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  • 2008
  • 2009

Topics for 2008

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JAN Getting Started with Acrobat Forms

January

Getting Started with Acrobat Forms

Learn how to create and use basic fillable forms in Acrobat 8.

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Join out host Lori DeFurio for this month's eSeminar. Thom Parker and Dimitri Mnkirs will aslo be available in the Forums to answer your Acrobat Forms questions.

FEB Creating PDF packages

February

Creating PDF packages

Looking to make the most of the Packaging feature in Acrobat 8?

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New in Acrobat 8 Professional is the ability to combine multiple files into a PDF "package": a file that acts like a single PDF, but actually maintains the files separately, each with its own pagination, security settings, forms, default views, and digital signatures.

MAR Using LiveCycle Designer

March

Using LiveCycle Designer

Create Forms in Acrobat 8 using templates and custom elements

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The Acrobat Forms toolbar handles most basic form creation and data collection tasks. But when to add increased interactivity, error checking and flow control or if you regularly create forms and could benefit from a library of templates and customizable form elements, then you need to use the included LiveCycle Designer.

APR Extending LiveCycle Forms with JavaScript and FormCalc

April

Extending LiveCycle Forms with JavaScript and FormCalc

Add JavaScript for customizing PDF Forms

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One of the most powerful ways to customize PDF Forms and add interactivity is by using JavaScript and FormCalc. Many features like repeated subforms, complex calculations, and most dynamic interactivity, scripting is mandatory. Much of the Acrobat forms model is supported in LiveCycle Designer forms.

MAY Passwords, digital signatures and security

May

Passwords, digital signatures and security

Learn how to sign, seal, and deliver secure PDF documents

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Acrobat 8 offers business professional a range of tools for securing PDF documents ranging from password protection to certified digital signatures to redaction.

JUN Acrobat 9: A Revolutionary Release

June

Acrobat 9: A Revolutionary Release

A Revolutionary Release

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Get your first look at the new and enhanced features in Adobe Acrobat 9 in our eSeminars, tutorials, videos and forums. Check back often for new tutorials and videos to help you learn more about Acrobat 9.

JUL PDF Portfolios

July

PDF Portfolios

Combinine files for effective presentations

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Learn how to combine files from multiple applications into a single, compressed PDF Portfolio. When you're in control of the design and visual look, it's easier for users to browse your content.

AUG How to use Acrobat.com with Acrobat 9

August

How to use Acrobat.com with Acrobat 9

The simple way to share, publish and organize your PDFs from anywhere.

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Learn how Acrobat.com works with Acrobat 9 to help you become more efficient and collaborate better with your team.

SEP PDF and Flash

September

PDF and Flash

Learn how to add Flash Player-compatible content to PDFs using Acrobat 9.

With the introduction of native support for Flash in Acrobat 9, Flash video, H.264 video and Flash animations & widgets can now be played "within" a PDF document using Adobe Reader. There is no need for a special media player.

OCT Basic Fillable Forms and Form Tracking

October

Basic Fillable Forms and Form Tracking


Learn the basics of how to automatically turn static electronic forms into dynamic, fillable forms and use tracking tools to collect responses, see who has responded, and then search, sort, filter and export.

NOV Advanced Forms and LiveCycle Designer

November

Advanced Forms and LiveCycle Designer


Learn how to use LiveCycle Designer, a standalone, point-and-click graphical form design tool included with Acrobat 9 Pro and Pro Extended (Windows Only).

DEC Digital Signatures

December

Digital Signatures


Use digital signatures to authenticate documents, manage their status, and help protect against unauthorized modification. We look at self-signed digital ID in Acrobat and explore Digital ID options.


Topics for 2009

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JAN Scanning & OCR

January

Scanning & OCR

Built in support for scanning in Acrobat 9 lets you convert a paper document into a digital, archivable PDF. Then automatically recognize text with the built-in optical character recognition (OCR) technology to convert the scan into a searchable PDF.

FEB Review and Commenting

February

Review and Commenting

Acrobat 9 offers a wide range of collaboration options. Interactive or email shared document reviews let participants see and build on each other's comments, which can be sorted by author, date, or page. Review Tracker lets you monitor progress and participation.

MAR Archiving and PDF Standards

March

Archiving and PDF Standards

Businesses around the world use PDF as an electronic document archive, offering convenient accessibility to to anyone with permission.Ê Acrobat 9 can create documents in PDF/A, the ISO standard for long-term archiving of electronic documents; PDF/X, the format for high-quality, professional printing;Ê PDF/E, the standard format for the reliable exchange of engineering documentation and drawings.

APR Prepress and Printing

April

Prepress and Printing

PDF is already a standard for professional print and prepress. With Acrobat 9, preflight profiles are now easier to inspect and manage including pre-selected fixes for common prepress file problems. Output preview helps you to investigate resolution, coverage and color values of all images and objects as well as their overprint settings.

MAY Acrobat Presenter

May

Acrobat Presenter

Adobe Presenter software, included with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended, lets you liven up your slides with video, voice-over, demos, and interactive quizzes, and then output to PDF for reliable, cross-platform sharing.




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