Fundamentals of Acrobat Capture 3.0

Objectives

A one-day course which provides delegates with all the necessary skills for transforming paper documents to Acrobat PDF files. Practical exercises are the main feature of the training day, supported by theory sessions to ensure that delegates understand the concepts behind the procedures.


Pre-requisites:

Experience of the NT operating system and previous attendance on the Transmedia Fundamentals of Acrobat course or equivalent practical experience.


Course Includes:

A comprehensive set of reference notes covering course topics, follow-up telephone support and, for training on Transmedia premises, lunch and refreshments.


Course Outline


Overview


· From Paper to PDF - the essentials
· How Capture fits into the Acrobat workflow


Recognition engine


· Automatic style recognition
· Customised font sets
· Colour segment recognition
· Keyword recognition


Document structure


· PDF formatted text and graphics
· Intra-document links
· Table of contents
· Cross-references
· Indexes


Reviewing


· Capture Assistant
· Controlling bitmap suspects
· Multi-language dictionaries
· Specialised dictionaries including legal and medical
· Binding and combining


Automation


· Reusable workflows
· Zone tool
· QuickFix tool
· Reviewing
· Watched folders






Scanning


· ISIS vs TWAIN
· De-skew agent (rotating to fix misaligned paper scans)
· Image enhancement software


Site Requirements


The course can be run at customer offices, subject to the following technical specificiations and equipment requirements:




· Pentium or faster
· Windows NT4 (SP4)or later
· 1024x768 display
· 128Mb RAM
· 140 Mb spare hard disk space
· CD-ROM
· Printer (PostScript 2 or higher recommended)
· Parallel port