Course Description In this three-day course, you'll get an excellent overview of how to convert your work into Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) using Adobe Acrobat. You will learn to use Acrobat's cross-platform capabilities to distribute your documents efficiently without sacrificing the original design. You will learn how to incorporate text, notes, graphics, movies, and links to the Internet. You will gain an excellent understanding of the menu and tools in Acrobat and be able to use Acrobat at a high level of efficiency. What You'll Learn Designing documents for online viewing Working with Acrobat tools, toolbars, and task buttons Creating Adobe PDF files Creating, customizing, and sharing a PDF Portfolio Reading, enhancing, and editing PDF documents Adding signatures and security Using Acrobat for collaborative review Working with forms in Acrobat Creating multimedia presentations Using the legal, engineering, and technical features of Acrobat Creating PDF files for print and prepress Working with 3D in PDF files Who Should Attend Professionals who need to produce superb PDF documents Prerequisites: Practical working knowledge of Mac OS X Course Outline: Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class. Lesson 1: Introducing Adobe Acrobat About Adobe PDF About Adobe Acrobat Adobe PDF on the web A first look at the work area Viewing PDF presentations in Full Screen mode Designing documents for online viewing Getting help Lesson 2: Looking at the Work Area Opening a PDF file in the work area Working with Acrobat tools and toolbars Working with Acrobat task buttons Working with the navigation pane Using Organizer Lesson 3: Creating Adobe PDF Files About creating Adobe PDF files Using the Create PDF command Dragging and dropping files Converting and combining different types of files Using the Print command to create Adobe PDF files About the Adobe PDF Settings (presets) Reducing file size Compression and resampling Inserting multimedia files Scanning a paper document Converting e-mails to PDF Converting web pages to Adobe PDF Exploring on your own: Creating Adobe PDF from the context menu Lesson 4: Combining Files in PDF Portfolios About PDF Portfolios Creating a PDF Portfolio Customizing your PDF Portfolio Sharing your PDF Portfolio Securing a PDF Portfolio Searching a PDF Portfolio Lesson 5: Reading and Working with PDF Files Changing the opening view Onscreen display Reading PDF documents Searching PDF documents Printing PDF documents Filling out PDF forms About flexibility, accessibility, and structure Looking at accessible documents Making files flexible and accessible Adding tags Adding Alt Text (alternate text) Using the Acrobat accessibility features Lesson 6: Enhancing and Editing PDF Documents Looking at the work file Moving pages with page thumbnails Editing Adobe PDF pages Editing links Inserting one PDF file into another PDF file Working with bookmarks Deleting a page Renumbering pages Editing and extracting text and images Editing images using the Touchup Object tool Converting PDF pages to image format files Lesson 7: Adding Signatures and Security About digital signatures Creating digital signatures About security Looking at security settings Adding security to PDF files Adding passwords Certifying PDF files Signing certified documents Lesson 8: Using Acrobat in a Review Cycle About the review process Adding comments to a PDF document About the commenting tools Working with comments Lesson 9: Working with Forms in Acrobat Converting PDF files to interactive PDF forms Adding form fields Distributing forms Collecting form data Working with form data Exploring on your own: Calculating and validating numeric fields Lesson 10: Creating Multimedia Presentations Adding a video file to a PDF file (Acrobat Pro and Pro Extended) Adding a Flash animation (Acrobat Pro and Pro Extended) Assigning a poster file for a video or animation (Acrobat Pro and Pro Extended) Creating a presentation Lesson 11: Using the Legal Features About Bates numbering and redaction Applying Bates numbering Defining Bates numbering Editing Bates numbering Applying redaction Changing the Documents preferences Setting the Redaction tool properties Searching text for redaction Creating PDF Portfolios Lesson 12: Using the Engineering and Technical Features Working with layers Using the Pan and Zoom tool Using the 2D measuring tools Using the Loupe tool Converting a drawing file to PDF (Acrobat Pro and Pro Extended) Permanently removing text from PDF documents Using the PDF Maps feature Geospatial registration (Acrobat Pro Extended) Lesson 13: Using Acrobat in Professional Printing Creating PDF files for print and prepress Preflighting files (Acrobat Pro and Pro Extended) Working with transparency (Acrobat Pro and Pro Extended) Setting up color management Previewing your print job Advanced printing controls Lesson 14: Working with 3D in PDF Files Working with 3D content in PDF files Reviewing and commenting on 3D models Price: $1,395.00 Duration: 3 days Time: 10am - 6pm Contact: Cari Jones, Corporate Account Manager Email: CariJ@fmctraining.com Phone: 407-354-4866 FUTURE MEDIA CONCEPTS, INC., the nation's premier digital media training center, provides manufacturer-authorized training in all areas of digital media including digital video and film editing, web design and development, sound design, DVD authoring, 3D animation, motion graphics, desktop publishing, architectural and mechanical design and Mac IT. FMC is an authorized training provider for Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Boris FX, Digidesign, NewTek and Softimage. Founded in 1994, FMC has training centers located in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Orlando, Chicago and Dubai. www.fmctraining.com