Adobe Certified Professional Exam Preparation
An Adobe Certified Professional credential shows employers and clients that your skills meet an industry standard.
About this course
An Adobe Certified Professional credential shows employers and clients that your skills meet an industry standard. This three-day course focuses on one application of your choice, Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign, and prepares you for its exam in a structured, practical way.
You review each objective area, from project requirements and design principles to creating, organising and publishing work, then build speed with timed practice tasks. Exam fees are separate and paid to the exam provider. You leave ready to sit the exam with confidence.
What you'll learn
- Understand the structure, task types and timing of the Adobe Certified Professional exams
- Work within project requirements, including audience, purpose and copyright considerations
- Apply design principles, terminology and best practice as assessed in the exam
- Set up projects and interfaces correctly in the chosen application
- Organise documents using layers, artboards, pages or styles as appropriate
- Create and modify visual elements accurately and efficiently
- Publish, export and package digital media in the correct formats
- Complete timed practice tasks with speed and accuracy
Curriculum
- How the exams are structured
- Live-in-the-application and question tasks
- Time management
- Choosing the application to certify in
- Identifying project purpose, audience and goals
- Communicating with colleagues and clients
- Copyright, permissions and licensing
- Accessibility and design principles
- Creating documents with the correct settings
- Navigating and customising the workspace
- Using rulers, guides and grids
- Importing assets
- Layers, artboards and pages
- Managing colour swatches and styles
- Libraries and reusable assets
- Working with text and type tools
- Drawing, selecting and transforming
- Adjusting images and colour
- Applying effects and styles
- Preparing files for print and screen
- Exporting in appropriate formats
- Packaging projects for handoff
- Practice exams in the chosen application
- Reviewing common errors
- Final readiness checklist
Who it's for
For designers, students and creative staff who already use Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign and want to earn an Adobe Certified Professional credential.
Before you start
- Regular hands-on experience with Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign
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