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Publishing with Adobe Acrobat course - 1 day

Objectives

The course aim is learn how to use, create and enhance Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

Course Objectives

In this workshop participants will learn how to:

use Adobe Acrobat Reader

create and enhance a PDF file

add multimedia - images, sound and video - to a PDF file

integrate a PDF file with HTML for intranets or the Internet

use forms to capture and submit details

scan and convert documents with Adobe Capture

create multi-file indexes, to enable users to search across PDF files

use extras that are available, including plugins

Audience

This course is aimed at everyone who needs to produce online documentation using PDF files.

Prerequisites

Prior to undertaking this course, you should be competent with the operating system of your choice - either Windows 95/98/NT or Macintosh.

Outline

Using Adobe Acrobat Reader

What is Adobe Acrobat?
The Acrobat suite
The basics - zooming, using bookmarks, thumbnails
Searching this document
Searching multiple documents - using indexes
Using the Word Assistant
Copying and pasting text
Printing
Working with notes - adding, summarising

Producing Acrobat Documents

Overview
Using Distiller
Using PDF Maker
Versions of Acrobat

Enhancing a PDF file

Overview
Creating thumbnails
Creating bookmarks

Description
How to create a bookmark
To rearrange the bookmarks
To create a hierarchy

Creating links
The text touch-up tool
Rearranging pages
File save options
Articles
Document options

Multimedia

Embedding video
Embedding audio
Other information

Integrating with the Web

Which format is best?
Linking a web document to a PDF file
Linking a PDF file to a web address

Forms

How to create a form
Fields
Submitting a form

Using Acrobat Capture

Scanning in a document
Converting a document (OCR)

Using Acrobat Catalog

Description
How to

Extras

Overview
Using the AutoClose plugin
Using the SuperPreferences plug-in
Using the SuperCrop plugin

Appendices

Glossary
Bibliography
Internet references
File extension reference
Index

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