This Adobe Acrobat Introduction course is designed to introduce delegates to Adobe Acrobat’s Portable Document Format (PDF) – the industry standard for electronic document exchange. Learn how to convert documents into PDF format whilst maintaining page layout and preventing changes to documents, even if they are shared with others. You will create, edit and combine PDF files, add navigation, optimise fonts and images to ensure a small file size and cross platform compatibility.
What will you learn?
At the end of this Adobe Acrobat Introduction course, delegates will be able to:
- Customise your work environment
- Convert documents into a PDF and modify them
- Work with multiple PDFs
- Protect documents from printing or changes
- Make large documents navigable using bookmarks and hyperlinks
- Create forms for data collection
Audience?
Anyone needing to create, edit and distribute documents using this format.
Course Contents
Introduction
- What is a PDF?
- Acrobat DC and the document cloud
- Explore the interface – Toolbars and Panels
Creating a PDF file
- Printing to PDF from Microsoft Office
- Creating a PDF from JPG files
Acrobat Basics
- Moving through documents
- Zooming in and out
- View modes
- Searching a document & indexes
- Setting preferences
- Customising the Tools panel and Toolbar
Navigation Controls
- Using bookmarks & thumbnails
- Work with Links
- Define articles
- Using articles for navigation
- Page actions
- Using links and buttons
Editing PDF Files
- Add, Edit, Format text
- Select, Add, Move graphics
- Add, Edit Hyperlinks
- Add Bookmark
Pages
- Thumbnails
- Insert, Delete, Extract, Rotate & Move pages
- Headers and Footers
- Page numbering
- Watermarks
- Cropping pages
- Attaching Notes and Files to documents
Adding Multimedia
- Insert Video and Audio
Annotations
- Sticky Note and Highlighting text
- Comments
- Stamps
Working with Multiple PDF Documents
- Combine multiple PDFs into one file
- Combine into a Portfolio
- Search multiple documents
Security
- Document Security, Passwords and Permissions
- Digitally sign a document
- Redaction
PDF Forms
- Create a basic form
- Add form fields
- Form properties
Distributing PDFs
- Exporting to Microsoft Office
- Optimising files - compacting
- Managing for Print and Digital
- Specifying how documents open
- Embedding searchable information
Course Materials
Enliten IT will provide each delegate with a workbook and other useful reference materials where applicable. These may be either paper based or in Adobe pdf format or a combination thereof.
Enliten IT reserves the right to modify course content and materials as required in the interests of continuous course improvement, at any time, without notification.
Prerequisites
No prior knowledge of Acrobat is assumed.
Additional Information
NOTE: We only offer this Adobe Acrobat Introduction course on a private in-house basis. For pricing and availability just pick up the phone and call us on 0845 1085481.
Enliten IT reserves the right to modify course content and materials as required in the interests of continuous course improvement, at any time, without notification.
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