Course Overview
This course teaches students how to convert any document to PDF format, to bridge the gap between paper and digital workflow. Learn to convert small volumes of paper documents to searchable Adobe PDF files and to e-mail graphics files that were previously too large. Modify your PDF to include advance functions such as high level security, video/audio files and electronic forms. The course focuses on preparing files for professional print, through to posting PDF files on the web for online distribution.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
1.5
- Not offered this term
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Determine repurposing requirements for both a printed document and one that will be viewed on-screen.
- Demonstrate the ability to manipulate and convert traditional print documents to more web/screen user friendly documents.
- Prepare documents for both in-house printing and for professional print houses.
- Add navigation elements such as Bookmarks, Links and Articles.
- Create PostScript files and utilize Distiller (Job Options/Default Settings).
- Add features such as view/print security and opening properties.
- Demonstrate knowledge and application of the Document Review Cycle tools.
- Extract existing content for repurposing or retrieval of information due to loss of original doc.
- Create adobe PDF Electronic Forms.
- Create custom job options (Distiller) based on specific output requirements.
- Convert large volumes of files to specific PDF formats automatically.
- Prepare PDF for web based distribution.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2009
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