Acrobat 8 Professional:
Advanced,
ACE Edition
Frequently asked questions and instructor notes
All our courses assume that each student has a personal computer to use during the class. Our hands-on approach to learning requires they do. This topic gives information on how to set up the classroom to teach this course. It includes minimum requirements for the students’ personal computers, setup information for the first time you teach the class, and setup information for each time that you teach after the first time you set up the classroom.
Hardware requirements
Each student’s personal computer should have:
· A keyboard and a mouse
· An Intel Pentium III (or faster) processor
· 256 MB of RAM (512 recommended)
· At least 860 MB of available hard disk space (optional installation files require an additional 460 MB of available hard disk space)
· A CD-ROM drive
· An SVGA monitor, 1024´768 minimum resolution
Software requirements
You will need the following software:
· Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional
· Adobe Reader 8
· A printer driver (An actual printer is not required, but students will not be able to complete Activity F-1 in the “Color separations” unit unless a driver is installed.)
Network requirements
The following network components and connectivity are also required for this course:
· Internet access, for the following purposes:
· Downloading the latest critical updates and service packs from www.windowsupdate.com
· Downloading the student data files from www.courseilt.com (if necessary)
First-time setup instructions
The first time you teach this course, you will need to perform the following steps to set up each student computer.
1 Install Windows XP on an NTFS partition according to the software manufacturer’s instructions. If the student machines have Internet access, and they are behind a software or hardware firewall, install the latest critical updates and service packs from www.windowsupdate.com.
Note: You can also use Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4, although the screen shots in this course were taken using Windows XP, so students’ screens might look somewhat different.
2 From the Control Panel, open the Display Properties dialog box and apply the following settings:
· Theme — Windows XP
· Screen resolution — 1024 by 768 pixels
· Color quality — High (24 bit) or higher
3 Display file extensions.
a Start Windows Explorer.
b Choose Tools, Folder Options and select the View tab.
c Clear the check box for Hide extensions for known file types.
d Click OK.
e Close Windows Explorer.
4 Install Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional according to the software manufacturer’s instructions. Use the default settings.
5 Install Adobe Reader:
a Go to http://adobe.com and download Adobe Reader.
b Double-click the installation file to open Adobe Download Manager and follow the instructions to install Adobe Reader. (It’s not necessary to install Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition.)
6 Install the AGFA Accuset 1500 printer.
a Choose Start, Control Panel.
b Click Printers and Other Hardware.
c Click Add a printer.
d Click Next.
e Select “Local printer attached to this computer.”
f Clear “Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer.”
g Click Next.
h From the Use the following port list, select “LPT1: (Recommended Printer Port).”
i Click Next.
j In the Manufacturer list, select Agfa.
k In the Printers list, select AGFA-Accuset 1500.
l Click Next.
m If prompted, select “Keep existing driver (recommended).”
n Click Next.
o Verify that the name in the Printer name box is AGFA-Accuset 1500.
p Under “Do you want to use this printer as the default printer?” select No.
q Click Next.
r If prompted, select “Do not share this printer.”
s Click Next.
t Under “Do you want to print a test page?” select No.
u Click Next.
v Click Finish.
7 Open Outlook Express and configure an e-mail account. It does not need to be a working address and students will not be sending e-mail in this course, but students will not be able to complete activity E-2 in the “Interactive PDF Forms” unit without an account configured.
8 If you don’t have the data CD that came with this manual, download the student data files for the course. You can download the data directly to student machines, to a central location on your own network, or to a disk.
a Connect to www.courseilt.com/instructor_tools.html.
b Click the link for Adobe Acrobat to display a page of course listings, and then click the link for Acrobat 8 Professional: Advanced, ACE Edition.
c Click the link for downloading the student data files, and follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
Setup instructions for every class
Every time you teach this course (including the first time), you will need to perform the following steps to set up each student computer.
1 If necessary, reset any defaults that have been changed in previous classes.
a Start Acrobat 8 Professional.
b Choose View, Toolbars, Reset Toolbars.
c Choose Edit, Preferences. In the Preferences dialog box, select General and click Reset All Warnings. Click OK.
d Open any PDF file, such as one from one of the course data folders. Choose File, Print and click Advanced. In the Advanced Print Setup dialog box, from the Settings list, select AGFA Separations, and click Delete. Next, from the Settings list, select AGFA Separations-Uncoated and click Delete. Click OK to return to the Print dialog box; then click Cancel.
e Close Acrobat 8 Professional.
2 Delete the contents of the Student Data folder, if necessary. (If this is the first time you are teaching the course, create a folder named Student Data at the root of the hard drive. For a standard hard drive setup, this will be C:\Student Data.)
3 Copy the data files to the Student Data folder. (See the download instructions in the preceding section.)
Topic B: Frequently asked questions
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