Acrobat 9 Professional: Advanced

Print Design Courses

This Adobe authorised course is designed to give those with some Acrobat experience the skills to explore and exploit the potential of this increasingly business-critical application. We also recommend this course for anyone considering taking the Adobe Certified Expert exam. If you wish to create a tailored version of this course built around your exact requirements, please give us a call or email.

Course Description

Introduction
• Using in-built flightcheck

A detailed look at Distiller
• Acrobat PDF settings
• Importing PDF settings
• Resolution and compression issues
• Font issues with Distiller
• Colour management policies
• Setting compatibility standards (PDF-X)

PDF security issues
• Security strategies
• Setting bulk security

Advanced navigation
• Creating articles and destinations
• Linking bookmarks to objects
• Page numbering/Bates numbering

Colour management and preflight
• Setting a colour management policy
• Setting Distiller for optimum colour management
• Proof setup
• Using Preflight

Advanced editing and commenting
• Using the Touchup Text tool
• Adding headers and footers
• Importing and exporting comments
• Email and shared reviews
• Collating comments
• Using Shared Reviews
• Comparing document features
• Creating PDF Portfolios

Further security issues
• Security strategies
• Adding a watermark
• Setting up Digital IDs
• Creating digital signatures
• Hidden content
• Importing/exporting certificates
• Redaction

Accessibility
• Complying with accessibility guidelines

Advanced form creation
• Setting up forms and validating
• Distributing and tracking
• Working with JavaScript and CGI
• Acrobat.com - an overview

Questions and answers