Adobe Acrobat: PDF Creation and Editing

• Basic familiarity with document processing tools (e.g., Microsoft Office)

Audience

• Office professionals handling document processing
• Content creators and editors
• Business professionals working with PDFs for reports and presentations
• Anyone looking to streamline PDF workflows with AI tools

Adobe Acrobat is a powerful tool for creating, editing, and managing PDF documents efficiently. This course covers fundamental and advanced features of Adobe Acrobat, including file organization, annotations, security settings, and automation tools.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level professionals who wish to optimize their document workflows using Adobe Acrobat and AI-powered tools.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Create and edit PDF documents from various sources.
• Modify PDF content, including text, images, and formatting.
• Use annotation and markup tools for document review.
• Implement security features to protect PDF documents.
• Leverage AI-powered tools to automate PDF-related tasks.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Introduction to Adobe Acrobat

• Overview of Adobe Acrobat and its capabilities
• Understanding different types of PDFs
• User interface and navigation

Creating and Converting PDFs

• Creating PDFs from various sources:
  • Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
  • Websites and scanned documents
  • Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
• Generating PDFs from blank documents
• Using automatic settings for PDF conversion

Editing PDFs

• Modifying text and images within PDFs
• Cutting, copying, and erasing content
• Rearranging, adding, or deleting pages
• Applying backgrounds, watermarks, and headers/footers
• Combining and splitting PDF files

Annotation and Review Tools

• Highlighting, underlining, and strikethrough
• Adding comments, voice notes, and stamps
• Drawing tools for freehand markup
• Tracking and managing document feedback

AI-Powered Tools for PDF Management

• Using AI-based OCR for text recognition in scanned documents
• Automating repetitive tasks with AI-powered PDF editors
• Extracting key information from PDFs using AI-driven search
• Converting PDFs into editable formats with AI enhancements

Security and Document Protection

• Setting permissions to restrict printing and editing
• Encrypting PDFs with passwords
• Applying digital signatures
• Redacting sensitive information

Advanced PDF Features

• Creating interactive forms
• Managing form submissions and data collection
• Adding hyperlinks and cross-references
• Using bookmarks for efficient navigation

Exporting and Sharing PDFs

• Exporting PDFs to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Optimizing PDFs for web and print
• Sharing and collaborating on PDFs via cloud platforms

Summary and Next Steps