Business Workflows with Adobe Acrobat

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Business Workflows with Adobe Acrobat

This course is part of Adobe Acrobat for Business Professionals Specialization

Instructor: Adobe

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

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4 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Build and distribute fillable PDF forms to collect structured data without manual follow-up.
Send documents for e-signature and track approval status from request to completion.
Manage collaborative review cycles, consolidating feedback from multiple contributors.

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There are 3 modules in this course

A contract is sitting in someone's inbox waiting for a signature. A report has six versions floating across four email threads and nobody knows which one is final. A form was filled out by hand, scanned, and emailed back as an uneditable image.

These are not rare edge cases. They are Tuesday. And every one of them is solvable with Adobe Acrobat. In this course you will learn to build and distribute fillable forms that collect structured responses digitally, send documents for legally binding e-signature without printing a single page, and run collaborative review cycles where comments, markups, and approvals all happen in one place. You will also learn to compare document versions side by side, manage approval routing, and deliver final documents in a way that leaves no ambiguity about what is current and complete. Built around real business scenarios, every skill in this course maps directly to work you already do or will do. By the end you will be able to move documents through their full lifecycle, from draft to final signed delivery, faster and with far less friction than before.

Collecting information shouldn’t require printing documents, chasing email replies, or manually consolidating responses. Yet in many workflows, that’s still the reality. In this module, you’ll learn how to create fillable PDF forms that make data collection simple, organized, and consistent. You’ll add the appropriate field types for different kinds of input, including text fields, dropdown menus, and checkboxes—and design forms that are easy for others to complete. You’ll also learn how to distribute forms digitally and collect responses in a structured way, ensuring information is returned organized and ready to use. By the end of this module, you’ll be able to replace manual data collection with a streamlined, professional workflow.

What's included

2 videos5 readings

2 videosTotal 6 minutes

Creating Fillable PDF Forms4 minutes
Fill and Sign a PDF or Request an E-Signature2 minutes

5 readingsTotal 70 minutes

Distribute a Form and Collect Responses10 minutes
Acrobat for Microsoft Teams10 minutes
Build a Fillable Business Form and Distribute it for Responses30 minutes
Learning Paths and Certifications10 minutes
Join the Adobe Community10 minutes

Getting a document signed used to mean printing, scanning, and sending files back and forth. Today, the entire process can happen digitally. In this module, you’ll learn how to prepare documents for e-signature, send them to one or more recipients, and track their progress from request to completion. You’ll explore how Adobe Acrobat manages approvals and maintains a clear record of signed agreements. By the end of this module, you’ll be able to move documents through approval workflows quickly and confidently—without unnecessary delays.

What's included

2 videos2 readings

Before a document is finalized, it often goes through multiple rounds of feedback. Comments are added, revisions are made, and different versions circulate across teams. In this module, you’ll learn how to manage that process using Adobe Acrobat. You’ll add and respond to comments, track feedback across collaborators, and compare versions of a document to clearly identify what has changed. You’ll also explore how to export documents into different formats and prepare them for final delivery—whether for email, print, or the web. By the end of this module, you’ll be able to guide a document from draft to final version with clarity and control.

What's included

4 videos6 readings1 assignment

4 videosTotal 12 minutes

Collaborate in Real Time5 minutes
Comment on a PDF3 minutes
Compare Two Versions of a Document1 minute
Convert PDF to Different File Formats4 minutes

6 readingsTotal 80 minutes

Optimizing Workflows with Adobe Acrobat10 minutes
Incorporate Feedback with Adobe Acrobat Tools10 minutes
Optimizing PDFs for Quality and Accessibility10 minutes
Run a Document Review Cycle and Deliver a Final Signed PDF30 minutes
Turn Your Final Project into a Creative Portfolio with Behance10 minutes
You Did It — Now Share the Love10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 50 minutes

Business Workflows50 minutes

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