Adobe Acrobat Essentials Course
Build practical PDF skills with Nexacu’s Adobe Acrobat Essentials training course. This hands-on Acrobat course is designed for professionals who need to create, edit, secure, review and manage PDF documents with confidence.
You will learn how to create PDFs from multiple sources, edit text and images, add interactive elements such as buttons and links, apply document security, and use comments, annotations and shared reviews to support collaboration.
No Acrobat Pro experience is required. Basic PDF knowledge is helpful. This course is ideal for professionals who create, edit, secure, review or collaborate on PDF documents.
Adobe Acrobat Essentials is designed for administrators, document controllers, HR teams, legal and compliance users, educators, marketing teams and business professionals who work with PDF documents as part of their role.
The course focuses on practical Acrobat training for workplace document workflows, including PDF creation, editing, combining, securing, reviewing and sharing. It helps learners manage professional PDFs more efficiently and apply consistent document practices.
After completing Acrobat Essentials, learners who need to create structured fillable documents can progress to Acrobat PDF Forms where suitable.
We currently have no public courses scheduled. Please contact us to register your interest.
We currently have no public courses scheduled. Please contact us to register your interest.
We currently have no public courses scheduled. Please contact us to register your interest.
We currently have no public courses scheduled. Please contact us to register your interest.
Acrobat PDF FormsBuild professional fillable PDF forms with this hands-on Acrobat training. Learn form design, adding fields, and data collection techniques.
Acrobat Interface
Panes, panels, toolbars and toolsets
Viewing and navigating documents using the View menu
Optimal viewing and navigation using the Pages pane
Adding and hiding tools from your toolset
Tailoring the workspace to your needs
Creating PDFs
Creating PDFs from within Acrobat
Dragging and dropping files to create PDFs
Creating PDFs from different sources, including files, Microsoft Office and web pages
Creating PDFs using the Adobe PDF printer
Creating a reduced-size PDF
Creating an optimised PDF to control the visual quality of specific elements
Using Acrobat to combine different formats, such as Word, Excel and images, into a single PDF
Understanding PDF settings and presets
Understanding compression and resampling
Converting scanned text into live text using OCR technology and the Text Recognition tool
Acrobat Ribbon in Microsoft Office
Using the Acrobat ribbon in Microsoft Office applications
Creating PDFs from documents within native applications
Creating restricted PDFs from documents within native applications to prevent unauthorised viewing or editing of content
Converting Microsoft Word bookmarks into Acrobat bookmarks
Configuring Outlook to auto-archive emails to PDF
Creating and attaching PDF documents to emails in Outlook
Exporting PDF tables to live Excel spreadsheets
Working with Existing PDFs
Using the find and replace function
Using the Pages panel to add, extract, replace and delete pages
Using the Pages panel to edit page rotation, crop pages and add design elements
Adding page numbers
Setting up a Bates numbering system
Using the Content Editing panel to add and edit text and images
Extracting text and images from PDFs
Formatting text, including font, size, colour, alignment and placement
Replacing images in an existing frame
Opening images in their native program from Acrobat to edit their appearance in the PDF
Exporting PDF documents to Office documents
Adding Interactivity to a PDF
Creating a working table of contents that links to the correct page
Creating buttons that link to a page or web address
Using the Bookmarks pane to link to sections
Using nested bookmarks to link to subsections
Adding a video file
Securing a PDF
Understanding the different levels of protection
Securing a document using the Security tab
Using password encryption
Creating a security envelope to protect multiple documents
Using the Redact feature to hide sensitive content or remove it altogether
Annotations, Markups and Review Cycles
Recognising annotations and markups in a PDF document
Adding annotations such as comments and sticky notes to a PDF
Using the Stamps palette
Highlighting text
Using tools to indicate where text needs to be inserted or replaced
Using other tools such as strikethrough and underline
Drawing markups to bring attention to points in a document
Uploading a PDF document to an Adobe review service and selecting recipients to participate in a shared review
Importing annotations and markups into a PDF document using the FDF format
Using the PDF Portfolio Tool
Creating a presentation using the PDF Portfolio tool
Selecting and customising a pre-made template
Adding your content
What is Adobe Acrobat Essentials?
Adobe Acrobat Essentials is a practical training course for professionals who need to create, edit, secure, review and manage PDF documents. It covers core Acrobat tools for workplace PDF workflows, including document creation, editing, interactivity, security and collaboration.
Who should attend Adobe Acrobat Essentials?
This course is suitable for administrators, document controllers, HR teams, legal and compliance users, educators, marketing teams and business professionals who work with PDF documents and need more confidence using Adobe Acrobat.
Do I need previous Acrobat Pro experience?
No Acrobat Pro experience is required. Basic PDF knowledge is helpful, but the course is designed for learners who want a structured introduction to creating, editing, securing and reviewing PDFs in Adobe Acrobat.
What will I learn in Adobe Acrobat Essentials?
You will learn how to create PDFs from multiple sources, combine files, edit existing PDFs, convert scanned text using OCR, add page numbers, work with bookmarks, apply security settings, add comments and manage shared review workflows.
Will I learn to create PDFs from Microsoft Office?
Yes. The course covers creating PDFs from Microsoft Office applications, using the Acrobat ribbon, converting Word bookmarks into Acrobat bookmarks, creating restricted PDFs, attaching PDFs to Outlook emails and exporting PDF tables to Excel.
Does this course cover editing existing PDF documents?
Yes. You will learn how to work with existing PDFs, including adding, extracting, replacing and deleting pages, editing text and images, cropping pages, adding page numbers, using Bates numbering and exporting PDF documents to Office formats.
Will I learn to secure PDF documents?
Yes. Adobe Acrobat Essentials covers PDF security tools, including protection settings, password encryption, security envelopes and redaction. These skills help users control access, restrict editing and manage sensitive document content.
Does Acrobat Essentials cover PDF interactivity?
Yes. The course includes practical PDF interactivity, such as creating a clickable table of contents, adding buttons, linking to pages or web addresses, using bookmarks and adding video files to PDF documents.
Will I learn comments, annotations and review workflows?
Yes. The course covers annotations, markups and review cycles, including comments, sticky notes, stamps, highlighting, text replacement indicators, drawing markups, importing FDF comments and using shared review workflows.
What is the difference between Acrobat Essentials and Acrobat PDF Forms?
Acrobat Essentials covers core PDF creation, editing, security, interactivity and review workflows. Acrobat PDF Forms is more specialised and focuses on creating interactive, fillable PDF forms for data collection and form-based document processes.
Can I attend Acrobat Essentials online or face-to-face?
Yes. Adobe Acrobat Essentials is available live online or face-to-face, depending on the current Nexacu schedule. Check the course page for available dates, locations and delivery options before booking.
What should I learn after Acrobat Essentials?
After completing Acrobat Essentials, learners who need to create structured fillable documents can progress to Acrobat PDF Forms where suitable.
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