Adobe Acrobat Version XI – 1 Day

Code INF541

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Acrobat And PDFs

Starting Acrobat

The Acrobat Interface

Opening A PDF File

Using Menus

Using Toolbars

Using The Task Panes

Using The Navigation Pane

Exiting Acrobat

Viewing And Printing PDFs

Navigating PDFs

Using Navigation Tools

Changing Views

Using The Zoom Tools

Splitting Documents Into Multiple Views

Working With Multiple Documents

The Print Dialog Box

Printing A PDF Document

Creating PDFs

Creating PDFs Using The PDF

Printer Driver

Acrobat PDFMaker

Creating PDFs From Microsoft

Office Files

Creating PDFs From Windows Explorer

Creating PDFs From Web Pages

Creating A Postscript File

Understanding Acrobat Distiller

Creating PDFs Using Distiller

Creating PDFs From A Single File

Creating Multiple PDFs In A Batch

Creating PDFs From Clipboard Content

Creating PDFs From A Scanner

Optimising A Scanned Document

Modifying PDFs

Inserting And Deleting Pages

Extracting Content

Replacing Pages

Cropping Pages

Moving And Rotating Pages

Renumbering Pages

Adding Headers And Footers

Adding Watermarks

Adding Backgrounds

Editing Text

Adding Text

Changing Text Format

Placing Images

Copying Content

Reducing File Size

Attaching Documents To A PDF

Managing Attachments

Bookmarks

Creating Bookmarks In A Source Document

Creating Bookmarks Manually

Editing Bookmark Destinations

Nesting Bookmarks

Changing The Appearance Of Bookmarks

Bookmarks Actions

Links

Creating Links

Duplicating Links

Editing Links

Creating Destination Links

Creating Links To Another PDF

PDF Forms

Understanding PDF Forms

Starting A Form With The Form Wizard

Editing Form Fields

Adding Text Fields

Changing Field Properties

Numeric Fields

Calculating Fields

Adding Hidden Fields

Adding Radio Buttons

Adding Dropdown Lists

Adding A Submit Button

Creating Multiple Copies Of Fields

Adding Reset And Cancel Buttons

Testing Your Form

Creating A Form From A Template

Distributing Forms By Email

Tracking Forms

Returning A Completed Form

Understanding The Form

Responses File

Combining Documents

Merging Multiple Files Into A PDF

Creating A PDF Portfolio

Editing A Portfolio

Customising A PDF Portfolio

Editing Files In A Portfolio

Working With Files In A PDF Portfolio

Securing A PDF Portfolio

Working Collaboratively

Understanding Comments

Adding Sticky Notes

Using The Annotations Tools

Adding Comments Using Drawing Tools

Inserting Digital Identity Stamps

Understanding The Acrobat

Review Processes

Initiating An Email Review

Returning A Reviewed PDF

Merging Review Comments

Working With The Comments List Pane

Managing Comments

Summarising Comments

Searching PDF Documents

Finding Words

Searching Multiple PDFs

Performing An Advanced Search

Securing Your Documents

Understanding Document Security

Adding A Document Open Password

Changing Password Protection

Adding Permissions Passwords

Removing Password Protection

Creating A Self-Signed Digital ID

Certifying A PDF

Digitally Signing A PDF

Exporting A Digital ID Certificate

Verifying A Digital Signature

Encrypting For Certain IDs Using Certificates

Creating A User Security Policy

Applying A Security Policy

Sending Files As A Secure Attachment

Concluding Remarks

Getting Help

Understanding the Help Menu

Using Help

Searching for Online Help

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Adobe Acrobat XI – Full Day