Adobe Acrobat Pro Essentials (2025)

This hands-on course, taught by technical trainer and Adobe expert Kristen Golson, guides learners through the essential and advanced features of Adobe Acrobat Pro. You’ll discover how to build PDFs from a variety of sources, organize and refine content, and enhance documents with professional elements like headers, footers, and layout adjustments. Kristen will also show you how to streamline your workflow by combining files, rearranging pages, and comparing versions. 

You’ll gain practical skills for collaborating on documents, protecting sensitive information, and designing interactive forms. You’ll learn how to use commenting tools for feedback, apply redactions to safeguard privacy, and secure files with encryption and digital signatures. By the end of the course, you’ll be equipped to manage PDF documents with confidence and efficiency. 

Topics covered include: 

• Describing the purpose and versions of Adobe Acrobat Pro 

• Navigating the interface  

• Creating PDFs from various sources including Office 365 documents, images, and web pages 

• Combining multiple files into one file 

• Adding and modifying text, images, and layout in PDFs 

• Adding headers and footers  

• Reordering, splitting, and manipulating PDF pages 

• Comparing files 

• Marking up and reviewing PDFs with comments 

• Redacting sensitive text 

• Creating and managing interactive PDF forms 

• Protecting PDFs with encryption and signatures 

Enjoy award winning HD content in the “Uniquely Engaging”TM Bigger Brains Teacher-Learner style! Taught by top subject matter experts, Bigger Brains courses are professionally designed around key learning objectives and include captions and transcripts in 29 languages, downloadable handouts, and optional LinkedIn digital badges on course completion.