Enfocus PitStop Professional 2017 Essentials - Manchester

Enfocus PitStop Professional Essentials Overview

This 1-day Essentials course helps you learn about the features available in Enfocus PitStop Professional. You will learn how this Acrobat plug-in has become one of the standard tools for editing and preflighting PDF files for print workflows. We will show you how to edit and change PDF documents and how to produce solid, error-free workflows.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Navigate the PitStop Professional environment inside Acrobat
• Edit and insert text
• Manipulate images and other graphics
• Make global changes to pages and selections
• Fix common errors with PDFs
• Preflight PDFs
• Write and test Action Lists
• Understand different PDF standards
• Define PDF workflows

Our goal is for you to be able to edit and prepare PDFs for print.

Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites

This course is intended for graphic designers, creative professionals, print professionals, publishers, pre-press professionals, and marketing communications professionals.

You will need basic experience in using Acrobat. Ideally, you will have taken our Adobe Acrobat XI Essentials 1 Day course.

 

Enfocus PitStop Essentials 1 Day Course Outline

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.

Enfocus PitStop Professional Overview

• Overview of the Work area
• Manipulating and examining Images and graphic objects

Editing objects inside Pitstop

• Editing and Inserting Text
• Standard PitStop Toolbar items
• Colour conversions
• Making Global Changes to pages and selections

Action Lists and PDF Profiles

• Preflighting a PDF document and creating a preflight profile
• Writing and testing Action Lists
• Understanding Action List logic and implementation

Advanced Features

• Placing PDFs into document
• Quickruns and automation within Pitstop
• Wireframe mode and page geometry

PDF Standards

• PDF/X standards
• Ghent Workgroup Standards

Certified PDF and Certified PDF.net

• Setting up a Certified PDF Workflow
• Creating preflight distribution with Certified PDF.net

What's Included

The following are provided for your best experience on this course:

• All computers for your use with choice of Windows or Mac systems
• Small class size (limited to a maximum of 4-8 attendees on all sessions)
• Quality reference manual for post course reference to take away with you
• 6 months post course support to assist you where needed
• Official Enfocus Authorised Certificate for your successful completion of the course
• Lunch To give you the most flexible options for lunch we provide lunch vouchers which can be redeemed locally at a number of popular eateries including Pret A Manger, EAT, Starbucks, Tesco, Sainsburys, Boots and Greggs
• Refreshments to keep you on top form are available for you throughout the course with a full range of teas, coffees and biscuits
• Pads and pens

Daily course times run between 10am and 5pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks. We recommend arrival at 9.45am for registration on the first day of the course.

Further details on benefits included with this Enfocus & PDF Workflows course:

Certified Instructor

Our trainers are Enfocus PDF Workflow Specialists with years of experience teaching Enfocus. Get the PDF Workflow skills you need with our Enfocus professionals.

6 months support

Included with your course booking for all delegates on this course is 6 months free support so if you run into problems or need assistance relating to anything covered during your course we would be happy to assist you during this time.

Official Course Certificate

After your class with XChange Training you will receive our official Certificate as a record of your successful completion of the course.

Lunch & refreshments

Delegates attending scheduled or bespoke courses at our training centres will receive lunch and plentiful refreshments including tea, coffee and hot chocolate for each day of the course.

Training Location

This course is provided at the XChange Training Manchester training centre based at:

Piccadilly House
49 Piccadilly
Manchester
M1 2AP

Click to View Full details of our Manchester Training Venue and Course options

Piccadilly House is located in the heart of Manchester directly next to the Piccadilly Gardens transport interchange with excellent bus and tram connections and is easily accessed from Piccadilly train Station (5 mins). Victoria station is also close by (around 10 mins).

Daily course times run between 10am and 5pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks. We recommend arrival at 9.45am for registration on the first day of the course.

Scheduled Course Enquiry

If you are considering this Enfocus PitStop Essentials 1 Day Course but would like further information simply send us your query quickly & easily with the form below. Whether you would like to check date availability, pricing, course suitability or just need further information about a course send us your query and we will get you a swift reply, usually within 2 business hours!

If you would prefer to check course details by phone please call us on 0345 363 1130.

Scheduled Course Name:	Enfocus PitStop Essentials 1 Day
Course Location:	Scheduled - Piccadilly Gardens, Central Manchester
Scheduled Course Dates:	--Please Choose--
Knowledge level of delegate(s):	--Please Choose-- Beginner Some Notions Intermediate Advanced
Number of delegates:	--Please Choose-- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+
Nature of enquiry:	--Please Choose-- Check Date Availability Course Information Request Price Enquiry Course Suitability Other
Lead contact name:
Email address:
Telephone number:
Company (if applicable):
Specific query details:
XChange Training respects your privacy. By entering your information, you agree to the terms of our company Privacy Policy.

 

Related Courses

Bespoke Enfocus & PDF Workflows Training

Our bespoke course options for Enfocus & PDF Workflows training are shown below:

Bespoke Enfocus & PDF Workflows Training Courses

Enfocus PitStop Professional - Introduction training course

PDF Production & Preflighting with Acrobat X1 & Enfocus PitStop Pro - 2 Day Introduction

PDF Production & Preflighting with Acrobat 9 & Enfocus PitStop Pro - 2 Day Introduction

Using Enfocus products to create automated prelighting workflows

Enfocus PitStop Server for automated preflighting training course

Creating Enfocus PitStop Professional Action Lists (bespoke) training course

Testimonials

Good fun, informative and knowledgeable. Would recommend

Dylan Savage, Kingston University, Premiere Pro 101 - 3 Day Introduction

Absolutely loved the third day, and the very hands on practical examples that we worked through. Will really help aid my retention of this useful new skillset.

Louisa Pavis, HSBC Global Services, Storyline - 3 Day Introduction Masterclass

Really great course content taught in a friendly informal environment. The instructor was patient and knowledgeable so I'm really happy with the course.

Callum Aldcroft, Asda, After Effects - 2 Day Introduction

Great trainer, very versatile, able to move with confidence from one subject/ question to another.

Boris Thuery, Design Laboratory, Maxon Cinema 4D - 2 Day Introduction

Very good relaxed but productive day.

Suzy Link, Montagu Evans LLP, Acrobat - 1 Day Essentials

Trainer was patient and explained commands and process well. Level of development within two days was more than expected!

Bryan Sturrock, Event, Vectorworks - 2 Day Introduction

Enjoyed course, very informative, thank you.

Beverley Glynn, Auto Trader, PitStop Pro - 1 Day Introduction

The trainer was wonderful and imparted a great deal of personal experience as well as delivering a superb course in a friendly, intelligent and comprehensive manner. I've learned so much in just 2 days!

Tony Crowther, Classic American, InDesign - 2 Day Introduction

Very satisfied with the training given and would like to be offered the chance for more training if possible!

Ann Lowman, Watkins Gray, Microsoft Word - 1 Day Intermediate

Very helpful and patient instructor. Good speed. I probably could have done with another days training!

Christabel Stokes, Current Science Group, Dreamweaver - 1 Day Introduction