Acrobat 8 Professional:
Advanced, ACE Edition

Topic-Level Outline

Days: 1

Prerequisites: Acrobat 8 Professional: Basic, ACE Edition or equivalent experience

Unit 1 : High-quality PDFs

Topic A: 0 PDF generation methods

A-1: Discussing prepress issues

A-2: Comparing prepress methods

Topic B: 0 PDF file attributes

B-1: Selecting an appropriate default settings file

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 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

E-1: Ensuring PDF/X compliance

Unit 5 : Interactive PDF forms

Topic A: 0 Forms and Adobe LiveCycle Designer

A-1: Discussing PDF forms

A-2: Customizing Adobe LiveCycle Designer

Topic B: 0 Creating a form

B-1: Running Form Field Recognition

B-2: Creating a form design

B-3: Inserting an image

B-4: Adding a text object

B-5: Adding guidelines

Topic C: 0 Form fields

C-1: Adding a custom object

C-2: Modifying a custom object

C-3: Inserting a text field

C-4: Inserting radio buttons

C-5: Inserting check boxes

C-6: Inserting a drop-down list

C-7: Inserting a button

Topic D: 0 Modifying a form

D-1: Aligning objects

D-2: Sizing fields to match

D-3: Changing form object properties

Topic E: 0 Testing a form

E-1: Previewing a form

E-2: Filling out a form

Unit 6 : PDF distribution and management

Topic A: 0 PDF distribution

A-1: Protecting sensitive information

A-2: Processing a PDF document

A-3: Exporting a PDF document

A-4: Enabling usage rights

Topic B: 0 Form management

B-1: Distributing a form

B-2: Compiling form data

Appendix A : ACE exam objectives map

Topic A: 0 ACE exam objectives