You will use Adobe Acrobat® 7.0 Professional to 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
Adobe Training Prerequisites
Acrobat 7.0: Level 1 (Standard/Professional)
Delivery Method
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Target Student
The audience may or may not be creative and/or print professionals
Hardware Requirements
- An Intel® Pentium® processor.
- 128 MB of RAM (256 MB or greater is recommended).
- A minimum of 555 MB of available hard-disk space.
- A CD-ROM drive if installing from a CD.
- A mouse or compatible tracking device.
- A 1024 x 768 screen resolution.
- A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- 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.
Platform Requirements
- Windows® 2000 Professional with Service Pack 2, Windows XP Professional or Home Edition, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.
Software Requirements
- Adobe® Acrobat 7 Professional for Windows.
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.01 or later.
- Microsoft® Office Visio 2003 is preferable, but not mandatory, to complete one activity.
- Adobe® Photoshop 7.0.1.
- Microsoft® Excel.
- Windows Media Player
Adobe Training Course duration
1 Day
Adobe Training Course outline
Lesson 1: Creating PDFs from Technical Documents
- Topic 1A: Create PDF Documents from within Microsoft Visio
- Topic 1B: Create PDF Documents from within Autodesk AutoCAD
- Topic 1C: Measure Technical Drawing Content
Lesson 2: Enhancing PDF Documents
- Topic 2A: Embed Multimedia
- Topic 2B: Create Actions
- Topic 2C: Optimize PDF Files
- Topic 2D: Batch Process PDF Documents
- Topic 2E: Make a PDF Document More Accessible
- Topic 2F: Repurpose a PDF Document for Other Displays
Lesson 3: Creating Interactive PDF Forms in Adobe Designer
- Topic 3A: Create a PDF Form
- Topic 3B: Add Text Form Fields
- Topic 3C: Create Calculations
- Topic 3D: Create Fields with Predefined Responses
- Topic 3E: Create Buttons
- Topic 3F: Organize Collected Data in a Spreadsheet
Lesson 4: Preparing PDF Files for Commercial Printing
- Topic 4A: Examine the Commercial Printing Process
- Topic 4B: Choose Appropriate Methods of Creating PDF Files for Prepress
- Topic 4C: Apply Color Management Settings
- Topic 4D: Create and Apply Appropriate Adobe PDF Settings for Prepress
- Topic 4E: Preview Printed Effects on Screen
Lesson 5: Finalizing PDF Files for Commercial Printing
- Topic 5A: Preflight Documents
- Topic 5B: Create PDF/X-Compliant Files
- Topic 5C: Create a Composite
- Topic 5D: Create Color Separations
Appendix A: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Program®
