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 interactive files, including sound and movies files.

This course covers the creation of PDFs from a variety of different software packages. You’ll learn how to ensure they are fit for their intended purpose by looking at such things as:

• document properties
• production options
• font issues
• creating interactive PDFs.

By the end of it, you’ll know how to create PDFs for anything from proofing to interactive web content.

Note: You must have a working knowledge of Styles and Master pages before attending.

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, scanning and web sites
• 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
  • Preview 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

Who will benefit from this course?
Anyone who needs to understand how to create PDF files for print, proofing or electronic distribution.

Note: This course is taught using Adobe CS 3.

Your tutor
Sally Hughes is a freelance trainer and consultant who specialises in DTP applications, typography and document design. She works with both Mac and PC platforms and has authored a report on the use of IT in editorial practice. Sally also teaches on PTC's QuarkXPress and InDesign courses as well as lecturing in publishing at Oxford Brookes University.

Note that most of our open courses can also be run as in company events.

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Dates: 7-8 July/24-25 November 2008

Price: £619+VAT (a number of discounts are available).

Venue: The Publishing Training Centre in Wandsworth, London (see a map and a list of local hotels).

Make a provisional booking on Adobe Acrobat: Efficient Use of PDFs