Course Objectives

As with all of our classes, our Adobe Acrobat Professional DC training classes are hands-on and project-driven. In this 2-day introductory class, the projects include creating a PDFs from a variety of sources, include Microsoft and Adobe applications. In addition, you will be working on enhancing a catalog and a conference brochure, exporting a Statement of Work document from Word and securing it, combining a variety of file formats into a single document for a board meeting, and creating a client feedback form.

Course Topics

Module 1: Getting to Know Adobe Acrobat DC

• About the PDF Format
• Understanding the Workspace
• New Forms Paradigm
• Creating PDF Documents from Authoring Applications
• Creating PDF Documents from PostScript Files
• Creating PDF Documents for the Internet
• Capturing Web Pages as PDF Documents
• Converting Scanned Documents to PDF Format
• Creating PDF Documents for Print
• Creating Interactive PDF Documents
• Creating PDF Documents for Multimedia Presentations
• Creating PDF Documents for Internal Distribution
• Creating a PDF Form with LiveCycle Designer
• Creating an Acrobat Catalog
• Optimizing Adobe PDF Documents for Distribution
• Modifying Conversion Settings
• Use Acrobat as a Publishing Solution

Module 2: Navigate the Acrobat Workspace

• Using the Acrobat Menu Commands
• Customizing the Workspace
• Setting Preferences

Module 3: Read PDF Documents with Acrobat

• Navigating the Document
• Changing Document View
• Viewing Multiple Documents
• Searching for a Word or Phrase
• Searching an Index of Documents
• Conducting an Advanced Search
• Locating Document Properties
• Printing PDF Documents
• Using Items from PDFs in Other Applications
• Using the Organizer

Module 4: Create a PDF Document

• Creating a PDf File
• Using the Create PDF Command
• Using the Create PDF > From File Command
• Capturing HTML Documents as PDF Documents
• Saving PDF Files
• Setting Document Properties
• Using the Save As Command
• Saving PDF Files in Other Formats

Module 5: Create PDF Documents in Authoring Applications

• Creating PDF Files from Microsoft Office Software
• Creating PDF Files from Microsoft Word Files
• Creating PDF Files Using the Print Command

Module 6: Capture PDF Documents

• Capturing PDF Documents from a Scanner
• Capturing PDF Documents from Web Sites

Module 7: Create Navigation for PDF Documents

• Using the Bookmarks Panel
• Using the Pages Panel
• Creating Links

Module 8: The Basics of Editing PDF Documents

• Edit Visually with Page Thumbnails
• Drag-and-Drop Editing
• Edit with Menu Commands
• Touch Up a PDf Document

Module 9: Review PDF Documents

• Initiate an Email review
• Use the Tracker
• Use the Comments Panel
• Add Comments
• Add Audio Comments
• Create Text Annotations
• Attach Files to a Document
• Apply a Stamp
• Mark Up a Document
• Use Graphic Elements
• Export Comments
• Import Comments

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Beginner-Advanced training on the reimagined Adobe Captivate 12, released in mid-2023. This live, online, virtual instructor-led (vILT) course will teach you the essential skills to create interactive and engaging eLearning. Learn Captivate via step-by-step training from an experienced eLearning developer, Captivate expert, and certified online training professional (COTP). This live, online, instructor-led virtual training session (vILT) will empower you to create your own interactive and engaging eLearning using Adobe Captivate 12 (released mid-2023). As the class starts, open a completed project and become familiar with the Captivate interface. Build a soft skills eLearning project from scratch that includes slides, text, images, and interactive components such as navigation buttons. Create incredible software simulations of anything you can do on your computer. Along the way, learn the value of writing recording scripts, learn best practices for recording your screen, edit/enhance the recorded content, and publish the simulations for the widest possible audience. Add best-in-class interactivity to your Captivate projects by including quizzes and input fields with variables that allow you to personalize the training for each learner. Unleash the power of actions, advanced actions, and conditional advanced actions. Set up your Captivate projects so that learner interactions and quiz results are reported to SCORM and AICC-compliant Learning Management Systems. And learn how to make your project accessible by adding such best-in-class features as accessibility text and closed captions. Prerequisites: None Note: This course covers Adobe Captivate 12, also known as Adobe Captivate or Adobe Captivate 2023. This course does not cover Adobe Captivate Classic, also known as Adobe Captivate 2019.

Who Should Attend?

• eLearning developers
• Instructional designers
• Content creators

Topics covered in this course include, but are not limited to:

• Review the eLearning development process, including the value of instructional design and creating storyboards
• Explore the Captivate 12 interface
• Create a soft skills project from scratch
• Add slides
• Add text blocks
• Add media blocks
• Add interactive components such as buttons, text fields, and drop-down menus
• Add widgets
• Record, edit, and import audio
• Add simple actions to slide objects
• Preview and publish projects
• Review a software simulation eLearning script
• Record software simulations in multiple modes
• Add variables
• Create advanced actions
• Add quizzes
• Enable reporting
• Prepare a project to report data to a Learning Management System
• Publish SCORM packages

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This (3) day intermediate course teaches techniques for applying accessibility and advanced scripting methods using (AEM®) Adobe® Experience Manager Forms Designer 6.x. By the end of the course you will know how to create section 508 compliant forms as well as wizard type forms that have been built with extensive amounts of enhanced JavaScript capabilities. We provide solution files for each completed checklist topic.

Course Outline

Reworking Forms into 508 Compliancy using (AEM®)

• Review of three modes for AT (Assisted Technology) User
• Reading Mode, Headings Mode, Forms Mode
• General JAWS (Screen Reader) commands for AT User
• Hands on Steps to apply Accessibility
• Form Special Considerations
• Fields Set up as Tables
• Form Field Clues
• Check Boxes
• Template Manager
• Language Considerations
• Instruction Special Considerations
• Heading Hierarchy

Building a Library Group for Custom Objects

• Adding a New Library Group
• Renaming the Library Group
• Properties and Sharing
• Adding objects to the Library Group

Scripting and Coding Methods

• Date Calendar (Begin and End) Samples
• Signature (Auto Populate) Date Sample
• Script Libraries
• Script Object Sample
• Functions versus Standalone scripting methods
• Visibility or Wizard Samples (Dynamic Form)
• Visibility or Wizard Samples (Static Form)
• Sorting Static Table

Action Builder to generate Java Script

• Dynamic Forms Review (Positioned vs. Flowed) Content
• Expanding Fields
• Expanding Tables
• Exclusive Check Boxes

Scripting and Coding Workshop (Students work on their own Forms)

• Instructor will assist students who want to add some of the features discussed and applied in class and apply the same functionality into one of their own local Forms.

 

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Forms Training

Description

AEM Forms Developer is a two-day, instructor-led classroom or virtual course. The course covers foundational AEM Forms topics and techniques and is ideal for new users. You will learn best practices for creating AEM PDF Forms. Topics include Templates,  JavaScript, the Rule Editor, Themes, Accessibility, and DoRs (Documents of Record). Each topic includes a presentation and demo followed by hands-on exercises to implement your new knowledge.

Audience

Designers, Developers, Form Authors, Business Professionals, and Technical Support Staff who need to create and/or manage AEM responsive forms.

Pre-requisites

• No prior experience is required
• Online students need to have access to AEM Forms Designer on their system

Duration

Two days

Course Material

AEM Forms Developer Student Manual (included in your registration) Lesson 1: Introduction to AEM Designer

• Understanding PDF forms vs. Dynamic Forms
• AEM Designer Workspace Overview
• Understanding AEM Panels and Objects
• Working with AEM Templates
• Designing AEM forms using Pages
• Creating forms

Lesson 2: AEM Designer and PDF vs. HTML forms

• Creating Form Fields
• Creating Buttons
• Using Checkboxes
• Using Radio Buttons

Lesson 3: Form Design and Layout Techniques with AEM Designer

• Form Design Principles
• Understanding Formatting and Alignment
• Interaction Design Guidelines
• Radio Buttons and Check Boxes
• Naming Conventions for Form Fields

Lesson 4: Working with AEM Designer Forms Objects

• Using the Layout Editor
• Working with AEM Panels
• Adding and Editing Text
• Adding and Editing Text Form Fields
• Adding and Editing Buttons
• Adding and Editing Graphics and Images
• Creating and Using Check Boxes
• Creating and Using Radio Buttons
• When to use Template Pages
• Using Body Pages
• Creating Subforms
• Creating Form Flow
• Submitting and routing form data
• Creating Digital Signature Fields
• Adding Tables
• Using Different Fonts
• Setting Tab Order
• Duplicating Form Fields
• Applying Form Field Actions

Lesson 5: Creating Form Menus using Combo Boxes and List Boxes

• Creating a Basic Menu
• Creating a Combo Box menu
• Creating a List Box menu

Lesson 6: Working with Form Data in AEM Designer

• Using Data in AEM Designer
• Formatting Data within forms
• Submitting Data from forms
• Creating Data Binding
• Data Validation using JavaScript
• Types of Barcodes and Applying Barcodes
• Importing and exporting data from forms

Lesson 7: Scripting AEM Forms

• Scripting Overview
• Understanding FormCalc and JavaScript
• Using the Script Editor
• Scripting Essentials
• Properties in Scripts
• Variables in Scripts
• Referencing Objects in a Script
• Working with the Form Object Model
• Using Events
• Applying Objects within a Script
• Finding and Fixing Script Problems: Debugging Scripts

Commonly used scripts: alerts, adding date and time

Course description

Taught by J.P Terry of SmartDoc Technologies Migrating from LiveCycle to AEM Forms is NOT “easier than you think”. And it’s NOT something you should be pressured to do before you have time to think. This is a big deal! You need to understand all the issues before you plan your strategy for success. Transitioning is valuable, important, and doable, but it’s not easy. We should know, we have witnessed 5 years of transformation failures by organizations who were told that “It’s easier than you think”. Invest 1 day with us and you will save years of frustration and wasted money. We will present the technical and business realities in this easy-to-understand and compelling workshop. Migrating from LiveCycle to AEM Forms is a 1-day, instructor-led workshop where you will learn the technology and tools in Adobe’s Form product lines. Did you know that LiveCycle and AEM Forms have completely different technical architectures, application models, form types, and workflow tools? The foundations are completely different and so are the tools that Adobe built on top of the foundations.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Target

Business Leaders, Technical Architects, and evaluators who need to master the key technical and business issues of Adobe LiveCycle and AEM Forms and formulate a strategy for success.

Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the technical architecture of AEM Forms on JEE (the new name for LiveCycle).
• Understand the technical architecture of AEM Forms on OSGi.
• Understand the application model of AEM Forms on JEE.
• Understand the application model of AEM Forms on OSGi.
• List Adobe’s form and document types.
• Develop a strategy for transforming your form workflows from Workbench to OSGi.
• Develop a strategy for integrating adaptive and responsive forms into your business.
• Understand the new skill sets your team needs to succeed.
• Understand how AEM Forms integrates with your company’s web servers.
• Understand how AEM Forms integrates with databases, LDAPs, and Adobe Sign.
• Develop a strategy for deploying and capitalizing on Adobe’s form tools over the next 5 years.

Course Materials

• Migrating from LiveCycle to AEM Forms Student Manual

Adobe Illustrator Training

From first idea to finished artwork. Learn the world leading illustration software. In this 2-day introductory class you will learn the following:

• Learn Techniques for Selecting Artwork
• Learn to locate and manage objects using the selection tools; how to group, hide, lock & arrange objects; control alignment and more.
• Learn how to use shapes to create artwork for a postcard
• Learn how to create a new document with multiple artboards, and then create and edit a series of shapes using the shape tools. Work with the drawing modes; the shaper tool; Live Shapes and Image Trace.
• Learn to edit and combine shapes and paths. Discover how to edit and combine the shapes you learned to draw in the previous lesson using the Scissors, Knife, Eraser tool, Shape Builder and Width tools; along with the Path commands.
• Learn to transform artwork and explore creating and editing artboards and to precisely control the size, shape, and orientation of objects by mastering move, scale, rotate, reflect, shear and free transform.
• Learn how to create an Illustration with the drawing tools
• Learn to draw precisely—straight lines, curves, and complex shapes—with the pencil, pen, and curvature tools.
• Learn to add and delete swatches; use the Color Guide panel for inspiration; get organized with color groups and use them to recolor artwork; and more.

Course Description

In this 2-day advanced class, the projects include creating several posters, a flyer, some illustrations and a couple of t-shirts. For more details on the specific features covered, see the list under Class Topics.

Class Topics

Adding Type to a Poster

Discover how to create basic text and interesting text effects using point type and area type; Touch Type; styles; text wrap; warp; and type on a path.

Organizing Artwork with Layers

Work with the Layers panel to create, rearrange, lock, merge layers and sublayers; move objects between layers; & make a layer clipping mask.

Gradients, Blends and Patterns

Explore gradient fills and strokes; stepped and smooth color blends; and how to paint with a pattern.

Using Brushes to Create a Poster

Illustrator brushes allow you to create myriad effects. Learn to use the Blob Brush and the Art, Calligraphic, Pattern, Bristle, and Scatter brushes.

Exploring Uses of Effects and Graphic Styles

Change the look of an object without changing its structure with attributes in the Appearance panel. Save the attributes as graphic styles for reuse.

Creating Artwork for a T-Shirt

Explore symbols, the Symbols panel, and the Symbolism tools along with the new Creative Cloud Libraries.

Using Illustrator with Photoshop

Master the Links panel; place, edit & replace images; create clipping masks, opacity masks, and text masks.

Adobe InDesign - Level I Training

This Adobe InDesign training provides you with the knowledge to create, preflight, and publish everything from printed books and brochures to digital magazines, iPad apps, eBooks, and interactive online documents. In this class we will taught how to use this professional tool by a certified instructor with years of experience in training and production. InDesign is a powerful design and production application that offers precision, control, and seamless integration with other Adobe professional graphics software such as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. It has long been the industry standard for publications such as books, magazines, and brochures, and it has now become the industry standard for creating ePubs, interactive PDFs, and interactive magazines that are viewed on tablets such as iPads. InDesign is used by designers, graphic artists, and anyone who wants more control over placing elements on a page. In this Introduction class, you will learn the basics of InDesign, including:

• An overview to the workspace.
• Set up a document from scratch using multiple master pages, pages of varying sizes, and adding page numbers.
• Understand layers, create and format text and graphic frames, including adding text wrap, changing the shape of frames, and aligning frames.
• Import text from Microsoft Word and flow it into InDesign across threaded text frames.
• Use Find/Change, Spell Check, and Story Editor.
• Create and apply colors, gradients, spot colors, and tints to text and objects.

Class Outline

1. Introducing the Workspace Looking at and customizing the workspace Working with panels and tools Changing the magnification of a document Navigating through a multipage document

2. Getting to Know InDesign Preflighting as you work Viewing guides Adding and formatting text Working with styles, graphics, and objects

3. Setting Up a Document and Working with Pages Creating a new document Working with master pages and applying master pages to document pages Adding, rearranging, and deleting document pages Changing the size and orientation of pages Using sections to change the format of the page numbers Placing text and graphics on document pages Overriding master page items on document pages

4. Working with Objects Working with layers Creating and modifying text and graphic frames Adding metadata captions to graphics frames Placing and linking graphics frames Changing the shape of a frame Wrapping text around a graphic Transforming and aligning objects Working with grouped objects

5. Flowing Text Flowing text into existing frames Creating text frames while placing text Flowing text manually, semi-automatically, and automatically Creating threaded frames Resizing text frames manually and automatically Adding a jump line page number

6. Editing Text Finding and changing a missing font Finding and changing text and formatting Check spelling Using the story editor Tracking changes

7. Working with Color Managing Color Adjusting display quality of images Defining printing requirements Creating and applying colors to text and objects Working with gradients, spot colors, and tints Creating a dashed line

Course Description

In this Advanced Adobe InDesign Training class, students will learn advanced tips, tricks, and techniques for publishing with InDesign in a 2-day, hands-on, instructor-led course. This Advanced Adobe InDesign training course will expand on the concepts in the Introduction course and will cover best practices and additional features.

• Learn how to insert special characters, create a heading that straddles columns, and create and format a drop cap.
• Adjust the spacing between letters, words, and lines; set tabs, and create ruling lines that are attached to paragraphs.
• Create a paragraph, character, object, table, and cell styles, and see how they all work together.
• Gain a better understanding of how graphics from Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator are integrated in InDesign; learn how the links to the images are maintained, updated, and managed.
• Learn the best practices for editing images using Photoshop and Illustrator after they have been placed in InDesign.
• Learn how to create, convert, and place tables into InDesign, then learn how to format the table and table cells both locally and more efficiently by using table styles and cell styles.
• Understand how transparency works inside InDesign as it is applied to text, graphics, and native Illustrator files. Learn how to control effects on various objects and text, and how to copy and delete effects.
• Learn how to Preflight your file to ensure there are no errors, Package it so that all of the parts are delivered correctly to the printer, and the best practices for creating a PDF that is Press-Ready.

Course Outline

1. Working with Typography Adjusting vertical spacing with leading & a baseline grid Inserting glyphs, special characters, and fractions Creating a straddle head and balancing columns Creating and formatting a drop cap Adjusting letter and word spacing; setting tabs Adding and formatting a ruling line above a paragraph 2. Working with Styles Creating and applying paragraph and character styles Nesting character styles inside paragraph styles Creating and applying object styles Creating and applying table and cell styles Copying styles from another document 3. Importing and Modifying Graphics Understanding vector and bitmap graphics Managing links to imported files Updating modified graphics Adjusting the display quality of images Working with clipping paths and alpha channels Importing native Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator files Creating anchored graphics with text wrap Creating and using a Library to manage objects Using Adobe Bridge to import graphics 4. Creating Tables Converting text to a table Adding and deleting rows and columns Adding borders, fills, and strokes Adjusting row height and column width Creating and applying table and cell styles 5. Working with Transparency Colorizing a grayscale image Applying transparency settings and effects to graphics Adjusting transparency in Illustrator files and text Working with effects 6. Printing and Exporting Preflighting and packaging files Creating an Adobe PDF proof Previewing separations and transparency effects Changing the Screen Mode Examining printer settings Using the ink manager 7. Creating PDF Files with Form Fields Adding Form fields: text, radio buttons, combo box Exporting an interactive Adobe PDF file

Adobe Photoshop Training

In this Photoshop class, we take the mystery out of this world standard graphics tool. You will understand what this program is about and learn how to use it in just 2-days. Our certified instructors will teach you the things that you need to know to create beautiful designs and work with photos like a pro.

Topics Covered

• Learn Photoshop workspaces and terminology
• Learn Adobe Bridge and CC integrations
• Learn raster image concepts, zooming, panning, resolution concepts, and implications
• Learn how to perform image correction including tones, colors, and contrast
• Learn professional retouching techniques
• Learn how to perform basic as well as intricate selections
• Learn how to refine edges, hair and wispy details
• Learn how to use layers including pixel, adjustment and type layers
• Learn the concepts and applications of masking including:
  • quick masks
  • layer masks
  • clipping masks
  • filter masks
• Learn how to use Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) to perform non-destructive image editing like a pro
• Learn how to create professional typography and type control
• Learn how to use smart objects and smart filters
• Learn how to use layers and masks to create beautiful composites and montages
• Learn tons of tips and tricks
• And more importantly, you will learn to love Photoshop after this class.

Adobe After Effects Training

Learn to use this comprehensive software tool to efficiently produce motion graphics and visual effects for film, video, multimedia, and the Web. This is the entry-level of our After Effects classes, and this two-day course will get you started using Adobe After Effects powerful tools for creating a wide range of visual and audio effects. Our classes are led by experienced motion graphics professionals who have backgrounds with broadcast, film, and online media production.

Course Topics

Digital Video basics in Adobe After Effects

In this Adobe After Effects advanced training course you’ll learn skills for creating dynamic content for use in broadcast, film, and on the Web. This course picks-up where the introductory Level I course leaves off, providing you with additional skills along with tips and tricks to improve your efficiency and creativity. Our After Effects classes are led by experienced motion graphics professionals who have backgrounds with broadcast, film, and online media production

After Effects Advanced: Course Topics

Visual Effects Workflow

• After Effects Workflow considerations

Chroma Keying in After Effects

• Greenscreen Shooting Basics
• Using Masks for Compositing (Garbage Mattes)
• Using Keylight
• Refining a Matte

Motion Tracking

• Understanding Motion Tracking
• Motion Tracking vs Stabilization
• Setting a Track Point
• Using Null objects
• Compositing 2D Graphics

Motion Stabilization with After Effects

• Using the Warp Stabilizer

3D Camera Tracking

• Using the 3D Camera Tracker
• Compositing 3D Graphics with Video

Time Remapping Video

• Understanding Time Remapping
• Slow Motion Effects
• Fast Motion Effects
• Using Frame Blending

Color Correction and Color Adjustment

• Adjusting Tonality
• Advanced Color Adjustments

Creating a Background Loop Using After Effects Cloning Tools Rotoscoping Video Footage

• Manual Rotoscoping
• Using the Roto Brush
• Painting on Color

Creating environmental effects

• Fog
• Smoke
• Mist
• Wind
• Precipitation
• Fire
• Heat Distortion
• Explosive Effects

Advanced After Effects Render Queue Usage

• Render Output Settings
• Output Module Templates

Adobe FrameMaker classes are hands-on and project-driven. In this 2-day class on the unstructured features of FrameMaker, your projects will include creating one complete chapter—from scratch—in what will eventually be part of a multi-chapter book as well as editing a booklet. For more details on the specific features covered, see the list under Class Topics. Because students will work along with the instructor to complete a series of projects, we recommend using two displays in our online classes (this could be two monitors, two computers or a computer and a tablet), so that the student can keep one eye on the instructor’s screen as they work. A copy of the coursebook and the data files will be sent to you prior to the start of the class. The coursebook for this class is only available as an eBook.

Course Topics

Defining Paragraph Formats

Learn how to create a document from scratch and how to define paragraph formats with the Paragraph Designer.

Defining Color and Character Formats

• Learn how to add color and inline formatting with the Character Designer

Page Layout

• Define running headers and footers that pull live data off the page, and update with document editing

Graphics

• Add imported images and FrameMaker-drawn graphics to your chapter’s running heads

Document Editing

• Explore user variables, spell-check, thesaurus, extended characters, and more

Tables

• Easily one of the most powerful features of FrameMaker: learn to define table formats with Table Designer to quickly and accurately format and update multiple tables

Premiere Training

This is the introductory level of our Adobe Premiere training. This course teaches you the essentials of digital video editing with Adobe Premiere Pro in two days of intensive hands-on training. You learn how to use the interface and editing tools for producing broadcast-quality movies used for video, multimedia, and the Web.