Tutorials
Learn how to use Adobe® Acrobat® 7.0 software to convert your thesis or dissertation into a searchable, media-rich Adobe PDF file. View or download five easy lessons — now optimized for Acrobat 7.0 Professional or Standard — that will help you preserve your important work in a format that any authorized person can view. By converting your work to PDF, you will become part of an international effort to make graduate research standardized and accessible.
Created by Ohio State University with support from Adobe, this easy-to-follow tutorial will guide you through specific tasks. Each exercise links to a demo video that lets you watch the tasks being performed.
Five easy-to-follow lessons
View or download the complete lesson set:
View or download individual lessons:
- Lesson 1: Read an ETD (PDF: 966k)
- Lesson 2: Create a PDF File (PDF: 435k)
- Lesson 3: Modify a PDF File (PDF: 1.3M)
- Lesson 4: Add PDF Navigation to an ETD (PDF: 1.1M)
- Lesson 5: Add Multimedia with Acrobat Professional (PDF: 1.3M)
Please note: In order to create and modify PDF files as described in this tutorial, you need to install and use Adobe Acrobat software — free Adobe Reader® can only be used to read a PDF file, not to create one.
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Publishing and archiving ETDs (PDF: 425k)
Read this solution brief for an overview of how Adobe solutions can be an integral part of your institution's ETD initiatives.
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