Adobe Acrobat for Beginners
A two-day course in London £530+VAT
22–23 November 2011 24–25 May & 6–7 December 2012
Adobe PDF files have several purposes in publishing: as pre-press files for printing, for electronic distribution, for creating files that are accessible to screen readers and for embedding interactive content, including sound and movie files.
This course covers the creation of PDFs from a variety of different software packages. You will learn about:
• document properties • production options • font issues, interactive PDFs and much more.
By the end of this two-day course, you will feel confident creating PDFs, for any purpose, from proofing to interactive web content.
You will gain hands-on experience on either an Apple Mac or PC, which is pre-loaded with all the latest software, including Adobe CS 5.5.
Who will benefit from this course?
Anyone who needs to understand how to create PDF files for print, proofing or electronic distribution, particularly editorial and production staff.
It would be beneficial to have a working knowledge of Styles and Master pages before attending.
Your tutor Donna Oxley has in-depth print and publishing knowledge gained from a variety of roles with over 20 years’ experience. She is a highly qualified trainer and consultant and her strong personal background in the publishing industry means that her training is highly geared to meeting the practical needs of trainees and client companies. Prior to becoming a trainer she built up a wealth of experience in a variety of pre-press roles as an artworker, retoucher and studio manager and also in Mac support and troubleshooting roles, but is equally at home in a Windows environment. Donna is an Adobe Certified Instructor.
Programme • What are PDF files and how are they used in publishing? • Adobe Acrobat and PDF versions
• Creating PDF files from InDesign, QuarkXPress, Word, Excel, Illustrator, Photoshop, scans and websites
• Checking PDF files – Document properties – Print production options
• Preferences for conversion of PDF files – Print industry standards
• Font issues with PDF files – Embedding and subsetting fonts – Local fonts
– Multiple master fonts – CID fonts
• Modifying text, pages and images in PDF files • Extracting images and converting PDF files to other formats
• Print production – Production checking – Altering PDF files
– Previewing for ink and separations • Creating articles • Creating bookmarks and links
• Interactivity in PDF files – Buttons – Form fields
– Adding sound and movies to files • Using Acrobat for proofing
– Adding, summarising and filtering comments – Sharing comments as FDF files
• Scanning to convert archived materials to PDF – Scanning settings
– Searching for and correcting ‘suspects’ • Security
– Password security practised – Other security demonstrated.
Note: This course is taught using Adobe CS5.5.
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“The organisation and delivery of the course were excellent. The tutor was very good at explaining quite diffi cult subject matter in an easy and understandable way.” Folens Publishers delegate
www.train4publishing.co.uk •
bookings@bookhouse.co.uk • 020 8874 2718
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