Acrobat® 6.0: Standard (Windows)
Course Specifications
Course number: 084155
Software: Acrobat
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
You have probably created documents using word processing and other office productivity applications, and have shared those documents with others, such as colleagues, clients, and reviewers. You've most likely shared printed copies of your documents with others, and may have shared documents electronically be emailing them as well. Now you may need to share electronic versions of your documents with others in a format that will allow them to view, print, and even review the content even if they don't have the original software you used to create the file. In this course, you'll use Adobe Acrobat® 6.0 to convert documents to PDF files, and will customize those PDF files for your needs and the needs of your audience. 
Course Objective: You will create and modify PDF documents using Acrobat to organize and share your documents in a business environment, as well as implement electronic document review workflows.

Target Student: The target students for this course are office personnel at all levels who work with personal computers, and who need to share documents with others who may be onsite or offsite. Students typically have experience using office productivity applications, such as a word processor or spreadsheet program, but probably do not have experience using Acrobat. 

Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system. Students should also have basic word processing skills, such as copying and pasting text, formatting text, and so on.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
•	An Intel Pentium processor.
•	At least 64 MB of RAM (128 MB recommended).
•	At least 220 MB of available hard disk space for software installation, and an additional 20 MB for the course data files. 
•	A minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600.
•	A CD-ROM drive.
•	An active Internet connection is required for the activities in Appendix A and Appendix B. 
Platform Requirements
•	Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows NT Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 6, Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 2, Windows XP Professional or Home Edition, or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. 
Software Requirements
•	Adobe Acrobat 6 Standard for Windows.
•	Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or later.
•	Microsoft Word is required to complete several activities.
•	Microsoft Excel is required to complete one activity.
•	Microsoft Access is required to complete one activity.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	navigate through PDF documents to view the desired information.
•	convert several types of documents to PDF.
•	modify PDF documents by arranging pages, adding headers and footers, and customizing page numbering. 
•	add bookmarks, links, and articles to a PDF document to provide tools viewers can use to easily navigate the document. 
•	organize PDF documents into a document collection that can be navigated and searched as a unit. 
•	implement a document review workflow using Acrobat. 
Course Content
Lesson 1: Accessing Information in PDF Documents
Topic 1A: Browse Through a PDF Document 
Topic 1B: Navigate to Specific Content Within a PDF Document 
Topic 1C: Conduct a Simple Search
Topic 1D: Export Content from a PDF Document

Lesson 2: Creating PDF Documents
Topic 2A: Create PDF Documents from Word Documents 
Topic 2B: Create PDF Documents Using the Print Command 
Topic 2C: Create a PDF Document from Multiple Files 
Topic 2D: Create PDF Documents from HTML Documents 

Lesson 3: Modifying PDF Documents
Topic 3A: Arrange PDF Document Pages 
Topic 3B: Add Headers and Footers
Topic 3C: Customize Page Numbering

Lesson 4: Adding PDF Navigation Aids
Topic 4A: Add Bookmarks
Topic 4B: Add Text Links
Topic 4C: Create Links to Named Destinations 
Topic 4D: Add Articles

Lesson 5: Creating Document Collections
Topic 5A: Specify Access to Documents in a Collection 
Topic 5B: Search a Document Collection 

Lesson 6: Reviewing Documents
Topic 6A: Choose a Collaboration Workflow 
Topic 6B: Prepare a PDF Document for Review
Topic 6C: Digitally Sign a Document
Topic 6D: Add Comments and Markups to a PDF Document 
Topic 6E: Compile and View Document Comments from Multiple Reviewers 

Appendix A: Implementing Email-based Reviews
Supplemental Lesson Reviewing Documents via Email
Topic 1A: Initiate an Email-based Review 
Topic 1B: Participate in an Email-based Review 

Appendix B: Implementing Browser-based Reviews
Supplemental Lesson Reviewing Documents Using a Browser
Topic 1A: Set Up a Browser-based Review 
Topic 1B: Participate in a Browser-based Review 

Appendix C: Incorporating PDF Review Comments into Word XP
Supplemental Topic Accept/Reject PDF Reviewer Comments Using Word XP