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We offer a 1-day introductory and a 2-day advanced training course in Acrobat.

Acrobat Level 1 - Course outline

Acrobat Level 2 - Course Outline

We currently offer public Acrobat training courses in many cities around the country. Please click on the schedule link to your right to see a complete list of our Acrobat course offerings.

You can book for these courses by clicking on the booking link at the top of this page or by clicking on the book link next to the scheduled dates on the right.

We also offer bespoke Acrobat training courses and consulting which can be tailored and targeted specifically to you and your staff. These courses can be held at many training centres or on-site at your location anywhere in the United Kingdom. We also provide Acrobat live online training courses in a virtual classroom. Our Acrobat training and support team are all Adobe Certified.
Please contact training@multimediacentre.co.uk if you would like more information on our Acrobat bespoke training courses.




COURSE OUTLINES
Acrobat Level 1 Course
Next scheduled courses begin on
24/11/2008 London NW1 £300 book
19/02/2009 Leeds £300 book

Courses are run over  consecutive days

Acrobat Level 1 Complete Schedule

Acrobat Level 2 Course
Next scheduled courses begin on
08/12/2008 London N5 £495 book

Courses are run over  consecutive days

Acrobat Level 2 Complete Schedule

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Description

Adobe Acrobat 8 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
• Colour 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


Audience

This course is designed for anyone who will use a computer and Acrobat 8 Standard or Professional to work with PDF files

Course Summary

Improve the way in which you create, combine, distribute and share Adobe PDF documents with this highly acclaimed introduction course.

Pre-Requisites

You should have the following experience prior to taking this course:

  • Have experience with Windows or Macintosh operating systems
  • Have a basic understanding of document formatting programs, such as Microsoft Word.
On Completion

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • access information in a PDF document.
  • create PDF documents.
  • modify PDF documents.
  • add PDF navigation aids.
  • work with multiple PDF documents.
  • review PDF documents.

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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 authorised practical course which will include a detailed exploration of Acrobat Distiller options and settings, advanced navigation and colour 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
• 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 Acrobat objects
• Using enhanced links
• Page numbering

Colour management and preflight
• Setting a colour management policy
• Setting Distiller for optimum colour 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



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Audience

This course is intended for people already working with the Adobe PDF format and Adobe Acrobat (or having taken the Introduction course).

Course Summary

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.

Pre-Requisites

Delegates will need to have at least 3 months experience using Acrobat 8 or have completed the Acrobat Level 1 course

On Completion

You will be able to:
  • Combine documents in a Package
  • Configure and send PDFs for review remotely
  • Create a PDF form and submit
  • Electronically sign a PDF file
  • Digital Signatures
  • Troubleshoot Acrobat 8 – Essentials

Acrobat training courses offered in the UK

We can offer you customised on-site training courses in Acrobat wherever you are in the UK:

Avon, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Westmorland, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire, Midlands and Greater London

We also provide Acrobat training courses in the following cities:

Acrobat training courses in London
Acrobat training courses in Birmingham
Acrobat training courses in Bristol
Acrobat training courses in Manchester
Acrobat training courses in Edinburgh
Acrobat training courses in Glasgow
Acrobat training courses in Liverpool
Acrobat training courses in Cardiff
Acrobat training courses in Newcastle
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Acrobat training courses in Milton Keynes
Acrobat training courses in Brighton
Acrobat training courses in Bournemouth
Acrobat training courses in Exeter
Acrobat training courses in Plymouth
Acrobat training courses in Southampton


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