Accountants work with Portable Data Format (PDF) files nearly every day and yet know little about them. PDF files can be edited, annotated, and merged and pages extracted or even deleted. Passwords or digital signatures can be applied and access restricted. PDF files are now the recognized standard format for digital documents, and many businesses continue the migration toward a paperless environment. So, what do you know about PDF files?
Using Adobe Acrobat and other tools, this seminar will provide the key information you need to create and use PDF files in your business. Learn the differences between the Adobe Acrobat Standard and Professional versions and which is right for you. Also, learn about other third party products which can be used to create PDF documents directly from any Windows application Print command or from Adobe embedded menu icons. Learn to annotate a PDF and how to convert non-protected PDF files to Word and Excel format files. The instructor will demonstrate the use of a digital signature, how to apply it to a PDF to prevent a PDF from being modified as well as how to properly secure PDF documents. If this is not enough, we will also review the Acrobat Forms Designer tool and demonstrate how to create custom forms and extract data from completed documents.
This session will also provide a brief overview to creating PDF files from scanned hardcopy images and how to transmit electronic files safely over the Internet. As important as Excel is to accountants, PDF tools are quickly becoming just as important. Learn to work smarter with digital documents while saving the costs of printing and improving productivity.
Course Information:
CPE Credit: Recommended 8 hours Specialized Knowledge and Applications
Instructional delivery method: Group-live demo and discussion using color computer projection - NOT a hands-on course
Prerequisites: None
Program level: Intermediate
Advanced preparation: None
Designed for: Accountants and other business professionals who are accountable for information
Who should attend: Anyone who uses or has created PDF files and has a need to better understand and manage digital documents
Course Highlights:
- Learn about the different types of PDF documents: PDF/A, and PDF/X
- Learn how to navigate Adobe Acrobat and the multiple view panes used to display information
- Review software tools that are used to create, modify, and save PDF files
- Learn how to use PDF Maker and PDF Printer to create PDF files from Windows Applications
- Learn to digitally sign an electronic document
- Create a PDF file from a hardcopy scanned document
- Catalog and index large volumes of PDF files for archival storage and retrieval
- Learn tips for safely transmitting and receiving digital documents such as PDF files
- Learn how to share, store, and manage PDF files
- Create PDF forms and extract data from PDF forms
- Learn how to import, export, and organize a PDF file
Dates & Locations:
| Event Date: |
Location: |
Sponsor Name: |
| 7/22/2008 |
Pelham, AL |
Alabama Society of CPAs |
| 9/19/2008 |
Brookfield, WI |
Wisconsin Institute of CPAs |
| 9/19/2008 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Utah Association of CPAs |
| 9/24/2008 |
Bloomington, MN |
Minnesota Society of CPAs |
| 9/26/2008 |
Iselin, NJ |
NJSCPA Education Foundation, Inc. |
| 10/21/2008 |
Pigeon Forge, TN |
Tennessee Society of CPAs |
| 10/28/2008 |
Louisville, KY |
Kentucky Society of CPAs |
| 11/7/2008 |
Charlotte, NC |
North Carolina Association of CPAs |
| 11/11/2008 |
Kenner, LA |
Society of Louisiana CPAs |
