Acrobat and PDF Power Techniques


Leonard Rosenthol

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Acrobat and PDF Power Techniques

Thursday, 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Central

During this session, Adobe’s Senior Principal Architect for PDF and the Document Cloud will take you on a tour of some of Acrobat’s secret passageways. Learn about a variety of features that you probably never knew were hiding behind the scenes and techniques that will make you more productive with your PDFs. We’ll look into editing, preflighting, working with multi-page documents, and more.

And because most users are also heavy users of mobile devices, a look into Adobe Acrobat for Mobile and Adobe Scan will also be featured.

PDF Commenting with InDesign, Acrobat, and Document Cloud


Kelly Vaughn

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PDF Commenting with InDesign, Acrobat, and Document Cloud

Thursday, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Central

Adobe PDF is a natural format for doing document reviews because it’s easy to read on many platforms and supports annotation tools. The Acrobat review workflow is even more flexible than ever with support for easier reviews online, on mobile devices, and now integrating InDesign itself. Compare different types of PDF review cycles, and learn how to take advantage of the latest reviewing features such as processing PDF comments in Adobe InDesign, and using Document Cloud online reviews.

Topics include:

  • Choosing an appropriate commenting workflow
  • Understanding the range of commenting tools
  • Running a Document Cloud online review
  • Viewing PDF comments in InDesign
  • Tips for running a PDF review efficiently and effectively

Digital Documents: What’s Possible



David Blatner

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Digital Documents: What’s Possible

Thursday, 11:15 am – 12:00 pm Central

PDF and EPUB are two examples of stand-alone digital documents — files that you can email to someone, play on a device even when not connected to the internet, sell as a downloadable product, or archive. Let’s learn about the pros and cons of these two formats, as well as explore other ways to build digital documents.

Topics include:

  • Creating digital magazines and journals
  • Members-only: how to build documents for a sales team, subscribers, or private audience
  • Building digital docs that complement real-world print documents
  • Amazon Kindle, HTML, FXL, apps, and more

Affinity: New Kid on the Block


Mike Rankin

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Affinity: New Kid on the Block

Thursday, 10:15 am – 11:00 am Central

Can Affinity Publisher, Designer, and Photo successfully compete against industry standards InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop? With a traditional low-cost, high-value business model, Affinity is already making waves and gaining followers. Learn why Affinity may (or may not!) be for you.

This Is Your Brain on Print


Daniel Dejan

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This is Your Brain on Print

Thursday, 9:00 am – 10:00 am Central

Sure, digital is great, but in many situations, print is far more effective! Join us as we explore when and why print excels, as well as how best to take advantage of new (and old!) print techniques for phenomenal results and visual impact.

Topics include:

  • Bringing your designs to life with coatings and varnishes that replicate the look and feel of any texture
  • Building instant brand memorability
  • Increasing perceived value through haptic response
  • How digital presses can create amazing analog experiences

XD for Presentations


Bart Van de Wiele

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XD for Presentations

Thursday, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Central

Adobe XD is changing the way many think about designing and prototyping for the web and mobile applications, but it’s also found an unexpected use case. With its blazing fast performance and intuitive features like Auto-Animate, more and more users are starting to craft their presentations completely using XD. In this session, Bart will share their tips and tricks for how to get the most out of Adobe XD for presentations, how to build incredible animations to tell your story (without having to use a complicated timeline interface), how to collaborate with others to build your presentation, and how to share and present your final masterpiece.

Fluid Transitions


Richard Goring

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Fluid Transitions

Thursday, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Central

PowerPoint offers a number of great ways to seamlessly transition from one slide to the next —  most recently, the extraordinary Morph feature. Learn how to use transitions between slides and between elements within your slides, to get your audience drooling!

Topics include:

  • how to think ‘outside the slide’ — literally!
  • consideration of timing, speed, distance
  • creating beautiful and impressive sequences
  • practical demonstrations of bringing elements to life
  • examples to inspire your creativity

The session will be highly practical with discussion on how to achieve a specific style, and a live demo of the technique being created in PowerPoint.

Adobe Apps for Presentations


Mark Heaps

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Adobe Apps for Presentations

Thursday, 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Central

You already have Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign… so why not use them to help make your presentations?

Topics include:

  • Building content in Photoshop, InDesign, or Illustrator, and then exporting for PowerPoint, Keynote, or Google Slides
  • Plug-ins and add-ons that help bridge the gap
  • How CC helps

Make Effective Infographics Fast


Mike Parkinson

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Make Effective Infographics Fast

Thursday, 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Central

Learn to quickly turn information, words, and data into clear, compelling infographics. You’ll get real-world tips and tricks to speed development, and also receive Mike’s popular “Graphic Cheat Sheet” (and other tools) that helps pick the right graphic for the job. This high energy, interactive session shares a proven concepting process to develop powerful infographics. You’ll also get key rendering principles and tactics for use in PowerPoint, Illustrator, and other tools.

Technical Type for Presentations


Nolan Haims

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Technical Type for Presentations

Thursday, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Central

If you still think that you can’t use professional-grade typography in PowerPoint, it’s time to take another look. In this session, we’ll explore the program’s features and capabilities for making type shine and for moving well beyond the worlds of Arial and Calibri.

Topics include:

  • The pros and cons of embedding
  • Cloud fonts
  • Font themes
  • Formatting tips and techniques
  • Converting fonts to shapes
  • Fonts and templates