Acrobat XI Pro:

Advanced

Topic-Level Outline

Days:  1

          Prerequisites: Acrobat XI Pro: Basic or equivalent experience

                         Unit 1 :  High-quality PDFs

Topic A: 0  PDF generation methods

A-1:                               Discussing prepress issues

A-2:                               Discussing prepress methods

Topic B: 0  PDF file attributes

B-1:                               Selecting an appropriate default setting

Topic C: 0  PDF settings

C-1:                         Setting general options

C-2:                         Setting image options

C-3:                         Setting font embedding options

C-4:                         Saving new settings as a custom settings file

                         Unit 2 :  Color management

Topic A: 0  Color management basics

A-1:                               Discussing color management

A-2:                               Setting color preferences for untagged images

Topic B: 0  Color management workflow

B-1:                               Choosing a color management workflow

B-2:                               Applying color settings for PDF conversion

Topic C: 0  Soft-proofing colors

C-1:                               Simulating printer output on-screen

Topic D: 0  Converting colors

D-1:                         Converting to CMYK

                         Unit 3 :  Color separations

Topic A: 0  Color separation setup

A-1:                               Discussing color separations

A-2:                               Adjusting box sizes and adding printer’s marks

A-3:                               Fixing hairlines

Topic B: 0  Separations preview

B-1:                               Previewing separations

B-2:                               Displaying color warnings

Topic C: 0  Ink Manager

C-1:                               Managing inks

Topic D: 0  Trapping

D-1:                               Discussing trapping

D-2:                               Applying a trap preset

Topic E: 0  Transparency flattening

E-1:                               Comparing distilled and exported PDF transparency

E-2:                               Previewing flattening

Topic F: 0  Printing color separations

F-1:                         Printing process color and spot color separations

                         Unit 4 :  Preflight and validation

Topic A: 0  Print problems

A-1:                               Discussing potential print problems

A-2:                               Discussing industry standards

Topic B: 0  Preflight profiles

B-1:                               Preflighting with a predefined profile

B-2:                               Creating a custom preflight profile

Topic C: 0  Preflight reports

C-1:                               Managing preflight results

Topic D: 0  Preflight droplets

D-1:                               Creating a preflight droplet

Topic E: 0  Validation and conversion

E-1:                         Ensuring PDF/X compliance

                         Unit 5 :  Interactive forms

Topic A: 0  Forms in Acrobat

A-1:                               Converting a PDF document into a PDF form

A-2:                               Modifying a form in Acrobat

A-3:                               Completing a form

A-4:                               Exploring the Tracker

A-5:                               Compiling responses

Topic B: 0  FormsCentral

B-1:                         Exploring FormsCentral

B-2:                         Importing a PDF form into FormsCentral

B-3:                         Distributing and using a PDF form

B-4:                         Sorting and filtering responses

                         Unit 6 :  PDF accessibility

Topic A: 0  Accessible documents

A-1:                               Adding tags to a PDF document

A-2:                               Checking the accessibility of a PDF document

A-3:                               Fixing accessibility problems

A-4:                               Modifying a tagged document’s reading order

Topic B: 0  Accessibility in the Acrobat environment

B-1:                         Using the Accessibility Setup Assistant

B-2:                         Setting reading preferences

                         Unit 7 :  Preparing a PDF document for distribution

Topic A: 0  Actions

A-1:                               Running an action

A-2:                               Creating an action

A-3:                               Managing actions

Topic B: 0  Redacting content

B-1:                               Protecting sensitive information

Topic C: 0  Document Processing commands

C-1:                               Processing a PDF document

Topic D: 0  Export options

D-1:  Exporting a PDF document