Linda.COM Acrobat X Essential Training

Author:
Anne-Marie Concepcion

Duration:
08h 59m

Released on:
11/19/2010

Exercise files:
Yes

Software works on:
Windows only


In Acrobat X Essential Training, author Anne-Marie Concepción demonstrates how to create, modify, review, and share PDFs in Adobe Acrobat X Standard or Pro.
Starting with a tour of the new panels-based interface, the course covers the basics of the software, such as creating and customizing PDFs, searching, editing text and graphics, and extracting PDF content to use in other programs.
Also included are tutorials on creating forms, inserting interactivity and rich media, using the prepress tools, combining PDFs with other types of files to create customized portfolios, and ensuring document security.
Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:
Creating PDFs from web pages, Office files, and Creative Suite files
Signing PDFs with a digital signature
Creating interactive forms
Annotating PDFs with comments
Collaborating with others using PDF reviews
Making scanned documents searchable with OCR
Preparing documents for print with print production tools
Automating routine tasks with Actions
Securing PDFs with encryption and password-protection
Removing sensitive content with the Redaction feature
Sharing PDFs
Using the new features in Reader X and Acrobat.com


Introduction 01m 53s
Welcome 01m 33s
Using the exercise files 00m 20s

1. Getting Started 55m 00s
Opening documents and moving them around 06m 03s
Working with the toolbars 05m 59s
Working with the panels 03m 43s
Customizing the toolbar with Quick Tools 04m 40s
Using the Pages panel to navigate 03m 57s
Selecting and copying text and graphics 03m 24s
Rotating pages 04m 49s
Changing the viewing options 06m 12s
Reviewing preferences 07m 06s
Finding words and phrases 02m 35s
Searching a PDF and working with the Search panel 04m 21s
Sharing PDFs by email and with Adobe SendNow 02m 11s

2. Creating PDFs 33m 18s
Creating PDFs from Microsoft Office applications 09m 46s
Creating PDFs from Creative Suite applications 08m 57s
Creating PDFs from within Acrobat Pro 04m 27s
Creating PDFs from a web site 08m 22s
Creating PDFs from the clipboard 01m 46s

3. Editing PDF Content 30m 58s
Editing text 08m 51s
Adding text 04m 40s
Editing images and graphics 03m 39s
Changing the page number display 03m 48s
Digitally signing PDFs 06m 26s
Cropping pages and documents 03m 34s

4. Enhancing PDFs 01h 06m
Adding watermarks 06m 17s
Adding page backgrounds 05m 41s
Adding page numbers 05m 56s
Adding headers and footers 09m 07s
Adding bookmarks 11m 30s
Attaching files to a PDF 07m 11s
Adding metadata 03m 45s
Optimizing a PDF for file size and compatibility 10m 12s
Creating initial view settings 07m 16s

5. Adding Rich Media and Interactivity 37m 59s
Adding hyperlinks to URLs 07m 33s
Creating links with the Link tool 06m 09s
Working with interactive actions 06m 56s
Creating and adding buttons 06m 28s
Adding video, sound, and SWF files 07m 29s
Adding page transitions 03m 24s

6. Combining and Rearranging PDFs 27m 12s
Extracting pages 03m 53s
Splitting a PDF into multiple files 04m 13s
Inserting pages from files and other sources 05m 42s
Moving, copying, and replacing pages 08m 17s
Combining PDFs 05m 07s

7. Extracting and Converting Content 27m 09s
Exporting text 08m 33s
Exporting images 06m 33s
Exporting PDFs to Microsoft Word 07m 21s
Exporting PDFs to Microsoft Excel 04m 42s

8. Creating and Working with Portfolios 26m 27s
Working with portfolios 06m 57s
Creating portfolios 06m 26s
Customizing portfolios 07m 23s
Optimizing backward compatibility 05m 41s

9. Getting Started with Forms 32m 09s
Creating an interactive form 06m 42s
Working with form fields 06m 41s
Editing field properties 05m 34s
Distributing and collecting forms 09m 43s
Enabling Reader to save form data 03m 29s

10. Working with Comments in PDFs 34m 26s
Adding sticky notes and other annotations 09m 02s
Using the drawing markup tools 06m 10s
Viewing, filtering, and replying to comments 05m 24s
Printing, summarizing, and exporting comments 06m 35s
Exporting comments to Word for Windows 03m 28s
Enabling extended commenting in Acrobat Reader 03m 47s

11. Managing PDF Reviews 25m 29s
Understanding the different review processes 02m 07s
Using the email review process 04m 33s
Conducting a shared review with Acrobat.com 06m 54s
Using the Review Tracker 04m 32s
Using the Collaborate Live review process 07m 23s

12. Preflighting and Print Production 31m 02s
Reviewing the print production tools 05m 18s
Previewing color separations 03m 51s
Using the Object Inspector to learn details 03m 13s
Working with the Preflight dialog box 05m 34s
Fixing hairlines 03m 57s
Converting colors 02m 27s
Saving as a standards-compliant PDF 06m 42s

13. Scanning and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) 19m 16s
Scanning a paper document to PDF 04m 44s
Setting up optimization options 06m 48s
Recognizing text in a scanned PDF 04m 43s
Reviewing and correcting OCR suspects 03m 01s

14. Automating Routine Tasks 17m 18s
Using the built-in Actions for automation 05m 32s
Editing Actions 04m 07s
Creating new Actions 04m 51s
Sharing Actions with others 02m 48s

15. Protecting and Securing PDFs 35m 27s
Choosing a security method 05m 27s
Password-protecting a PDF 07m 28s
Securing a PDF with a certificate 05m 06s
Creating a digital id 05m 43s
Removing sensitive content with the Redaction feature 06m 52s
Revealing and clearing hidden information 04m 51s

16. Adobe Reader X and Acrobat.com 33m 45s
Opening and navigating PDFs in Reader 07m 30s
Adding comments 03m 14s
Viewing extended features 06m 53s
Digitally signing a PDF 06m 15s
Sharing PDFs 02m 29s
Using Acrobat.com 07m 24s

Conclusion 03m 54s
Final thoughts 03m 54s