Acrobat XI Pro

This all-inclusive, tailor-made training package, Adobe Acrobat Pro XI, is an introductory-level workshop on Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.

Course topics include:

• Creating, saving, and opening PDF documents
• Navigation techniques
• Editing tools
• Reviewing PDF documents with others
• Converting PDF files to a variety of formats
• Using Adobe Acrobat XI Pro on a touchscreen device

Course Topics:

Lesson 1: Accessing PDF Documents

• TOPIC A: Open a PDF Document
• Adobe Acrobat XI Pro
• PDF
• The Welcome Screen
• The Adobe Acrobat XI Pro User Interface
• Activity 1-1
• TOPIC B: Browse a PDF Document
• The Page Navigation Commands
• The Navigation Pane
• Navigation Panels
• PDF Page Display Views
• The Read Mode
• The Full Screen Mode
• Zoom Options
• The Select Tool and Hand Tool
• Activity 1-2
• Summary
• Review Questions

Lesson 2: Creating and Saving PDF Documents

• TOPIC A: Create and Save a PDF Document from an Existing Document
• The Create Drop-Down Menu
• Acrobat PDFMaker
• The Adobe PDF Printer
• Other PDF Creation Options
• Activity 2-1
• TOPIC B: Create a PDF Document from a Web Page
• Web Content in PDF’s
• The Adobe Acrobat Create PDF Toolbar
• The Advanced Selection Feature
• The Create PDF from Web Page Dialog Box
• Activity 2-2
• TOPIC C: Combine Multiple PDF Documents
• The Combine Files Dialog Box
• Activity 2-3
• TOPIC D: PDF Portfolios
• The Create PDF Portfolio Wizard
• The PDF Portfolio Window
• PDF Portfolio Headers
• The Header Properties Panel
• Activity 2-4
• Summary
• Review Questions

Lesson 3: Navigating Content in a PDF Document

• TOPIC A: Perform a Search in a PDF Document
• The Find Toolbar
• Indexing
• The Manage Embedded Index Dialog Box
• Activity 3-1
• TOPIC B: Search Multiple PDF Documents
• The Search Window
• Advanced Search Options
• The PDF Portfolio Search Feature
• Activity 3-2
• TOPIC C: Work with Bookmarks
• Bookmarks
• The Bookmarks Panel
• The Bookmark Properties Dialog Box
• Activity 3-3
• TOPIC D: Create Links and Buttons
• Links
• The Create Link Dialog Box
• The Link Properties Dialog Box
• Buttons
• The Button Properties Dialog Box
• Activity 3-4
• Summary
• Review Questions

Lesson 4: Modifying PDF Documents

• TOPIC A: Manipulate PDF Document Pages
• Document Page Manipulation
• The Pages Panel
• The Page Thumbnails Panel
• Page Numbering
• The Page Numbering Dialog Box
• Page Extraction
• The Extract Pages Dialog Box
• Document Splitting
• The Split Document Dialog Box
• Activity 4-1
• TOPIC B: Edit Content in a PDF Document
• The Content Editing Panel
• The Edit Text & Images Tool
• Text Formatting Options
• Text Boxes
• The Add Text Tool
• The Typewriter Tool
• The Add Image Tool
• Image Formatting Options
• Activity 4-2
• TOPIC C: Add Page Elements
• Headers and Footers
• The Add Header and Footer Dialog Box
• Document Backgrounds
• The Add Background Dialog Box
• Watermarks
• The Add Watermark Dialog Box
• Activity 4-3
• Summary
• Review Questions

Lesson 5: Reviewing PDF Documents

• TOPIC A: Add Comments and Markup
• Comments
• The Comment Task Pane
• Annotation Tools
• Drawing Markups Tools
• Stamps
• The Comments List
• Activity 5-1
• TOPIC B: Compare PDF Documents
• The Compare Documents Feature
• The Compare Documents Dialog Box
• The Compare Panel
• Activity 5-2
• TOPIC C: Initiate and Manage a Review
• Managed Reviews
• E-Mail Reviews
• The Merge Comments Dialog Box
• Shared Reviews
• The Send for Shared Review Wizard
• The Review Tracker
• Activity 5-3
• Summary
• Review Questions

Lesson 6: Converting PDF Files

• TOPIC A: Reduce the File Size of a PDF Document
• The Reduced Size PDF Feature
• The Reduce File Size Dialog Box
• Activity 6-1
• TOPIC B: Optimize PDF Files
• PDF Optimizer
• The PDF Optimizer Dialog Box
• Space Usage Auditing
• Activity 6-2
• TOPIC C: Convert and Reuse PDF Document Content
• Conversion File Formats
• Image File Formats
• Reuse PDF Document Content
• The Snapshot Tool
• Activity 6-3
• Summary
• Review Questions

Lesson 7: Acrobat XI Pro On Touchscreen Devices

• TOPIC A: Using Touchscreen Devices
• Touch Mode
• Enter Touch Mode
• Touch Mode Preferences
• Activity 7-1
• Summary
• Review Questions