a script library
Sharing JavaScripts

JavaScript and Mouse Behaviors

Using Mouse Up mouse behavior
Using Mouse Down mouse behavior
Using On Enter mouse behavior
Using On Exit mouse behavior
Using On Focus mouse behavior
Using On Blur mouse behavior

Creating Calculation Scripts

Subtracting values
Dividing values
Calculations with Table Arrays

Creating Viewer Options Warning Alerts

Creating Viewer Type Alerts
Creating viewer version alerts

Working with Fields and JavaScript

Adding fields based on user responses
Adding page numbers with JavaScript
Changing field attribute

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Adobe Acrobat Intensive
(5 days - £995, plus VAT)

Prerequisites

Computer literacy: the ability to use a mouse and keyboard; familiarity with common computer software; the ability to open and save files.

Course Goals

If you need to master Adobe Acrobat in a hurry for an upcoming project, the Acrobat Intensive Course allows you to take all three levels of Acrobat training in a one-week course.

Course Outline

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