Students will learn how to produce high-quality PDF
documents for press. They will learn how to discover
geospatial data in a PDF map. They will learn prepress
techniques including colour management, proofing and
converting colours, colour separations, managing inks,
trapping, and transparency flattening. Students will use
the Preflight feature to test and convert a document to
comply with print provider requirements or ISO 9000
standards such as PDF/X, PDF/A, or PDF/E. Students will
learn to create interactive forms using both the Form
Editor as well as LiveCycle Designer ES. They will learn
to distribute PDF documents and forms, and to compile
form data returned from users.
Prerequisites: Acrobat XI Pro: Basic or equivalent
experience
Unit 1: High-quality PDFs
Topic A: PDF
generation methods
Topic B: PDF file attributes
Topic C: PDF settings
Unit 2: Color
management
Topic A: Color management basics
Topic B: Color management workflow
Topic C:
Soft-proofing colors
Topic D: Converting colors
Unit 3: Color separations
Topic A:
Color separation setup
Topic B: Separations
preview
Topic C: Ink Manager
Topic D:
Trapping
Topic E: Transparency flattening
Topic F: Printing color separations
Unit
4: Preflight and validation
Topic A:
Print problems
Topic B: Preflight profiles
Topic C: Preflight reports
Topic D:
Preflight droplets
Topic E: Validation and
conversion
Unit 5: Interactive forms
Topic A: Forms in Acrobat
Topic B:
FormsCentral
Unit 6: PDF accessibility
Topic A: Accessible documents
Topic B:
Accessibility in the Acrobat environment
Unit 7:
Preparing a PDF document for distribution
Topic A:
Actions
Topic B: Redacting content
Topic C:
Document Processing commands
Topic D: Export
options
