Adobe Acrobat

Goals

Create, modify and print PDF documents.

Prerequisite

Basic knowledge of Windows and Office.

Contents

The interface

• Starting Acrobat Pro
• Differences between Acrobat (Standard, Pro, Extended) and Adobe Reader
• The interface
• Moving in a PDF document
• The different layouts

Creating PDF

• By using the "PDF Maker"
  • Creating a PDF from Word
  • Creating a PDF from Excel
  • Creating a PDF from PowerPoint
  • Creating a PDF from Outlook (only for Windows)
• Creating a PDF from a Website
• Creating a PDF from any printable document (Adobe PDF Printer)
• Understand the PDF properties (Size, resolution, colors, supported versions…)
• Creating a PDF from the copied data (from the clipboard)
• Creating a blank page PDF
• Batch creating PDF files

Merging documents

• Merging documents
• Options for the merged document
• Creating a PDF portfolio
• Adding files or folders to the portfolio
• Customizing the options of the portfolio
• Previewing the files of the portfolio
• Searching in a portfolio

Modifying PDF documents

• Inserting and deleting pages
• Moving, turning and cropping some pages
• Extract and replace pages
• Split the PDF document
• Page numbering
• Adding headers and footers
• Creating watermarks and backgrounds
• Copying content
• Modifying text
• Using the « Add Text » tool
• Modifying Objects
• Comparing multiple PDF files
• PDF File properties
• Attach a file to a PDF

Bookmarks

• Creating bookmarks
• Marking a spot and zoom level with a bookmark
• The different bookmark levels
• Changing the destination of a bookmark
• Using bookmarks to navigate
• Showing the bookmarks panel as initial view

Links

• Using links
• Creating links
• Modifying links

Reusing the PDF contents

• Export an image from a PDF
• Export the PDF to Word

Collaboration

• Comments
• Adding a note
• Text edition
• Using stamps
• Attach a file for comment
• Storing an audio comment
• Drawing tools
• The review panel

Searching

• Using the simple search function
• Using the advanced search

Security

• Understanding the security options of a PDF
• Encrypt the PDF with a password
• Deleting the password
• Managing security

Forms

• Creating Forms
• Insert fields
• Preparing an automated initial document
• Using forms
• Using the data of received forms