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Creating a "fillable form" using Adobe Acrobat? Be aware that Acrobat 8 Professional ships with Adobe LiveCycle Designer, an application used to create advanced PDF forms. The learning curve for this software is quite steep, so we suggest you only use it if you're creating complicated forms. For most forms, use the Acrobat forms tools, available from the Advanced Editing menu in Acrobat. See the workshop handout, Adobe Acrobat: Introduction, for help getting started with basic PDF forms.

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Creating accessible PDFs is something you can do by following a few guidelines. Visit the "Creating Instructional Materials" Web site for more information.

You can also attend the Creating Accessible PDFs or the Express Help: Accessible PDFs workshops (register on the Software Training site).

About

Adobe Acrobat is an application used to create and edit PDF files (Adobe Reader is the free program used to view PDF files). PDF stands for "Portable Document Format".

Why convert a file to PDF format?

  • The originating application (such as Powerpoint or Word) is not needed in order to view your file.
  • Documents in PDF format print the same across all printers.
  • Save a copy of a Web page in PDF format for offline viewing.
  • Easily apply security features (such as no printing, no editing, no copying, etc.) to PDF files.
  • PDF files can be viewed using the free Adobe Reader program.

Handouts

You can get the workshop documents from the Handouts Web page.

Why Use Adobe Acrobat?

  • Create accessible PDF files from your content for other folks to easily view. Other PDF converters DO NOT create accessible PDF files (such as the "Save As PDF" on the Mac).
  • Edit your PDF files to include form elements (create "fillable" PDF files).
  • Add other interactive features, such as hyperlinks and bookmarks, to PDF files

Tutorials

Visit the Tutorials Web page for detail tutorials on a variety of topics.

Getting Started

  1. Contact your college ITC to obtain a copy of Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional on your University-owned computer.
  2. Use the Acrobat icon in your Microsoft Office applications to create your PDf files. Use the "Print" menu in other applications.
    For additional assistance,
  3. Don't forget -- to learn more about how to create accessible PDF files, visit the Creating Instructional Materials Web site.

Download

The campus currently has restricted licenses for Acrobat 8 Professional (PC and Mac) for University-owned computers only.

You can obtain a copy of Adobe Acrobat from your college ITC.

Resources

For Web resources that can help you with Acrobat, please visit the Resources Web page.

 
 

Last updated: October 7, 2009