Acrobat 9 Training Course
We offer a 2-day introductory and a 2-day advanced Acrobat training
course
in Houston
We currently offer public Acrobat training courses in Houston and in many cities around the country. Private coures are available on-site, online or at a venue in city near you. Please click on the schedule link above to see a complete list of our Acrobat courses including Acrobat courses offered in Houston.
You can register for these courses by clicking on the link at the top of this page or by clicking on the register link next to the scheduled dates on the right.
Our Acrobat training and support team have over 10 years experience developing and teaching Adobe applications.
We can also offer custom Acrobat training courses and consulting which can be tailored and targeted specifically to you and your staff in
Houston.
Please contact our Acrobat training and support team at
training@americanmediatraining.com for more information regarding our Acrobat
courses in
Houston.
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Description
Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional is the worldwide industry standard tool for problem-free digital document proofing and for computer to plate solutions.
Acrobat is also widely used for integrating documents into websites and content re-purposing. This introductory course is for those using Acrobat in a print, design or publishing capacity who need a comprehensive and practical understanding of Acrobat.
Adobe Acrobat Level 1 Course outline
Introduction to Acrobat
• Understanding PDF files - their form and function
The Acrobat environment
• The Getting Started window
• Navigating round a PDF
• Copying and pasting text and graphics
• Using the Search features
• Customising your toolbars
Acrobat features
• Creating a blank PDF page
• Using the Insert, Extract, Delete and Replace commands
• Setting Open options
• Full screen mode
Adding bookmarks and links
• Creating bookmarks
• Editing bookmarks
• Adding document links
• Creating enhanced bookmarks and links
• Using thumbnail images
Using Acrobat for proofing
• Using the pencil and line tools
• Attaching notes to documents
• Attaching files to documents
• Text annotation features
• Highlighting tools
• Changing comment authors
• Using the comment management tools
• Exporting and importing comments as FDF files
Understanding Distiller
• Creating different types of PDFs using Distiller
• Distiller PDF settings (job options)
• Creating ultra-compact PDFs
• Bitmap resolution and compression explained
• Embedding fonts
• Color management issues
Using Distiller correctly
• Using Watched folders
• Creating PDFs from Adobe InDesign and/or QuarkXPress
• Creating PDFs from Illustrator or Photoshop
Hints and tips
Questions and answers
This course is designed for anyone who will use a computer and Acrobat 9 Standard or Professional to work with PDF files
Improve the way in which you create, combine, distribute and share Adobe PDF documents with this highly acclaimed introduction course.
You should have the following experience prior to taking this course:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Description
This course is designed to give those who already have experience of working with Acrobat (version 8 or earlier) the skills to explore and exploit the potential of this increasingly business critical application.
This is a two day Adobe authorized practical course which will include a detailed exploration of Acrobat Distiller options and settings, advanced navigation and color management issues, advanced editing and commenting features and document security issues. The course will also include an overview of accessibility issues, creating online forms using Acrobat, using web capture and Acrobat Catalogue.
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.
Adobe Acrobat Level 2 Course outline
Introduction
• Overview of accessibility features
• Overview of security features
• Using in-built flightcheck
• Interface layout - new features
• Customisable toolbars
A detailed look at Distiller
• Acrobat PDF settings (job options)
• Creating custom PDF settings
• Importing PDF settings
• Resolution and compression issues
• Font issues with Distiller
• Color management policies
• Setting compatibility standards (PDF-X)
PDF security issues
• Security strategies
• Setting bulk security
Advanced navigation
• Creating articles and destinations
• Linking bookmarks to Acrobat objects
• Using enhanced links
• Page numbering
Color management and preflight
• Setting a color management policy
• Setting Distiller for optimum color management
• Proof setup
• Using Preflight
• Changing Preflight settings
Advanced editing and commenting
• Using the Touchup Text tool
• Adding headers and footers
• Setting common preferences
• Importing and exporting comments
• Collating comments
• Using Review Tracker
• Comparing document features
Further security issues
• Security strategies
• Adding basic PDF security
• Adding a watermark
• Setting up Digital IDs
• Signing a document
• Creating digital signatures
• Hidden content
• Importing and exporting certificates
• Managing digital signatures
Accessibility
• The importance of accessibility
• Using tags to reflow
• Editing tag order
• Using accessibility utilities (for example: Read Aloud)
Advanced form creation
• Setting up forms
• Setting the grid
• Form shortcuts
• Validating and formatting
• Interaction with JavaScript and CGI
Further Acrobat features
• Enhanced search policies
• Embedded PDF search index
• Acrobat 3D - an overview
• Acrobat Connect - an overview
Questions and answers
This course is intended for people already working with the Adobe PDF format and Adobe Acrobat (or having taken the Introduction course).
This course is intended for people already utilising Adobe Acrobat but wishing to accelerate their knowledge especially with collaboration tools. As a workplace professional with some experience in using Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Professional, you are now ready to further develop your PDF documents.
In this course, you will use Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Professional to convert technical documents to PDF files, enhance and control PDF content accessibility, customize PDF documents for interactive use online, and prepare PDFs for commercial printing.
Delegates will need to have at least 3 months experience using Acrobat 9 or have completed the Acrobat Level 1 course
Acrobat training courses offered all cities
We can offer you customized on-site training courses in Acrobat wherever you are in the USA:
Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, Miami, Philadelphia, Orlando, Charlotte, Houston, Richmond, Washington DC, New York, Boston, Columbus, Cincinnati, Memphis, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Dallas, Austin, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, San Diego, Long Beach, Sacramento, St Paul/Minneapolis
We also provide Acrobat training courses in the following cities:
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