Welcome to Adobe Acrobat and PDF

Course Outline

This class is offered by West Valley Community College.
For registration information contact Admissions at West Valley Community College 408-741-2001 or register online. After you have enrolled, email me, unless you have already done so.

This class is conducted entirely online. The class will be open for you to begin on the first day of school.

What will you learn in this class?
At the end of the class you will be proficient in Adobe Acrobat you will amaze yourself.
You will do many things. You will start with the basics of Acrobat, move through those basics ...

You will have projects with each of the lessons. These projects will demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of what you have learned. You will email me, after you have explored a web lesson, for the assignment that goes with that lesson. When you complete the assignment, email it to me, and I will check it and offer comments. I am available by email and phone to help along the way.

Adobe Acrobat Software vs. Reader
In order to complete this course, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Version 8 or 9 loaded onto your computer. Version 7 is similiar and you can try using it understanding that there are some changes. This is different than the FREE Reader you can download from the Adobe web site. The Reader is used to view documents only.

Need a book?
One book I can recommend is Adobe Acrobat X (X is the Version) for Windows & Macintosh by Jennifer Alspach available from Peachpit Press (cost=$20) available at the West Valley College Bookstore or Barnes and Noble. Or you can select any other book you find compatible with your learning style. Go to the local bookstore to their computer section, look for Adobe Acrobat section, then thumb through what may be there. Some people like lots of pictures, some like the basic steps, some like better explanations.

Navigation: Now, to navigate or move around in this class, there will be a navigation bar on the left side of each page. As an example, look to the left of this page.The main topics of the class are seen there. The navigation links will be active after you log into the class. When the class begins you will be provided with the log-in information. Once you click on a topic, you will be taken to a page about that topic. What you will find is that each main topic has several topics within it. I would suggest using Bookmarks (Mac) or Favorites (Windows) to mark the area you are working on. If you bookmark a page, you can return at any time by using that bookmark. AND, there is a navigation bar at the bottom of each page which will also be active after the class begins. Check it out below. You will be able to click on the links and that will get you to the project.

I highly recommend starting at the beginning and working your way through the class.

Let's begin.