2015
Lynda
Claudia McCue
2:38
English
Before you send or submit a PDF, wouldn't you like to know that it's perfect for print? And if you work at a printer, a publication, or a newspaper, wouldn't you like to determine the health of a PDF before those presses roll?
Fortunately, Acrobat Pro DC offers extensive tools for analyzing a PDF and determining its suitability for print. In this course, Claudia McCue helps you get the most from these tools, including preflight profiles, the Output Preview options, flattening, page boxes, and printer marks. She also explains the pros and cons of editing content in Acrobat vs. the original authoring applications, and shows how to manage color with the Ink Manager and the Convert Color function. After watching this course, you'll be able to use Acrobat Pro DC to find and fix many common problems before you go to print.
Introduction
Welcome
What you should know before watching this course
Using the exercise files
1. Creating and Using Preflight Profiles
Understanding the difference between analysis and fixups
Analyzing a document
Using single checks
Creating and using a custom preflight profile
Importing and exporting preflight profiles
Embedding an audit trail
Using preflight fixups
Creating a droplet
2. Understanding PDF Standards
Comparing the standards
Choosing the correct standard for print
3. Using Output Preview Options
Controlling Output Preview
Viewing color warnings
Using the Object inspector
4. Editing Objects
Changing stacking order
Editing vector content in Adobe Illustrator
Editing image content in Adobe Photoshop
Editing text
5. Converting Colors and Flattening
Understanding transparency flattening
Using the flattener controls
6. Controlling Page Boxes
Understanding page boxes
Using the Crop tool
Using a fixup to crop
7. Adding Printer Marks and Fixing Hairlines
Adding printer marks
Fixing basic hairline artwork
Fixing complicated patterns
8. Using Ink Manager
Mapping one spot color to another plate
Converting a color PDF to grayscale
9. Creating Trap Presets
Understanding ink types, neutral density, and trapping sequence
Setting trap preset options
10. Using Acrobat Distiller
Understanding when to use Distiller
Exploring Distiller conversion settings
Conclusion
What I hope you've learned
Next steps
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