AFTIA COURSES

Knowledge That Scales.

Empower your team with world-class training from the architects of digital transformation. Official certifications, custom curriculums, and deep-dive technical workshops.

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Real-World Expertise.
Instructors who are active solution architects.
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Official Certification.
Recognized credentials in forms & document technology.
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Flexible Delivery.
Virtual public courses or onsite team bootcamps.

Course Catalog

All Courses
AEM Forms
Adobe Sign & Acrobat
Generative AI
Developer & APIs

Developing Adaptive Forms

This two‐day instructor‐led classroom or virtual course AEM Forms topics and techniques.

Audience: Form Designers, Developers
Prerequisites: Authoring Adaptive Forms
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Overview

This two‐day instructor‐led classroom or virtual course covers AEM Forms topics and techniques. You will learn best practices for enhancing the functionality and usefulness of your AEM Forms. Topics include advanced templates, form fragments, Form Data Model, form submission, multilingual forms, custom components, and JavaScript client libraries.

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Course Topics

  • Advanced Templates
  • Create Adaptive Form Template
  • Customizing Themes
  • Implementing a Branded Theme
  • Form Fragments
  • Create Layout Fragments
  • Use Fragments
  • Configure Lazy Loading
  • Form Models
  • Configuring Datasources
  • Building Form Data Models based on a Database
  • Adding Custom Elements and Associations
  • Configuring Form Model Services
  • Testing Form Models
  • Working with Objects
  • Prefilling Dropdowns
  • Create Adaptive Forms Based on Form Model
  • Configuring Prefill Services
  • Form Model Integration
  • Adding and Configuring Form Model Components
  • Using Rule Builder
  • Implementing Dynamic Features through Rules
  • Invoking Form Model Services
  • Form Submission
  • Send PDF via email
  • Using Email Templates
  • Invoke Workflows
  • Creating Multilingual Forms
  • Multilingual Forms
  • Form Configuration
  • Translating Forms
  • Introduction to OSGi Workflows
  • Creating and Implementing a Custom Submit Service
  • Using Assign Task and AEM Inbox
  • Client Libraries
  • Custom JavaScripts
  • And a whole lot of Best Practices

AEM Forms Workflow OSGi Developer

This two-day course will introduce users how to best build customized workflows using OSGi workflow models.

Audience: Designers, Developers, Business Users
Prereq: AEM Form Designer, Adaptive Forms, XML and JSON data
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Overview

This two-day course will introduce users how to best build customized workflows using OSGi workflow models. Participants will learn the best practices to create and deploy a human centric workflow that can be used through web browsers and the AEM mobile App. This class covers workflows that can be invoked by Adaptive Form submission and by using Watched Folders.

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Course Topics

  • Introduction to AEM Workflow Models
  • AEM Forms Workflow Capabilities and Features
  • Demonstration
  • Working with Workflow Data
  • Understanding Payloads
  • Variables and XPath in a Process
  • Using OR Splits in Models
  • Using Email Notifications with an OSGi Workflow
  • Creating Custom Templates
  • Personalizing Emails
  • Using Send Email Component
  • Using AEM Document Services
  • Rendering Forms
  • Applying Reader Extensions and Document Security
  • Using the Assembler Service
  • Implementing Custom ECMA Scripts
  • Creating a Script Library
  • Retrieving and Working with Workflow Data
  • Creating Custom Scripts for Use in Workflows
  • Testing and Debugging a Workflow
  • Understanding Log Files
  • Creating Custom Logs
  • Break Points

Developing Forms with AEM Forms Designer (Level 1)

In this two‐day course, participants will learn how to create, manage and work with templates built using AEM Forms: Designer.

Audience: Form Designers, Developers, Business Users, Graphic Designers
Prerequisites: None
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Overview

In this two‐day course, participants will learn how to create, manage and work with templates built using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Forms: Designer. You will learn how to start a new form template and using proven best practices you will assemble a fully functioning form that can be used in both PDF and HTML5 formats.

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Course Topics

  • Introduction
  • Understanding Adobe Reader, Adobe Acrobat Pro and LiveCycle Designer
  • Forms workflow
  • Types of Forms: Static vs dynamic forms, Interactive vs Flat
  • Introduction to XML Data
  • Creating new forms
  • Multilingual Forms
  • LiveCycle Designer workspace tour
  • Form setup and properties
  • Adding design objects
  • Previewing your form
  • Adding form fields
  • Object naming
  • Saving forms (XDP vs PDF)
  • Styling your form
  • Object appearance
  • Caption vs value
  • Font and paragraph properties
  • Borders and backgrounds
  • Using Field Patterns Effectively
  • Working with Object Libraries
  • Managing libraries
  • Adding, removing and modifying library objects
  • Sharing libraries and templates
  • Working with pages
  • Document pages vs Master Pages
  • Adding and removing document pages
  • Setting up a Master Page
  • Creating multiple Master Pages
  • Automatic page numbering
  • Working with structure
  • Best Practices
  • Working with the Hierarchy panel
  • Working with subforms
  • Working with tables
  • Creating tables
  • Merging cells
  • Adding static objects and form fields
  • Styling tables, cells and objects
  • Converting Forms
  • Importing Word / PDF Forms
  • Best Practices when Converting Forms
  • Making Forms Accessible
  • Setting Tabbing Order
  • Adding Custom Screen-reader Text
  • Saving and Submitting Forms
  • Types of Form Submit
  • Submit Button Properties

Introduction to Adobe Sign

In this one-day course, students will learn how to create, distribute and manage documents using the Acrobat Sign Dashboard.

Audience: Anyone
Prerequisites: None
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Overview

In this one-day course, students will learn how to create, distribute and manage documents using the Acrobat Sign Dashboard. Emphasis will be on using document configuration settings to personalize documents.

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Course Topics

  • Introduction to Acrobat Sign
  • Introduction
  • Overview of Sign Capabilities
  • Introduction to Acrobat Sign Dashboard
  • Demonstration
  • Section 1: Account Setup
  • Introduction to Acrobat Sign Dashboard
  • Configuring Dashboard
  • Adding Users and Groups
  • Signing Preferences
  • Section 2: Creating Documents
  • Creating Recipient Groups
  • Adding Documents
  • Archiving Documents
  • Using Fill and Sign
  • Section 3: Managing and Tracking Documents
  • Creating Templates
  • Adding Document Tags
  • Signature Blocks
  • Calculated Fields
  • Field Formatting
  • Configure event notifications
  • Reporting
  • Section 4: Using Workflows
  • Creating a Workflow
  • Activating Workflows
  • Creating Agreements
  • Workflow Recipients
  • Email Notifications
  • Adding and Sending Documents
  • Mapping Fields

Getting Started with Acrobat Studio

A live instructor-led, hands-on class designed to guide beginners through the essential features of Acrobat Studio.

Audience: Anyone
Prerequisites: None
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Overview

Getting Started with Acrobat Studio is a live instructor led, hands-on class designed to guide beginners through the essential features and functionalities of Acrobat Studio in a comprehensive 1 day training session. Participants will learn how to create PDF and PDF Forms, send documents for signature, use AI Assistant to gain insights and summaries and how to make their documents look great using Adobe Express.

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Course Topics

  • Introduction to Acrobat Studio
  • View, print, share, and comment with Adobe Acrobat
  • Working with PDF documents
  • Ensuring Documents are accessible
  • Collect binding e-signatures and track responses
  • Creating PDF Spaces
  • Using AI Assistant to summarize documents, get insights, and ask questions
  • Generating a Slide deck
  • Stylize your PDF documents using Adobe Express

Adobe Firefly for Designers

In this 4-hour live instructor-led workshop you will learn about Adobe's Firefly tools that can help you generate amazing and creative images.

Audience: Designers, Creatives
Prerequisites: None
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Overview

In this 4-hour live instructor-led workshop you will learn about Adobe's new Firefly tools that can help you generate amazing and creative images. Participants will learn the key capabilities and how best to structure a Text to Image request prompt. We will also explore the various Creative Suite tools that now include Firefly features such as Photoshop, Illustrator and Express. This class is limited to 8 participants.

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Course Topics

  • Introduction
  • What is Generative AI
  • Ethical use of AI
  • How AI is changing creative workflows
  • Support, Forums & other resources
  • Using the Firefly Web Application
  • Text to Image
  • Object Composites
  • Adding & Removing objects
  • Using Generative Fill and Expand
  • Generative Recolor
  • Getting Better Results
  • How to write better prompts
  • Using reference images
  • Creating and Using Style Kits
  • Creating and using Boards
  • Key features
  • Adding content
  • Generating Content using Boards
  • Creative Production Tools
  • Process files with bulk actions such as Remove Background and Resize Images
  • Creating Videos with Firefly
  • Using Text to Video
  • Using reference images
  • Translating Videos using AI
  • Enhanced Speech
  • Creative Cloud Firefly Integrations
  • Adobe Express
  • Firefly features in Photoshop
  • Firefly features in Illustrator
  • Custom Models
  • Overview of custom models
  • Training the model
  • Use Cases & Applications
  • Q & A Workshop
  • Aftia Tips & Tricks
  • Best Practices & new features

Getting Started with Adobe Express

Learn the fundamentals of creating content quickly with Adobe Express.

Audience: Anyone
Prerequisites: None
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Overview

Contact us for detailed syllabus and training options for Adobe Express.

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Getting Started with Firefly Services

In this 4-hour session your team will learn fundamentals of the Adobe Firefly Services including how to set up a simple project and accessing the APIs.

Audience: Developers
Prerequisites: Basic programming knowledge
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Overview

In this 4-hour session your team will learn fundamentals of the Adobe Firefly Services including how to set up a simple project and accessing the APIs.

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Course Topics

  • Introduction to Firefly Services
  • What are Firefly Services APIs?
  • What can you do with the APIs
  • Supported Features
  • Typical Use-cases
  • Code Samples
  • Ways to access the APIs
  • Licensing and Usage Limits
  • Overview of the Firefly Services APIs and SDKs
  • Getting additional Help / Support
  • Introduction to Custom Models
  • Creating a custom model
  • Training Models
  • Custom Model Extensions
  • Creating a New Project
  • Creating a project within the Adobe Developer Console
  • Credential Management
  • File Management
  • Executing Photoshop Actions

Getting Started with PDF Services APIs

In this 4-hour session your team will learn fundamentals of Acrobat Services API including how to set up a simple project and accessing the APIs.

Audience: Developers
Prerequisites: Basic programming knowledge
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Overview

In this 4-hour session your team will learn fundamentals of Acrobat Services API including how to set up a simple project and accessing the APIs.

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Course Topics

  • Introduction
  • What are Acrobat Services APIs?
  • What you can do with the APIs
  • Quickstarts
  • Ways to access the API
  • Licensing and Usage Limits
  • Getting additional Help / Support
  • Project Setup
  • Credential Management
  • Using External Storage
  • Postman Collections
  • Using APIs
  • PDF Accessibility Auto-Tag API
  • PDF Extract API
  • Document Generation API
  • PDF Electronic Seal API
  • PDF Embed API

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