Adobe Acrobat – Creating Press Quality PDFs

The course is intended for advanced users processing graphic data who need to create correct PDF documents suitable for quality print reproduction.

• to get acquainted with PDF theory
• check and edit a PDF document
• correctly prepare individual elements in the document (bitmap, vector, font)
• use Acrobat proofing tools
• secure PDF document
• prepare print data for transmission to the printer
• practically create printable PDF from some applications (Word, InDesign, CorelDraw…)

Basics of working in the Microsoft Windows environment.

PDF and PostScript

• PostScript
• Adobe PDF document options
• color transformation when processing PDF for printing
• international standard for the transmission of print data

PDF checking and editing

• Adobe Distiller
• Adobe Acrobat Professional tools

Printing from DTP applications

• bitmap objects
• vector objects
• font
• setting rate formats
• print output to PDF document

Transmission of print data

PDF in publishing production

• proofreading and approval process using PDF
• Adobe Acrobat and collaboration
• security features of PDF elements and their use in print production

Practical creation of a printable PDF

• MS Word
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• CorelDraw

Previous courses

Adobe Acrobat – PDF Documents in Office Workflow [ACR1]

Adobe Illustrator – Basic Course [ILUS1]

Adobe InDesign – Basic Course [INDE]

Adobe Photoshop – Basic Course [PHSH1]

Related courses

Typography in Practice [TYPO1]

CorelDRAW – Basic Course [CDR1]

CorelDRAW – Advanced Techniques [CDR2]

Adobe InDesign – Advanced Techniques [INDE2]

Adobe Illustrator – Basic Course [ILUS1]

Adobe Illustrator – Advanced Techniques [ILUS2]

Adobe InDesign – Basic Course [INDE]