Adobe Acrobat Pro (DC) - Level 1

Overview

This hands-on 1-day course is based on the current desktop version of Adobe Acrobat Pro (DC). Participants using earlier versions (2015 and forward) will be able to follow along, although some of the newest features may not be available in older versions.

This course is designed for learners with no previous experience with Adobe Acrobat Pro and for those who use Acrobat for basic tasks but have not had recent training. Experienced self-taught users may find this course a valuable refresher.

Adobe Acrobat Pro is a powerful application for creating, viewing, editing, and sharing PDF documents across a wide range of devices. It provides tools for combining files, adding comments, inserting multimedia, and preparing professional-quality PDFs for distribution. Acrobat is widely used in business, education, and design fields because it ensures documents appear exactly as intended, regardless of platform.

Prerequisites

• Basic familiarity with using a Windows or macOS computer
  • Mac users can fully follow along with all core lessons; however, Navigation and Tool Options may differ. Familiarity with macOS is required.
• Access to Adobe Acrobat Pro (DC) Desktop application

Learning Objectives

Through the use of hands-on exercises participants will learn to:

• Navigate the Acrobat interface, workspaces, and tool panels
• Create PDFs from multiple sources including Word, Excel, and scanned documents
• Combine and organize pages within a PDF
• Add comments, highlights, and basic annotations
• Use essential editing tools to modify text and images
• Apply basic security settings such as passwords and restrictions
• Export PDFs to Word, Excel, and image formats
• Prepare PDFs for printing and digital distribution

Course Modules

Module 1 - Introduction to Adobe Acrobat Pro (DC)

Overview of Acrobat family (Reader vs. Standard vs. Pro), interface layout, tools panel, and workspace customization.

Module 2 - Creating and Opening PDFs

Creating PDFs from existing files, printing to PDF, dragging and dropping content, and using the “Create PDF” tool.

Module 3 - Working with Pages

Reordering, rotating, inserting, extracting, and deleting pages using the Organize Pages tool.

Module 4 - Basic Editing Tools

Editing text, changing fonts, modifying images, resizing objects, and understanding bounding boxes.

Module 5 - Commenting and Annotation

Using sticky notes, highlights, drawing tools, and sharing PDFs for review.

Module 6 - Filling and Signing

Completing form fields, adding signatures, and using the Fill & Sign tool.

Module 7 - Basic Security and Permissions

Adding passwords, restricting editing or printing, and understanding document properties.

Module 8 - Exporting and Saving PDFs

Exporting to Word/Excel, saving as PDF/A, reducing file size, and optimizing for email or online sharing.

Module 9 - Tips and Tricks

Best practices

Learn to be more efficient in Adobe Acrobat and what resources are available.

Using Adobe AI Sensei and Firefly as well as other AI(CoPilot, ChatGPT etc.)

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