Acrobat X Essentials

Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files

1. Getting Started
Opening documents and moving them around
Working with the toolbars
Working with the panels
Customizing the toolbar with Quick Tools
Using the Pages panel to navigate
Selecting and copying text and graphics
Rotating pages
Changing the viewing options
Reviewing preferences
Finding words and phrases
Searching a PDF and working with the Search panel
Sharing PDFs by email and with Adobe SendNow

2. Creating PDFs
Creating PDFs from Microsoft Office applications
Creating PDFs from Creative Suite applications
Creating PDFs from within Acrobat Pro
Creating PDFs from a web site
Creating PDFs from the clipboard

3. Editing PDF Content
Editing text
Adding text
Editing images and graphics
Changing the page number display
Digitally signing PDFs
Cropping pages and documents

4. Enhancing PDFs
Adding watermarks
Adding page backgrounds
Adding page numbers
Adding headers and footers
Adding bookmarks
Attaching files to a PDF
Adding metadata
Optimizing a PDF for file size and compatibility
Creating initial view settings

5. Adding Rich Media and Interactivity
Adding hyperlinks to URLs
Creating links with the Link tool
Working with interactive actions
Creating and adding buttons
Adding video, sound, and SWF files
Adding page transitions

6. Combining and Rearranging PDFs
Extracting pages
Splitting a PDF into multiple files
Inserting pages from files and other sources
Moving, copying, and replacing pages
Combining PDFs

7. Extracting and Converting Content
Exporting text
Exporting images
Exporting PDFs to Microsoft Word
Exporting PDFs to Microsoft Excel

8. Creating and Working with Portfolios
Working with portfolios
Creating portfolios
Customizing portfolios
Optimizing backward compatibility

9. Getting Started with Forms
Creating an interactive form
Working with form fields
Editing field properties
Distributing and collecting forms
Enabling Reader to save form data

10. Working with Comments in PDFs
Adding sticky notes and other annotations
Using the drawing markup tools
Viewing, filtering, and replying to comments
Printing, summarizing, and exporting comments
Exporting comments to Word for Windows
Enabling extended commenting in Acrobat Reader

11. Managing PDF Reviews
Understanding the different review processes
Using the email review process
Conducting a shared review with Acrobat.com
Using the Review Tracker
Using the Collaborate Live review process

12. Preflighting and Print Production
Reviewing the print production tools
Previewing color separations
Using the Object Inspector to learn details
Working with the Preflight dialog box
Fixing hairlines
Converting colors
Saving as a standards-compliant PDF

13. Scanning and Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Scanning a paper document to PDF
Setting up optimization options
Recognizing text in a scanned PDF
Reviewing and correcting OCR suspects

14. Automating Routine Tasks
Using the built-in Actions for automation
Editing Actions
Creating new Actions
Sharing Actions with others

15. Protecting and Securing PDFs
Choosing a security method
Password-protecting a PDF
Securing a PDF with a certificate
Creating a digital id
Removing sensitive content with the Redaction feature
Revealing and clearing hidden information

16. Adobe Reader X and Acrobat.com
Opening and navigating PDFs in Reader
Adding comments
Viewing extended features
Digitally signing a PDF
Sharing PDFs
Using Acrobat.com

Conclusion
Final thoughts