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Introduction to Adobe Acrobat
(Prerequisite: Introduction to Windows or equivalent experience.) Acrobat can change the way your organization creates and distributes documents through e-mail, print, CD-ROM, or the Internet. PDF files are sharable across platforms and devices, eliminating such problems as computer system differences or font availability. This course teaches you the process and settings for optimizing device-independent PDF files that can be used for team collaboration, client proofs, and Web pages. Topics include using the Acrobat interface and tools, setting preferences, creating and editing documents, annotating and reviewing projects, extracting data from existing PDF files, setting basic security options, and creating a PDF Portfolio. [Table of Contents]
Fee: $189

One-Day Class Meets 8:30am-4:00pm (6.5 hours)
Code Date Location Instructor
G0651 Tues., Dec. 1West CountyNancy Haupt
G0711 Fri., Jan. 8West CountyNancy Haupt
G0858 Mon., Feb. 8West CountyNancy Haupt
Intermediate Applications of Adobe Acrobat
(Prerequisite: Introduction to Adobe Acrobat or equivalent experience.) This course takes you beyond the basics to the more advanced features of this robust program. Learn the features of Acrobat that will enhance your presentations and increase your efficiency. Use OCR Recognition in PDFs to make them searchable, compare document versions, and examine documents to remove sensitive information. Discover more about the security features of Acrobat and how to synchronize page views for easier real-time collaboration. Find out how batch processing can save you time and how simple JavaScript actions can add interactivity to your documents. You will learn how to incorporate video and audio files into your documents as well as how to add backgrounds and watermarks. [Table of Contents]
Fee: $189

One-Day Class Meets 8:30am-4:00pm (6.5 hours)
Code Date Location Instructor
G0712 Fri., Jan. 15West CountyNancy Haupt
G0859 Tues., Feb. 9West CountyNancy Haupt
Advanced Topics in Acrobat: Forms
(Prerequisite: Introduction to Adobe Acrobat or equivalent experience.) Online forms have become important tools in gathering information from employees and clients. Acrobat Pro and Adobe LiveCycle Designer allow you to easily create forms from scratch or convert existing forms to PDF format. This course will show you how to design an efficient form, use different field types, validate user input, and perform calculations. Learn how to use templates to create forms automatically. You will also work with simple scripts and find out how to process returned form data.  [Table of Contents]
Fee: $189

One-Day Class Meets 8:30am-4:00pm (6.5 hours)
Code Date Location Instructor
G0860 Wed., Feb. 10West CountyNancy Haupt
Accelerated Topics in Acrobat: Converting Office Files
(Prerequisite: Introduction to Acrobat or equivalent experience.) This short course covers the special features and tips that will simplify converting Microsoft Office files to the Acrobat format. Learn how to convert an entire Excel workbook, reduce the size of your PowerPoint files, and include file attachments. Increase efficiency with batch processing and drag-and-drop conversion of multiple files. Work with the Word features, such as document comments, tables of contents, and headings/styles. The course also covers some general troubleshooting tips for converting files to Acrobat and looks at problems with converting Acrobat files to an Office format.  [Table of Contents]
Fee: $99

Half-Day Class Meets 8:30am-11:30am (3 hours)
Code Date Location Instructor
G0861 Tues., Feb. 23West CountyNancy Haupt