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 8 Pro: Basic or equivalent
experience
Unit 1: High-quality PDFs
Topic A:
PDF generation methods
Topic B: PDF file attributes
Topic C: PDF settings
Topic D: Geospatial data
Unit 2: Colour management
Topic A: Colour
management basics
Topic B: Colour management workflow
Topic C: Soft-proofing colours
Topic D: Converting
colours
Unit 3: Colour separations
Topic A:
Colour separation setup
Topic B: Separations preview
Topic C: Ink Manager
Topic D: Trapping
Topic E:
Transparency flattening
Topic F: Printing colour
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 PDF forms
Topic A: Forms and
LiveCycle Designer ES
Topic B: Creating a form
Topic C: Working with form fields
Topic D: Modifying
a form
Topic E: Testing a form
Unit 6: PDF
distribution and management
Topic A: PDF
distribution
Topic B: Form management