Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional Training

Part 1

Chapter 1: Overview (15 min)
1. Converting to PDF
2. Combining PDF Documents
3. Adding a Highlight & a Bookmark
4. Adding Attachments
5. Using Review & Comment Functionality
6. Setting Permissions & Passwords

Chapter 2: Adding Controls to a Web Page (30 min)
1. Exploring New Ways to Create a New File
2. Combining Files into a Single PDF
3. Updating Watermarks, Headers & Footers
4. Assembling Documents into a PDF Package
5. Distributing Forms & Collecting Data
6. Collaborate with Shared Review & Commenting
7. Collaborate with Acrobat Connect ™ & Typewriter
8. Control PDFs with Online Services & Redaction

Chapter 3: Getting Around (28 min)
1. Using the Getting Started Window
2. Using the Pages Panel & the Navigation Tools
3. Using the Pan & Zoom Window & the Loupe Tool
4. Searching a PDF File
5. Working with the Navigation Panels
6. Customizing Toolbars
7. Customizing Preferences & Using the Help System

Chapter 4: Create: Making a PDF (41 min)
1. Using the Print Function to Create a PDF File
2. Converting Microsoft® Word Documents to Adobe PDF
3. Converting Excel Documents to Adobe PDF
4. Converting PowerPoint® Documents to Adobe PDF
5. Converting to Adobe PDF from the Contextual Menu
6. Converting a Scanned Document into a PDF
7. Converting a Web Page to a PDF
8. Creating a New PDF from a Blank Page
9. Creating a PDF from an Adobe Application

Chapter 5: Create: Using Distiller® (39 min)
1. The Adobe PDF Settings
2. Adjusting Image Settings
3. Compressing Color Images
4. Compressing Grayscale & Monochrome Images
5. Setting a Policy
6. Adjusting Font Settings
7. Exploring Color & Advanced Settings
8. Saving Your Adobe PDF Settings
9. Producing a PDF File
10. Creating a Watched Folder

Chapter 6: Combine: Hybrid Documents (46 min)
1. Using the Pages Palette
2. Cropping & Sorting Pages
3. Using the Organizer
4. Combining Files & Editing Bookmarks
5. Deleting & Rotating Pages
6. Working with Bookmarks
7. Setting Bookmark Actions & Initial View
8. Adding Headers & Footers
9. Adding a Watermark to Specifc Pages
Chapter 7: Combine: Linking (28 min)
1. Creating a Link to Open a Web Page
2. Creating a Link to a Specifc Page View
3. Creating a Link to Open a File
4. Creating a Custom Link Action
5. Creating & Linking to Named Destinations

Chapter 8: Combine: Repurposing Content (27 min)
1. Extracting Pages & Exporting to Word
2. Exporting as a TIFF
3. Using the TouchUp Object Tool
4. Exporting to an HTML Web Page
5. Using the Select Tool & Opening a Table in Excel
6. Using the TouchUp Text Tool
7. Using the OCR Text Recognition Tool
8. Using the Typewriter Tool

Chapter 9: Collect: More Than PDF (34 min)
1. Attaching Files to a PDF
2. Creating a PDF Package
3. Using Outlook® to Create a Package from Email
4. Setting Up Automatic Archival
5. Initiating a Data Collection Work.ow
6. Using Forms to Create a Data Set

Chapter 10: Collaborate: Commenting (39 min)
1. Adding a Comment Using Sticky Notes
2. Formatting Comment Text
3. Using the Text Edits Tools
4. Using the Highlight, Shape & Pencil Tools
5. Using the Stamp Tool
6. Creating a Signature Stamp
7. Using the Text Box Tool
8. Using the Callout Tool
9. Adjusting Sticky Note Properties
10. Setting Commenting Preferences & Printing

Chapter 11: Collaborate: Initiating Reviews (26 min)
1. Creating a Review-Ready PDF
2. Initiating an Email Based Review
3. Sending & Reviewing Comments in an Email Review
4. Initiating the Shared Review
5. Publish & Check Comments in a Shared Review
6. Using the Review Tracker
7. Starting a Meeting with Acrobat Connect

Chapter 12: Collaborate: Managing Comments (26 min)
1. Understanding the Comments Palette
2. Sorting Comments
3. Filtering Comments
4. Summarizing Comments
5. Comparing Documents

Chapter 13: Control: Securing & Signing (52 min)
1. Creating a Password Driven Security Policy
2. Setting a Password to Restrict Editing
3. Managing Security Policies
4. Creating a Certi.cate Based Policy
5. Choose Recipients for a Certi.cate Protected PDF
6. Hosting a Security Service
7. Creating & Using Digital Signatures
8. Managing Trusted Identities
9. Certify a PDF & Add a Handwritten Signature
10. Creating a Security Envelope
11. Closing Comments & Credits

Part 2 - Advanced Adobe® Acrobat®

Chapter 1: Basic Forms (42 min)
1. Creating a Text Field
2. Choosing Text Field Properties
3. Formatting & Duplicating Date Fields
4. Calculating & Formatting Field Values
5. Creating Check Boxes
6. Using the Combo & List Tools
7. Working with Radio Buttons
8. Duplicating Fields

Chapter 2: Advanced Forms (29 min)
1. Duplicating Form Elements
2. Working with Icons
3. Adding Text Labels
4. Editing Button Actions
5. Showing/Hiding Text & Buttons
6. Controlling Page Actions & Fit to Window

Chapter 3: Forms Workflow (31 min)
1. Initiating a Forms Work.ow
2. Distributing a Form
3. Initiating a Data Collection Work.ow
4. Using Collected Form Data
5. Creating a Form from an Existing Document
6. Creating a Form from an Electronic Document
7. Creating a Form Based on a Spreadsheet
8. Collecting Data Manually

Chapter 4: Prepress & Graphics (39 min)
1. Anticipating Problems When Creating a PDF/X
2. Sharing Settings & Con.guring InDesign®
3. Examining a PDF File for Problems
4. Creating Preflight Profiles
5. Using Preflight Profiles
6. Fixing Common Problems
7. Printing a PDF File

Chapter 5: Acrobat 3D (25 min)
1. Adding a 3D File
2. Navigating in 3D Space
3. Managing Views
4. Examining a Model
5. Creating a Cross Section
6. Commenting Workflows

Chapter 6: Presentations (29 min)
1. Combining Files into a Single PDF for Presentation
2. Adding Navigation to a Presentation
3. Adding Sound to a Button
4. Adding a Soundtrack to a Presentation
5. Adding Video to a Presentation
6. Customizing Acrobat for Professional Presenting

Chapter 7: Archiving & Searching (30 min)
1. Searching a PDF File
2. Creating an Index
3. Searching an Index
4. Using Redaction
5. Exploring the PDF/A Format

Chapter 8: Optimizing a PDF (39 min)
1. Checking PDF Accessibility
2. Repairing PDF Accessibility
3. Reducing File Size
4. Using the PDF Optimizer
5. Using the Redaction Tool
6. Working with Bates Numbering
7. Using Batch Processing

Chapter 9: Working With Layers (21 min)
1. Introducing Layers & Visibility
2. Setting the Default State
3. Working with Layer Properties
4. Resetting, Merging & Flattening Layers
5. Creating a Button to Control Layer Actions
6. Closing Comments & Credits

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