by Michael Hoffman | Publisher: Infinite Skills | Release Date: August 2011 | ISBN: 9781926873626

In this Adobe Acrobat X video training course, expert author and trainer Michael Hoffman will show you that Acrobat X is capable of much more that being a simple PDF reader that most people use it for. You can create documents, forms, add interactivity, collaborate and publish your work for everybody to view.Starting with a review of the interface and toolbars, this video tutorial will teach you to get the most out of Adobe Acrobat X. You will learn the basics of creating PDFs, how to edit a PDF, combine documents, add or remove specific pages, and add interactivity to your PDFs. You will also learn how to create forms and manage the data from them, how to collaborate in your PDF documents, as well as methods of securing your PDFs. Finally you will learn how to publish your PDF to various outlets, from email, to web, as well as preparing it for professional printing.By the conclusion of this video training course on Adobe Acrobat X, you will be fully capable of creating, editing, and sharing your documents in PDF form. The author has included extensive working files to allow you to work alongside him as you learn.

1. Welcome To Acrobat X Training
   • What You Will Learn In This Course 00:01:52
   • Using The Working Files 00:00:46
2. Introduction To Acrobat X
   • Acrobat Components 00:04:48
   • The New Acrobat Interface 00:07:10
   • Toolbars And Panels 00:08:13
   • Navigating With Zoom Tools 00:08:50
   • Navigation Tools 00:06:39
   • Finding And Searching In PDFs 00:08:08
   • Updating And Securing Acrobat 00:08:05
3. Creating PDFs
   • PDF Settings 00:09:17
   • Creating PDFs From Files 00:05:29
   • Creating PDFs With The PDF Printer 00:03:56
   • Using PDFMaker With Microsoft Word 00:05:54
   • Using PDFMaker With Microsoft Excel 00:05:24
   • Using PDFMaker With Microsoft Powerpoint 00:05:51
   • Scanning Into A PDF Document 00:13:36
   • OCR - Convert Scans To Live Text 00:08:33
   • Creating PDFs From Adobe Applications 00:08:39
   • Creating PDFs From Web Pages 00:09:12
   • Converting Email To PDF With Microsoft Outlook 00:07:41
4. Editing PDFs
   • Setting Views And Transitions 00:11:13
   • Creating And Editing Links 00:09:34
   • Managing Text Flow With Articles 00:10:26
   • Editing Document Text 00:05:55
   • Touching Up Objects 00:05:55
   • Formatting PDFs With Headers And Footers 00:07:35
   • Enhancing PDFs With Backgrounds And Watermarks 00:07:11
   • Attaching Files To PDFs 00:03:37
   • Exporting PDFs To Microsoft Office 00:08:46
   • Exporting PDF Data To Other Files 00:05:06
5. Advanced PDF Editing
   • Combining Multiple Files Into PDFs 00:07:54
   • Splitting A PDF Into Multiple Files 00:04:34
   • Adding And Removing Pages In an Existing PDF 00:05:45
   • Extracting And Replacing Pages 00:04:32
   • Adding Multimedia Content To PDFs 00:08:40
   • Adding 3D Content To PDFs 00:12:30
   • Adding Buttons To PDFs 00:12:17
   • PDF Optimization 00:08:14
6. Adding Bookmarks
   • Using Bookmarks In A PDF 00:05:53
   • Creating Bookmarks 00:07:26
   • Linking Bookmarks To Views 00:04:43
   • Modifying And Organizing Bookmarks 00:05:35
   • Assigning Actions To Bookmarks 00:07:17
7. Creating Forms And Managing Data
   • Forms Overview 00:04:28
   • Enabling Reader Users To Save Forms 00:03:29
   • Creating Text Fields 00:05:57
   • Creating Check Boxes And Radio Buttons 00:06:16
   • Creating A List Box And Dropdown List 00:06:37
   • Creating A Barcode Field 00:05:08
   • Adding A Submit Button 00:05:13
   • Distributing, Collecting And Tracking Form Data 00:11:40
8. Collaboration
   • Methods of Collaborating 00:04:14
   • Adding Comments And Annotations 00:09:53
   • Adding Drawing Markups 00:06:34
   • Stamping And Creating Custom Stamps 00:04:58
   • Sending For Email Review 00:06:38
   • Sending For Shared Review 00:07:57
   • Tracking PDF Review Results 00:04:57
   • Collaborate Live 00:06:58
9. Combining Multiple Files Into A PDF Portfolio
   • Introduction To PDF Portfolios 00:06:38
   • Creating A PDF Portfolio 00:04:32
   • Adding Files And Folders To A PDF Portfolio 00:03:21
   • Customizing Portfolio Appearance 00:07:19
   • Adding The Finishing Touches 00:05:05
   • Publishing A Portfolio On The Web 00:03:46
   • Compatibility With Older Versions 00:04:58
10. PDF Security
    • Methods Of Securing A PDF 00:06:52
    • Using Password Protection 00:07:31
    • Using Certificate Protection 00:06:04
    • Creating A Digital ID 00:04:20
    • Creating A Digital Signature 00:04:24
    • Signing A PDF File 00:05:03
    • Certifying A PDF File 00:03:35
    • Managing Certificates 00:06:07
11. Professional Printing Basics
    • Overview Of Print Production Support 00:05:33
    • Color Management And Color Conversions 00:07:34
    • Preflight Analysis And Fixups 00:04:21
    • Solving Problems 00:04:49
    • Compatibility With Standards 00:04:12
12. Conclusion
    • Further Studies And Resources 00:02:43