Acrobat: Preflight and Print Production

Learn to use the tools in Acrobat Pro DC to find and fix common problems in PDFs—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

• Creating PDFs from Illustrator
• Creating PDFs from InDesign

Conclusion

• What I hope you've learned
• Next steps