Description:

This course will introduce students to the Adobe Acrobat software program. Students will be presented with the basics of Adobe Acrobat and will be shown how to create and edit PDF files using Acrobat and Distiller. Topics will include how to gather Web page content for off-line viewing and how to use JavaScript inside a PDF document to make it interactive. Projects will include how to add navigation, multimedia elements and data forms to PDF files. 1 hr. lecture/wk.

Associated Costs: These are additional (out-of-pocket) expense considerations that students should expect in addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks. $10 to $20.

Supplies: Refer to the instructor's course syllabus for details about any supplies that may be required.

Prerequisites: NONE

Textbook(s): For information see - http://bookstore.jccc.net

Course Fees: NONE

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course the student should be able to:

1. Create a PDF document
2. Create navigation for a PDF document
3. Edit a PDF document
4. Create an eBook
5. Create forms
6. Add multimedia elements to a PDF document
7. Add digital signature and security to a PDF document
8. Optimize PDF documents

Content Outline & Competencies:

I. Create, Capture and Export PDF Documents
   A. Create a PDF file
   B. Create a PDF file using drag and drop
   C. Exporting PDF files to text file and image file format
   D. Create a PDF file using Acrobat Distiller
   E. Create a PDF file using Office applications
   F. Capture a PDF document from a scanner, a digital camera and as
searchable text
   G. Capture a PDF document from a WEB site
      1. Set WEB capture preferences
      2. Download WEB pages
      3. Append WEB pages
      4. Append all links on a page
      5. Save converted WEB pages
      6. Update converted WEB pages

II. Navigation Techniques
   A. Work with the bookmarks palette
      1. Create bookmarks
      2. Create bookmarks from document structure
      3. Use bookmarks palette menu
      4. Edit bookmarks
   B. Use the thumbnails palette
      1. Create thumbnails
      2. Resize thumbnails
      3. Scroll and change thumbnail magnification
   C. Create links
      1. Create a hotspot
      2. Change magnification settings
      3. Edit links
      4. Create a menu using links
   D. Set and edit page actions
   E. Create and edit JavaScript actions
   F. Create navigation, text-only and icon buttons

III. Demonstrate Editing Techniques
   A. Insert and delete pages visually with thumbnails
   B. Use drag and drop editing to reorder pages and copy pages from other
documents
   C. Insert, delete, replace, extract, crop, rotate and number pages with
menu commands
   D. Edit with batch processing
   E. Touch up with the Touch Up text tool and the Touch Up object tool

IV. Create an eBook
   A. Create an eBook and an eBook cover
   B. Create a thread of linked articles
      1. Create an article
      2. Use the articles palette
      3. Add a thread to an article
      4. Delete an article
      5. Move or resize an article
      6. Edit article properties
   C. Create eBook navigation
      1. Create a linked table of contents
      2. Create document navigation
      3. Create button tooltips
   D. Publish an eBook

V. Design, Create and Edit Forms
   A. Design a form using the layout grid
   B. Create a form
      1. Specify field appearance
      2. Create button, text and digital signature fields
      3. Create check, combo and list boxes
      4. Create a radio button
      5. Spell check form fields
      6. Validate form fields
      7. Calculate form fields
      8. Create Reset form and Submit form buttons
   C. Edit a Form
      1. Use the form context menu
      2. Use the fields palette
      3. Edit form field properties
      4. Delete a form field
      5. Align, reposition, and resize form fields
      6. Set tab order
      7. Export and import form data

VI. Incorporate Multimedia Elements
   A. Create images for PDF documents
   B. Extract images from PDF documents
   C. Edit images within PDF documents
   D. Add sounds and movies to PDF documents
   E. Create an Auto Run CD-ROM

VII. Program for Security
   A. Select a signature handler
   B. Create a user profile
   C. Log in and log out
   D. Modify a user profile
   E. Sign a document

VIII. Optimize a PDF file
   A. Create a tagged document
   B. Use the Touch Up order tool
   C. Optimize PDF documents for the visually impaired, for print, for
CDROM applications and for the WEB
   D. Customize Distiller job options
   E. Convert PDF fonts

Methods of Evaluation of Competencies:

Evaluation of student mastery of course competencies will be accomplished using the following methods:

Examinations         25% of grade
Projects/Assignments 75% of grade
                    100%
                    
Grade Criteria:
   A = 90% - 100%
   B = 80% -  89% 
   C = 70% -  79% 
   D = 60% -  69% 
   F = Below  60%   

Caveats: NONE

Disabilities:

If you are a student with a disability, and if you will be requesting accommodations, it is your responsibility to contact Access Services. Access Services will recommend any appropriate accommodations to your professor and his/her director. The professor and director will identify for you which accommodations will be arranged.

JCCC provides a range of services to allow persons with disabilities to participate in educational programs and activities. If you desire support services, contact the office of Access Services for Students With Disabilities (913) 469-8500, ext. 3521 or TDD (913) 469-3885. The Access Services office is located in the Success Center on the second floor of the Student Center.