Adobe Acrobat
(PDAA 001)
Sharing documents can sometimes be an issue when people are using various hardware and software platforms. Adobe Acrobat allows businesses to simplify document processes using Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). A standard adopted by governments and enterprises worldwide, Adobe PDF is a reliable format for electronic document exchange that preserves document integrity so files can be viewed and printed on a variety of platforms.
This course will instruct you on the basics of using Adobe Acrobat to help you increase your marketability as a technical writer. You will learn the basics of using one the most popular document sharing software program on the market today, so that you can integrate this knowledge into your document design and web design process.
Note: Minimum System requirements for this course -
Note: Manual required for this course: "Adobe Acrobat 9 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide". John Deubert (Peachpit Press). Print ISBN-10: 0321552954; Print ISBN-13: 978-0321552952. 280 pages.
This book is available in a digital format from www.lulu.com. (ISBN-13: 978-0321602503).
If you would also like a print copy of the course manual, you can obtain a copy from the Vancouver Island University Bookstore, Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, or your local bookseller.
PDAA 001
F12W01 - 7 weeks: Oct. 22 - Dec. 7, 2012*
$349 CAD
($435 CAD for International
Students)**
*Note: first week is orientation to the online classroom
**Prices subject
to change without notice
Instructor Bio
Julie Clarke has an extensive
background in computers and computer software,
having spent a large part of her working
career programming, developing, and maintaining
computer software and hardware of all types.
Currently responsible for Continuing Education
co-ordination for Vancouver Island University's Powell River
Campus, she has also taken on responsibility
for online courses for several of the university's campuses. With a Masters in Business from
the University of Toronto, she is in touch
with both the day-to-day functioning of a
wide variety of computer software as well
as the large picture of how software can
be an invaluable tool in Technical Writing
applications. Julie is keen to share her
knowledge of computers and software!