Adobe Acrobat

Course Overview

Title:
Adobe Acrobat
Type:
NewsU Tech Course
Time Estimate:
You can work through this self-directed course at your own pace. It includes 29 hours of coursework for beginner and advanced level users of Acrobat 8.0 and 9.0. Once you enroll, you can come back to the course at any time. The course remembers your progress so you can pick up where you left off. You have unlimited access to all the tutorials in this module for the length of your subscription.

About NewsU Tech Courses

Our new training library is a powerful resource to help you develop your software and technical skills. Your subscription to any NewsU Tech course gives you unlimited access to each self-directed tutorial. We have partnered with a leading technology training organization, Element K, to make sure this content is up-to-date.

You will learn how to use Acrobat to strip your files of proprietary formatting and convert them to the universally accessible PDF format. You will learn how to create, control and distribute more secure, high-quality PDF files.

This course has five sections:

  • Acrobat 8.0: Level 1 (6 hours, 30 minutes) Learn how to use Acrobat 8.0 to access, create and manage PDF files. This course is for anyone who uses Acrobat 8 Standard or Professional.
  • Acrobat 8.0: Level 2 (6 hours, 45 minutes) This course will show you how to convert technical documents to PDF files; enhance and control PDF content accessibility; customize PDF documents for interactive use online; and prepare PDFs for commercial printing.
  • Acrobat 8.0: New Features (5 hours, 50 minutes) This course is for those who are familiar with Acrobat and want to know about the changes made in 8.0.
  • Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Pro: Level 1 (5 hours, 35 minutes) This course is for office professionals who use Acrobat 9.0 to create, manage and share PDF files and portfolios.
  • Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Pro: Level 2 (4 hours, 45 minutes) This course is for office professionals who want to know about the advanced features of 9.0, like enhancing and customizing PDF documents for interactive use online.
Who should take this course:

This course includes segments for home users and office professionals at both beginner and advanced levels.

Training Partner:

Element K

NewsU Tech courses are available through a partnership with Element K, which offers a wide range of training products, technology and services. In addition to the courses offered through NewsU, Element K offers more than 2,300 e-learning courses, 1,300 print courseware titles, a learning platform, hands-on labs, professional certifications, managed services and integration services.

Technical Requirements:
  • This course requires Flash Player 8 or higher. After signing in, you may be prompted to install the latest version of Flash or Shockwave the first time you launch a course.
  • For Mac users, we recommend accessing this course with Firefox or Safari 2.x or higher.
  • You will also need to allow pop-ups from NewsU. You can usually update your pop-up settings from your browser's "Privacy" or "Content" sections.
  • Because these courses use audio, you’ll need a computer with a soundcard and either speakers or headphones. Please adjust your setting accordingly. The courses also have closed captioning, if you are unable to access audio.