Certitec - Adobe Acrobat 7 Livecycle Designer ACE Exam Training

Exam # 9A0-042

This intensive 3-day course will incorporate all the categories listed by Adobe within the ACE Exam Bulletin. Certitec consultants have passed the Acrobat ACE Exam on 5 separate occasions. Test Content: Topic Areas and Objectives Following is a detailed outline of the information covered on the exam.

1. Navigating and customizing the Acrobat User Interface
Change the appearance of the work area
Change how navigation tabs are displayed
Open and use the How To window
Describe how to search for topics in the Help system
Set application preferences by configuring options for categories in the Preferences dialog box

2. Creating PDF documents
Given a scenario, configure settings in the Acrobat PDFMaker dialog box to create a PDF document from a Microsoft Office application
Create a PDF document from a Web page
Create a PDF document from a scanner
Create a PDF document from multiple documents
Discuss font embedding and substitution and issues related to fonts within a PDF document

3. Creating and validating accessible PDF documents
Add tags to a PDF document such that it will be accessible
Validate an accessible PDF document and correct issues as required
Describe the features provided by Acrobat to aid individuals in viewing or printing a PDF document

4. Viewing and navigating PDF documents
Given a tool used for viewing or navigating, describe the functionality and how to use the tool to navigate a PDF document
Add navigation features to a PDF document
Configure viewing and navigation options for PDF documents that will be viewed in a Web browser
Use the Organizer to locate a specific PDF document
Use Find/Search to locate specific information in PDF documents.

5. Modifying and enhancing PDF documents
Reduce the size of a PDF document by using the PDF Optimizer
Edit text by using the TouchUp Text tool
Explain how to modify PDF documents by selecting options from the Document menu
Attach files to a PDF document
Incorporate headers, footers, watermarks and backgrounds to a PDF document

6. Reviewing and commenting
Explain how to set up a browser-based review of an Adobe PDF document
Explain how to set up an email-based review of an Adobe PDF document
Add comments to an Adobe PDF document

7. Managing document security
List and describe methods that can be used to secure a PDF document by using passwords
List and describe methods that can be used to secure a PDF document by using PKI and certificates
Explain how Policy Server is used to encrypt PDF documents
Manage security by using security policies

8. Working with digital signatures
Create a signature field on a PDF document
Apply a signature to a PDF document
Save a PDF document as a Certified document

9. Advanced printing tools
List and describe the steps required to produce color separations
List and describe the features and options made available through the Print Production toolbar
Explain how to incorporate a color management workflow into the process of creating PDF documents

10. Validating PDF content
List and describe the options provided by the Adobe Preflight feature
Describe the steps necessary to analyze and validate PDF content for output to a press or other output device
List and describe the options Adobe Acrobat provides for creating PDF/X-compliant files

11. Customizing the Adobe Designer environment
Move, dock and resize palettes
Given a scenario, customize toolbars
Modify how objects are aligned by setting up grids and measurement units
Change the display of guidelines and object boundaries.

12. Creating forms
Compare and contrast the features Adobe Designer provides for creating forms versus Acrobat forms
Explain when you would use Adobe Designer to create a form versus when you would use Acrobat to create a form
Given a scenario, setup Master and Body pages
Explain how to place an object from the Library palette on a form
Add an image to a form
Add text to a form
Select and move objects that are on a form
Given a scenario, change the properties of an object on a form

13. Editing forms
Align objects with other objects or to a grid
Group and ungroup objects, and add objects to an existing group
Resize objects including making objects the same size
Select and change the properties of multiple objects
Delete an object
Copy objects
Lock objects

14. Previewing, testing, and using forms
Describe the differences between how users with Adobe Reader can use forms versus users with Adobe Acrobat
Given a scenario, set the properties for a form by selecting the appropriate options in the Forms Properties dialog box
List and describe the different formats in which forms can be saved, and when you would select a particular format.