Adobe Acrobat Training Courses in Los Angeles, classes in San Francisco, Minneapolis, Denver, Boston, New York, Phoenix, San Diego, Portland, Dallas, Chicago, Philadelphia,Miami, on-site and online

Acrobat Pro Training Class

We offer a 2-day beginner and a 2-day advanced training class in Acrobat.

We currently offer public Acrobat training classes in many cities around the country. Please click on the schedule link to your right to see a complete list of our Acrobat classes.

You can register for these classes by clicking on the link at the top of this page or by clicking on the date of the class you wish to attend.

Would you prefer to take a private Acrobat course at the same cost, with one of our certified instructors on dates suited to your schedule? Click here for more information.

We also offer custom Acrobat training classes and consulting which can be tailored and targeted specifically to you and your staff. These classes can be held at many training centers or on-site at your location anywhere in the USA. We also provide Acrobat live online training classes in a virtual classroom. Our Acrobat training and support team have over 10 years experience developing and teaching Adobe applications.
Please contact training@americanmediatraining.com if you would like more information on our Acrobat custom training classes.

Acrobat Beginner Class

Adobe Acrobat Professional is the worldwide industry standard tool for problem-free digital document proofing and for computer to plate solutions.

Acrobat is also widely used for integrating documents into websites and content re-purposing. This introductory course is for those using Acrobat in a print, design or publishing capacity who need a comprehensive and practical understanding of Acrobat.

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Adobe Acrobat Course outline

1. Getting Started

Topic A: The Acrobat environment
Topic B: Advanced navigation
Topic C: Finding text
Topic D: Getting help
Topic E: Setting preferences

2. Creating PDF Documents

Topic A: Printing to PDF from any application
Topic B: Acrobat PDF Maker
Topic C: The Create PDF commands

3. Modifying PDF Documents

Topic A: Moving document pages
Topic B: Modifying content
Topic C: Moving PDF content to other programs
Topic D: Adding multimedia
Topic E: Optimizing PDF file size

4. Document Navigation Tools

Topic A: Working with bookmarks
Topic B: Working with links

5. PDF Accessibility

Topic A: Accessible documents
Topic B: Accessibility in the Acrobat environment

6. Document Security

Topic A: Password protection
Topic B: Digital signatures
Topic C: Encryption certification and security envelopes
Topic D: Adobe LIve Cycle Rights Management ES encryption
Topic E: Password and certificate security policies

7. Document Review Techniques

Topic A: Document reviews
Topic B: Reviewer tools
Topic C: Managing comments and markups

Acrobat Advanced Class

This course builds on the fundamentals taught in Acrobat Pro: Basic. Students will learn how to produce high-quality PDF documents for press. They will learn how to discover geospatial data in a PDF map. They will learn prepress techniques including color management, proofing and converting colors, color separations, managing links, trapping, and transparency flattening.

Students will use the Preflight feature to test and convert a document to comply with print provider requirements or ISO9000 standards such as PDF/X, PDF/A, or PDF/E. Students will learn how to interact forms using both the Form Editor as well as Live Cycle Designer ES2. They will learn to distribute PDF documents and forms, and to compile form data returned from users.

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1. High-Quality PDF's

Topic A: PDF generation methods
Topic B: PDF file attributes
Topic C: PDF settings
Topic D: Geospatial data

2. Colour Management

Topic A: Colour management basics
Topic B: Colour management workflow
Topic C: Soft-proofing colors
Topic D: Converting colors

3. Colour Separations

Topic A: Colour separation setup
Topic B: Separations preview
Topic C: Ink Manager
Topic D: Trapping
Topic E: Transparency flattening
Topic F: Printing color separations

4. Preflight and Validation

Topic A: Print problems
Topic B: Preflight profiles
Topic C: Preflight reports
Topic D: Preflight droplets
Topic E: Validation and conversion

5. Interactive PDF Forms

Topic A: Forms and Live Cycle Designer ES2
Topic B: Creating a form
Topic C: Working with form fields
Topic D: Modifying a form
Topic E: Testing a form

6. PDF Distribution and Management

Topic A: PDF distribution
Topic B: Form management

Sorry at this time we have no public Level One courses scheduled, please call or email us to see if we can arrange a private course for you. training@americanmediatraining.com