Acrobat Introduction

Suitable for delegates with little or no experience of using Acrobat. Delegates will learn how to create PDF documents both for printing and for online delivery. They will then learn how to enhance PDF files by adding navigation elements such as bookmarks and links as well as comments and annotations. The course also teaches tecnhiques for manipulating PDF pages and content, and how to prepare PDF documents for different forms of distribution.

Course Outline

Acrobat components

What is Adobe Acrobat, Overview of Reader, Overview of Distiller, Overview of Catalog, Overview of Adobe Acrobat Pro, What can Acrobat do

Creating a PDF file

Creating a PDF in MS Word, Acrobat Distiller vs. PDFWriter, Distiller's preset job options, Creating a PDF in PowerPoint, Using Open as PDF

Acrobat basics

The Acrobat work area, Moving through documents, Zooming in and out, Changing screen modes, Searching a PDF document, Setting Acrobat preferences

Navigation controls

Using thumbnails, Using bookmarks, Using articles for navigation, Page actions, Using links and buttons

Editing PDF files

Selecting and modifying text, Selecting and moving graphics, Moving pages around, Deleting and inserting pages, Cropping pages

Comments

Adding text comments, Adding graphical comments, Highlighting and marking, Exporting and importing comments, Reviewing comments

Distributing PDFs

Emailing from Acrobat, Optimising files, Specifying how documents open, Using full-screen mode, Adding password protection, Embedding searchable information, Checking spelling