Overview

This course is part of the Adobe authorized training series for graphics and publishing software, developed by Adobe product experts. The coursework is designed to let you learn at your own pace. If you’re new to Adobe Acrobat, you’ll learn the fundamental concepts and features you’ll need to master the program. If you’ve been using Acrobat for a while, you’ll find many advanced features, including tips and techniques for using the newest features. Each lesson provides step-bystep instructions. Each lesson concludes with formative and summative assessments reinforcing what you’ve covered.

Levels: Essentials Intermediate Advanced

Course Outline

Introducing Adobe Acrobat DC

  • About PDF / Adobe Acrobat / Acrobat Reader / Document Cloud
  • Using PDF on the web
  • About the Home view
  • Working with toolbars
  • Working with tools
  • Navigating PDF documents
  • Viewing PDF presentations in Full-Screen mode
  • Viewing PDF files in Reading mode

Creating Adobe PDF Files

  • About creating Adobe PDF files
  • Using the Create PDF tool
  • Converting different types of files
  • Inserting a blank page
  • Using PDFMaker
  • Using the Print command to create Adobe PDF files
  • Reducing file size
  • Adobe PDF presets
  • Optimizing PDF files (Acrobat Pro only)
  • Creating files from the clipboard
  • Scanning a paper document
  • Making scanned text editable and searchable
  • Scan using mobile devices
  • Converting web pages to Adobe PDF

Reading and Working With PDF Files

  • About the onscreen display
  • Reading, searching, and printing PDF documents
  • Printing booklets
  • Filling out PDF forms
  • Sharing PDF files

Enhancing PDF Documents

  • Moving pages with page thumbnails
  • Manipulating and renumbering pages
  • Managing links
  • Working with bookmarks
  • Adding multimedia files
  • Setting up presentations

Editing Content In PDF Files

  • Editing and redacting text
  • Working with images in a PDF file
  • Copying text and images from a PDF file
  • Exporting PDF content to a PowerPoint presentation
  • Saving PDF files as Word documents
  • Extracting PDF tables as Excel spreadsheets

Using Acrobat With Microsoft Office

  • About Acrobat PDFMaker
  • Converting Microsoft Word files to Adobe PDF
  • Creating Adobe PDF files from Word mail-merge templates
  • Converting PowerPoint presentations

Combining Files

  • Selecting files to combine
  • Arranging pages
  • Merging the files
  • Creating a PDF Portfolio

Adding Signatures and Security

  • Viewing documents in Protected Mode in Reader
  • About security in Acrobat
  • Viewing security settings
  • Adding security to PDF files
  • About digital signatures
  • Sending a document for others to sign.

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