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