Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro: Part 1
Course Specifications
Course Number: 
092101
Course Length: 
1 day
Course Description
Overview: 
Communicating ideas and information is the cornerstone of organizational operations. And, electronic forms of communication have made the transfer of knowledge quick, easy, and inexpensive. The ability to harness the potential of electronic forms of communication is critical in nearly every type of organization. But, in many, if not most, organizations, people work with a wide variety of devices running on a wide variety of platforms. And sometimes, what works well or looks good on one device, won't work at all on another device. Or, your carefully designed and formatted document may end up looking like a jumbled mess on someone else's computer. So, how do you balance the need to communicate ideas to large groups of people with the enormous diversity found in today's electronic devices? The answer: you don't have to because Adobe created the Portable Document Format as a solution to incompatible document formats. 
Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro puts the power of the Portable Document Format, literally, at your fingertips. By taking advantage of the functionality and features available in Acrobat, you will ensure the integrity of your electronic documents regardless of who views them, on what devices, or with what operating systems. And that will give the confidence and peace of mind that comes with knowing that what you meant to communicate is what your document recipients will see. 
Course Objectives:
In this course, you will create and work with PDF documents. You will: 
•	Access information in a PDF document.
•	Create and save PDF documents.
•	Navigate content in a PDF document.
•	Modify PDF documents.
•	Review PDF documents.
•	Convert PDF documents.
Target Student: 
This course is for individuals who are new to Adobe Acrobat Pro, but need to create and share PDF files and PDF portfolios. Students should have some experience using office productivity applications, such as a word processor, a multimedia presentation application, or a spreadsheet application. 
Prerequisites: 
To ensure your success in this course, you should have basic experience with computers and exposure to Windows® 8, as well as common productivity tools such as Microsoft® Office Word and Microsoft® Office PowerPoint®. You can obtain this level of skill and knowledge by taking the following Logical Operations courses: 
•	Using Microsoft® Windows® 8 
•	Microsoft® Windows® 8 Transition from Windows 7 
•	Microsoft® Office Word 2013: Part 1 
•	Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2013: Part 1 
Course-specific Technical Requirements
Hardware
For this course, you will need one workstation for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations: 
•	1.3 GHz or faster processor
•	512 MB or RAM minimum (1 GB recommended)
•	1.85 GB of available hard-disk space
•	1024 X 768 screen resolution or higher
•	DVD-ROM drive (if installing from physical disc)
•	Video hardware acceleration (optional)
•	Network cards and cabling for local network access
•	Internet access (contact your local network administrator)
•	Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
•	Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
Software
•	Microsoft® Windows® 8 (32 bit or 64 bit)
•	Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro v11.0.1 (or most recent version) 
•	Adobe® Flash® Player 11.5 (or most recent version)
•	Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7, 8, 9, or 10
•	Microsoft® Office 2010 (or minimum of Microsoft® Word 2010 and Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2010) 
Course Content
Lesson 1: Accessing PDF Documents 
Topic A: Open a PDF Document 
Topic B: Browse a PDF Document 
Lesson 2: Creating and Saving PDF Documents 
Topic A: Create and Save a PDF Document from an Existing Document 
Topic B: Create a PDF Document from a Web Page 
Topic C: Combine Multiple PDF Documents 
Lesson 3: Navigating Content in a PDF Document 
Topic A: Perform a Search in a PDF Document 
Topic B: Search Multiple PDF Documents 
Topic C: Work with Bookmarks 
Topic D: Create Links and Buttons 
Lesson 4: Modifying PDF Documents 
Topic A: Manipulate PDF Document Pages 
Topic B: Edit Content in a PDF Document 
Topic C: Add Page Elements 
Lesson 5: Reviewing PDF Documents 
Topic A: Add Comments and Markup 
Topic B: Compare PDF Documents 
Topic C: Initiate and Manage a Review 
Lesson 6: Converting PDF Files 
Topic A: Reduce the File Size of a PDF Document 
Topic B: Optimize PDF Files 
Topic C: Convert and Reuse PDF Document Content 
Appendix A: Acrobat XI Pro on Touchscreen Devices 
Appendix B: Adobe Acrobat XI Pro ACE Certification Exam Objectives