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Developed by: Marilyn Beebe April 1, 2004 Revised May 2, 2005 KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEPARTMENT SYLLABUS ADOBE ACROBAT

1.0 Course Title: Adobe Acrobat 2.0 Catalog Number: OF160U 3.0 Semester Credit Hours: 2 3.1 Lecture Hours: 1 3.2 Lab Hours: 1 4.0 Course Description: Learn to publish any document in Portable Document Format (PDF) by using Adobe Acrobat software. Add interactive elements such as hyperlinks and sound clips or use comments to help review documents. Create slide shows and presentations with Acrobat. Create an interactive form. Use Acrobat as an eBook reader. Learn how to place security locks on sensitive files. 5.0 Prerequisites Working knowledge of the computer and operating system 6.0 General Course Competencies 1. Work with Acrobat tools and navigation pane. 2. Boost the efficiency of Microsoft Office programs. 3. Archive and index correspondence for searching, organizing and printing 4. Create accessible documents that meet federal guidelines. 5. Work with forms 6. Work with technical drawings 7. Secure document content by using password- protection, digital signatures and watermarks.).

7.0 Major Units of Instruction: 1. Explore Adobe Actobat 2. Convert Microsoft Office files to single PDF document and create a slideshow. 3. Archive and index correspondence for searching, organizing and printing. 4. Make Accessible Documents 5. Make a form interactive 6. Work with technical drawings 7. Secure reviewing and reporting

8.0 Unit objectives: 1.1 Review highlights of Acrobat Professional 1.2 Understand the interface (menus, toolbars and work area) of Acrobat. 1.3 Use the help features. 2.1 Convert Microsoft Office files to PDF. 2.2 Combine the documents to one file. 2.3 Modify a PDF document and its bookmarks. 2.4 Use page transitions and create slideshow using Developed by: Marilyn Beebe April 1, 2004 Revised May 2, 2005 picture tasks. 2.5 Create an interactive map. 3.1 Create online content 3.2 Manage a print job 3.3 Organize files and manage collections 4.1 Test and tag a file 4.2 Run accessibility check 4.3 Check and modify the reading order 5.1 Modify form’s source document 5.2 Create multiple fields on form 6.1 Convert drawing to PDF. 6.2 Measure perimeter, area and distance 7.1 Create digital ID 7.2 Apply password protection to a file

Course Bibliography Adobe® Acrobat 7in the Office, Donna Baker, Adobe Press (2005) ISBN: 0-321-32182-0