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In this Adobe Acrobat X video training course, expert author and trainer Michael Hoffman will show you that Acrobat X is capable of much more than being the simple PDF reader that most people use it for. You can create documents, forms, add interactivity, collaborate, and publish your work for everybody to view.
Starting with a review of the interface and toolbars, this video tutorial will teach you to get the most out of Adobe Acrobat X. You will learn the basics of creating PDFs, how to edit a PDF, combine documents, add or remove specific pages, and add interactivity to your PDFs. You will also learn how to create forms and manage the data from them, how to collaborate in your PDF documents, as well as methods of securing your PDFs. Finally, you will learn how to publish your PDF to various outlets, from email to web, as well as preparing it for professional printing.
By the conclusion of this video training course on Adobe Acrobat X, you will be fully capable of creating, editing, and sharing your documents in PDF form. The author has included extensive working files to allow you to work alongside him as you learn.
Total Time: 8.5 hours
01. Welcome To Acrobat X Training
0101 What You Will Learn In This Course
0102 Using The Working Files
02. Introduction To Acrobat X
0201 Acrobat Components
0202 The New Acrobat Interface
0203 Toolbars And Panels
0204 Navigating With Zoom Tools
0205 Navigation Tools
0206 Finding And Searching In PDFs
0207 Updating And Securing Acrobat
03. Creating PDFs
0301 PDF Settings
0302 Creating PDFs From Files
0303 Creating PDFs With The PDF Printer
0304 Using PDFMaker With Microsoft Word
0305 Using PDFMaker With Microsoft Excel
0306 Using PDFMaker With Microsoft Powerpoint
0307 Scanning Into A PDF Document
0308 OCR - Convert Scans To Live Text
0309 Creating PDFs From Adobe Applications
0310 Creating PDFs From Web Pages
0311 Converting Email To PDF With Microsoft Outlook
04. Editing PDFs
0401 Setting Views And Transitions
0402 Creating And Editing Links
0403 Managing Text Flow With Articles
0404 Editing Document Text
0405 Touching Up Objects
0406 Formatting PDFs With Headers And Footers
0407 Enhancing PDFs With Backgrounds And Watermarks
0408 Attaching Files To PDFs
0409 Exporting PDFs To Microsoft Office
0410 Exporting PDF Data To Other Files
05. Advanced PDF Editing
0501 Combining Multiple Files Into PDFs
0502 Splitting A PDF Into Multiple Files
0503 Adding And Removing Pages In an Existing PDF
0504 Extracting And Replacing Pages
0505 Adding Multimedia Content To PDFs
0506 Adding 3D Content To PDFs
0507 Adding Buttons To PDFs
0508 PDF Optimization
06. Adding Bookmarks
0601 Using Bookmarks In A PDF
0602 Creating Bookmarks
0603 Linking Bookmarks To Views
0604 Modifying And Organizing Bookmarks
0605 Assigning Actions To Bookmarks
07. Creating Forms And Managing Data
0701 Forms Overview
0702 Enabling Reader Users To Save Forms
0703 Creating Text Fields
0704 Creating Check Boxes And Radio Buttons
0705 Creating A List Box And Dropdown List
0706 Creating A Barcode Field
0707 Adding A Submit Button
0708 Distributing, Collecting And Tracking Form Data
08. Collaboration
0801 Methods of Collaborating
0802 Adding Comments And Annotations
0803 Adding Drawing Markups
0804 Stamping And Creating Custom Stamps
0805 Sending For Email Review
0806 Sending For Shared Review
0807 Tracking PDF Review Results
0808 Collaborate Live
09. Combining Multiple Files Into A PDF Portfolio
0901 Introduction To PDF Portfolios
0902 Creating A PDF Portfolio
0903 Adding Files And Folders To A PDF Portfolio
0904 Customizing Portfolio Appearance
0905 Adding The Finishing Touches
0906 Publishing A Portfolio On The Web
0907 Compatibility With Older Versions
10. PDF Security
1001 Methods Of Securing A PDF
1002 Using Password Protection
1003 Using Certificate Protection
1004 Creating A Digital ID
1005 Creating A Digital Signature
1006 Signing A PDF File
1007 Certifying A PDF File
1008 Managing Certificates
11. Professional Printing Basics
1101 Overview Of Print Production Support
1102 Color Management And Color Conversions
1103 Preflight Analysis And Fixups
1104 Solving Problems
1105 Compatibility With Standards
12. Conclusion
1201 Further Studies And Resources