This class provides you with the concepts and skills to properly prepare Adobe PDF documents and fillable PDF forms for access by users with disabilities such as blindness, low vision, and mobility impairment. In this course, you will create, modify, and test PDF documents for accessibility purposes. We also recommend this course for those planning to obtain the Adobe Certified Expert status.

COURSE TOPICS

MODULE 1: GETTING TO KNOW ADOBE ACROBAT DC

• About the PDF Format
• Understanding the Workspace
• New Forms Paradigm
• Creating PDF Documents from Authoring Applications
• Creating PDF Documents from PostScript Files
• Creating PDF Documents for the Internet
• Capturing Web Pages as PDF Documents
• Converting Scanned Documents to PDF Format
• Creating PDF Documents for Print
• Creating Interactive PDF Documents
• Creating PDF Documents for Multimedia Presentations
• Creating PDF Documents for Internal Distribution
• Creating a PDF Form with LiveCycle Designer
• Creating an Acrobat Catalog
• Optimizing Adobe PDF Documents for Distribution
• Modifying Conversion Settings
• Use Acrobat as a Publishing Solution

MODULE 2: NAVIGATE THE ACROBAT WORKSPACE

• Using the Acrobat Menu Commands
• Customizing the Workspace
• Setting Preferences

MODULE 3: READ PDF DOCUMENTS WITH ACROBAT

• Navigating the Document
• Changing Document View
• Viewing Multiple Documents
• Searching for a Word or Phrase
• Searching an Index of Documents
• Conducting an Advanced Search
• Locating Document Properties
• Printing PDF Documents
• Using Items from PDFs in Other Applications
• Using the Organizer

MODULE 4: CREATE A PDF DOCUMENT

• Creating a PDf File
• Using the Create PDF Command
• Using the Create PDF > From File Command
• Capturing HTML Documents as PDF Documents
• Saving PDF Files
• Setting Document Properties
• Using the Save As Command
• Saving PDF Files in Other Formats

MODULE 5: CREATE PDF DOCUMENTS IN AUTHORING APPLICATIONS

• Creating PDF Files from Microsoft Office Software
• Creating PDF Files from Microsoft Word Files
• Creating PDF Files Using the Print Command

MODULE 6: CAPTURE PDF DOCUMENTS

• Capturing PDF Documents from a Scanner
• Capturing PDF Documents from Web Sites

MODULE 7: CREATE NAVIGATION FOR PDF DOCUMENTS

• Using the Bookmarks Panel
• Using the Pages Panel
• Creating Links

MODULE 8: THE BASICS OF EDITING PDF DOCUMENTS

• Edit Visually with Page Thumbnails
• Drag-and-Drop Editing
• Edit with Menu Commands
• Touch Up a PDf Document

MODULE 9: REVIEW PDF DOCUMENTS

• Initiate an Email review
• Use the Tracker
• Use the Comments Panel
• Add Comments
• Add Audio Comments
• Create Text Annotations
• Attach Files to a Document
• Apply a Stamp
• Mark Up a Document
• Use Graphic Elements
• Export Comments
• Import Comments