Acrobat 5.0: Intro
Course Description: The
student will
explore the Acrobat 5.0 work environment, and practice creating and
manipulating Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Some of the topics
covered include: how to create a PDF file, how to modify a PDF file by
adding navigation to it, how to add sound and movie clips to a PDF file,
how to annotate (add additional comments to) a PDF file, how to create PDF
forms, how to create an index of PDF documents, how to add security to PDF
documents, and how to distribute PDFs.
Table of Contents
Lesson 1: Introduction to Acrobat 5.0
Topic 1A: Getting
to Know Acrobat 5.0
Topic 1B: Creating
PDF Files
Lesson 2: Modifying PDF Files
Topic 2A: Adding
Navigation Tools
Topic 2B: Creating
Non-PDF Files
Topic 2C: Movie
Clips and Sounds: Adding Multimedia Elements to a PDF File
Lesson 3: Annotating PDF Files
Topic 3A:
Annotations
Topic 3B: Sharing
Comments Online
Lesson 4: Designing and Using Electronic Forms
Topic 4A: PDF Forms
and the Web
Topic 4B: Form Data
Validation
Lesson 5: Indexing PDF Files
Topic 5A: PDF Prep:
Getting PDF Files Ready for Indexing
Topic 5B: The
Altered Index: What to Do When You Have to Update an Index
Lesson 6: Securing PDF Files
Topic 6A: Passwords
and Restricted Access
Topic 6B:
Certificates and Digital Signatures
Lesson 7: Optimizing and Distributing PDF Files
Topic 7A: PDF
Files: Easy Access for People with Disabilities
Topic 7B:
Optimization
Topic 7C: The Four
Basic Methods for Distributing PDF Files
Appendix A: Batch Processing PDF Files
Implementing Batch Processing Techniques
Appendix B: PDF Consultant
Using PDF Consultant to Analyze and Repair Files