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Acrobat X Beginner Class
Acrobat X Advanced Class

Sorry, we currently do not have any public classes scheduled for the InDesign level 1 class. Please contact us to see if we can put one on the schedule for you

Sorry, we currently do not have any public classes scheduled for the Acrobat level 1 class. Please contact us to see if we can put one on the schedule for you

Acrobat X level 1 beginner class
Course Description:

This course covers Adobe Acrobat X Professional for designers, developers, and business users. Each lesson reviews step-by-step instructions on how to perform the most common tasks in Adobe Acrobat. The team at AMT will show you how to create high-quality PDF documents and fillable forms, combine a wide variety of content into rich media portfolios, collaborate effectively through electronic reviews, easily share your work across multiple platforms and devices, and speed up your production and business task workflow.This class will empower you to use the Adobe PDF format for more than just printing.

This class is geared for those just starting out with PDFs, or those who want to learn more about security or collaboration tools within Acrobat. This includes individuals who work in print, web and multimedia. Experience with Microsoft Office is a plus for this class.

Some features in Adobe Acrobat X Professional are for Windows users only, but we offer the class for both Mac and PC users.

Acrobat X level 1 beginner class

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Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Introducing Adobe Acrobat X

About Adobe PDF
About Adobe Acrobat
Adobe PDF on the web
A first look at the work area
Viewing PDF presentations in Full Screen mode
Designing documents for online viewing
Getting help

Lesson 2: Exploring the Work Area

Opening a PDF file
Working with Acrobat tools and toolbars
Working with Acrobat task panes
Customizing the Quick Tools toolbar
Using keyboard shortcuts to select tools
Navigating PDF documents

Lesson 3: Creating Adobe PDF Files

About creating Adobe PDF files
Using the Create PDF command
Dragging and dropping files
Converting and combining different types of files
Using PDFMaker
Using the Print command to create Adobe PDF files/li>
Reducing file size
About compression and resampling
Scanning a paper document
Making scanned text editable and searchable
Converting emails to PDF (Windows Only)
Converting web pages to Adobe PDF

Lesson 4: Reading and Working with PDF Files

Changing the opening view
About the onscreen display
Reading PDF documents
Searching PDF documents
Printing PDF documents
Filling out PDF forms
About flexibility, accessibility, and structure
Working with accessible documents
Making files flexible and accessible
Using the Acrobat accessibility features
Sharing PDF files

Lesson 5: Using Acrobat with Microsoft Office Files (Windows Only)

About Acrobat PDFMaker
Converting Microsoft Word files to Adobe PDF
Converting Excel documents and starting a review
Converting PowerPoint presentations
Converting web pages from Internet Explorer
Converting web pages from Internet Explorer
Saving PDF files as Word documents
Extracting PDF tables as Excel spreadsheets

Lesson 6: Enhancing and Editing PDF Documents

Examining the work file
Moving pages with page thumbnails
Editing Adobe PDF pages
Renumbering pages
Editing links
Working with bookmarks
Adding multimedia files
Editing text
Copying text and images from a PDF file
Setting document properties and metadata

Lesson 7: Combining Files in PDF Portfolios

About PDF Portfolios
Creating a PDF Portfolio
Customizing your PDF Portfolio
Sharing your PDF Portfolio
Securing a PDF Portfolio
Searching a PDF Portfolio

Lesson 8: Adding Signatures and Security

Viewing documents in Protected Mode (Windows only)
About security
Viewing security settings
Adding security to PDF files
About digital signatures
Creating digital signatures
Signing a document digitally
Modifying signed documents
Certifying PDF files
Signing certified documents
Exploring on your own: Using security envelopes

Lesson 9: Using Acrobat in a Review Cycle

About the review process
Adding comments to a PDF document
About the commenting tools
Working with comments
Initiating a shared review
Exploring on your own: Initiating live collaboration

Lesson 10: Working with Forms in Acrobat

Converting PDF files to interactive PDF forms
Adding form fields
Distributing forms
Collecting form data
Working with form data
Exploring on your own: Calculating and validating numeric fields

Lesson 11: Using Actions

About actions
Using predefined actions
Creating an action
Sharing actions

Lesson 12: Using the Legal Features

Legal features in Adobe Acrobat X
About Bates numbering and redaction
Applying Bates numbering
Defining Bates numbering
Editing Bates numbering
Applying redaction
Changing the appearance of redactions
Searching text for redaction
Assembling PDF documents
Marking redactions across multiple pages

Lesson 13: Using Acrobat in Professional Printing

Creating PDF files for print and prepress
Preflighting files (Acrobat Pro)
Working with transparency (Acrobat Pro)
Setting up color management
Previewing your print job (Acrobat Pro)
Advanced printing controls

Our outlines are a guide to the content covered on a typical class. We may change or alter the course topics to meet the objectives of a particular class.

Sorry, we currently do not have any public classes scheduled for the Acrobat level 2 class. Please contact us to see if we can put one on the schedule for you

Acrobat X level 2 advanced class
Course Description:

This class is directed towards Acrobat users and publishing professionals with a basic working knowledge of Acrobat. The focus of this class is on some of the finer points of desktop publishing with Acrobat including creation of interactive documents.

Acrobat X level 2 advanced class

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Course Outline:

Lesson 1. Working with Styles

Creating and applying paragraph styles
Creating and applying character styles
Nesting character styles inside paragraph styles
Creating and applying object styles
Creating and applying table and cell styles
Globally updating styles
Loading styles from another document

Lesson 2. Importing and Modifying Graphics

Adding graphics from other programs
Comparing vector and bitmap graphics
Managing links to imported files
Updating revised graphics
Adjusting display quality
Working with clipping paths
Working with alpha channels
Importing native Adobe graphics files
Using a library to manage objects
Using Adobe Bridge to import graphics

Lesson 3. Creating Tables

Converting text to a table
Formatting a table
Creating a header row
Adding graphics to table cells
Creating and applying table and cell styles

Lesson 4. Working with Transparency

Importing and colorizing a grayscale image
Applying transparency settings
Adjusting transparency settings for EPS images
Adding transparency effects
Importing and adjusting Illustrator files that use transparency
Applying transparency settings to text
Working with effects

Lesson 5. Output and Exporting

Preflighting files
Packaging files
Creating an Adobe PDF proof
Previewing separations
Previewing how transparency effects will be flattened
Previewing the page
Printing a laser or inkjet proof
Using the Ink Manager

Lesson 6. Creating Rich Interactive Documents

Setting up an online document
Adding buttons, page transitions, and hyperlinks
Exporting as Flash Player (SWF)
Exporting as Adobe PDF (Interactive)
Converting a print document for online use
Adding advanced interactivity, animation, and video

Lesson 7. Working with Long Documents

Starting a book
Creating a running footer
Adding a footnote
Adding a cross-reference
Synchronizing a book
Generating a table of contents
Indexing a book

Our outlines are a guide to the content covered on a typical class. We may change or alter the course topics to meet the objectives of a particular class.

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