Adobe Acrobat Pro Cert Prep

Course details

Designed to help you master the skills and concepts needed to achieve certification, this course dives deep into the powerful tools of Adobe Acrobat Pro. Learn how to create, edit, and manage PDF documents with precision, utilize advanced features like forms, digital signatures, and collaboration tools, and implement best practices for security and compliance.

This course is designed to prepare intermediate to advanced users for certification in Document Creation and Management Using Adobe Acrobat Pro as part of the Adobe Certified Professional program. It covers the key features, concepts, terms, and tools of Adobe Acrobat Pro using real world projects.

Learning objectives
Work with Adobe PDFs.
Use the Acrobat Workspace.
Create, organize, and edit PDFs.
Read and work with PDFs.
Enhance PDF documents.
Use Acrobat on mobile devices.
Use Acrobat with Microsoft Office files.
Combine files.
Work with forms, signatures, and security.
Use Acrobat in professional printing.
Share and review PDFs.
Protecting, standardizing, and exporting.

Concepts

Introduction to the Course

Introduction and welcome
Frequently asked questions

Working in Content Management

Knowing your audience
Knowing your audience - Three questions
Begin with the end in mind
Project development
Project management
Copyright, permissions, and licensing
File types and output
Design principles - Elements of design
Design principles - Principles of design
Typography
Typography, part two

Acrobat Workspace

Navigating the workspace
Acrobat preferences
Rulers and guides
Document views
Using bookmarks

Creating and Organizing PDFs

Create a PDF from a single file
Create a PDF from multiple files
Create a PDF from a scanner
Create a PDF from a web page
Crete a PDF from the clipboard
Set initial view properties
Set page boxes
Organizing pages
Adding blank pages, page numbers, and transitions
Create a PDF portfolio

Editing PDFs

Using type tools to add text
Use appropriate text settings
Text alignment
Recognize text to make it editable
Add assets to a PDF
Add rich media to a PDF
Select and modify objects
Add and remove bookmarks
Editing bookmarks and adding links
Prepare forms - Automatically create form fields
Prepare forms - Edit form field properties
Prepare forms - Manually create form fields
Prepare forms - Signature fields
Prepare forms - E-signatures

Sharing and Reviewing PDFs

Share PDFs
Annotate documents
Annotating documents and applying watermarks
Revise and refine project content

Protecting, Standardizing, and Exporting

Making the document accessible - Accessibility checker
Making the document accessible - Alternate text and auto scrolling
Redact documents
Secure documents - Passwords and encryption
Securing documents - Prevent printing and editing, remove hidden information
Save PDFs
Reduce file size or compress PDF
Print documents

Preparing for the Certification Exam

Exam overview
Exam tutorial - Question section
Exam tutorial - Task section
How to take the exam