Adobe InDesign CS3 ACE Exam Aid

Written by David Creamer and Zaid Al-Hilali

Exam numbers: 9A0-055 and 9A0-070

The Adobe InDesign CS3 ACE Exam Aid streamlines the task of studying for the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) certification. It does this by testing your existing knowledge of InDesign CS3 and by helping you to obtain the necessary knowledge required to pass the official exam.

The exam aid is divided into Study mode and Practice mode. In Study mode, you have on demand access to answers, supplement answers, and paths/hyperlinks to corresponding pages in the InDesign help documentation. In Practice mode, you can simulate a test environment and sit unlimited mock tests based on the question pool.

Key Features

• Includes 335 questions (more than any competitor), divided into 12 discrete modules
• A separate section covering new features that you can use to prepare for the recertification exam
• All original questions based on the Prep Guide published by Adobe
• Supplement answers that explain and/or clarify the concepts behind the questions
• Paths to corresponding pages in the InDesign CS3 help file to enable further study – all paths hyperlinked to LiveDocs for easy access
• A Study mode with the option of previewing correct answers and supplement answers on demand
• A summary screen at the end of each module for reviewing the module content
• A Practice mode for testing your knowledge in a simulated official exam environment
• Unlimited mock practice tests based on the pool of questions contained in the study section
• Countdown clock, flagging, and sorting that create the experience of sitting for the official exam
• Scoring for each individual module and collectively at the end of each mock practice test
• Option of comparing your answers against the correct answers after sitting a mock practice test
• A printable PDF containing the supplement answers that you can use to study when you are away from your computer
• Ability to raise the threshold by increasing either the number of questions delivered or the passing score or by decreasing the allotted time to each mock practice test
• An easy to use interface, leaving you free to concentrate on the task of studying

Topics Covered

• Bridge, Managing Assets With
• Color, Working With
• Document Layout
• Drawing, Arranging and Transforming Objects
• Importing, Exporting & Converting Files
• Long Documents, Managing
• Preparing Documents for Crossmedia Support
• Prepress and Outputting to Print
• Tables, Working With
• Text, Working With
• Transparency, Working With
• XML, Working With

Interface

The interface is streamlined and intuitive to use. You can customize the mock tests, view passing score and individual module score, and compare your answers against the correct answers.