This activity guide is intended for two types of users who will be using the Kodak Pandora step-and-repeat software as prepress operators or system administrators. It can function as:

• A self-study guide for those who want to teach themselves how to use the Pandora software
• Reference material for those who have taken the Pandora training course and want to revisit their training on an as-needed basis

The objective of the guide is to help you become knowledgeable with the Pandora software and workflow and apply this knowledge to your own working environment. Working your way through the activities provides you with practical knowledge of the concepts and functions of the Pandora software, including product information, terminology, user interface, processes, and standard workflows. 

Duration

6-7 hours

Target audience

Prepress operators and system administrators

Guiding principles

This learning guide embodies the following adult learning principles:

• You learn through specific and measurable learning objectives.
• You use conceptual ideas to provide clarity of the larger picture.
• You complete hands-on practice to learn through doing.
• You apply new knowledge to your own working environment.
• You are responsible for your own learning.

Your role as the learner

To be an effective learner:

• Plan how to balance the activities with your regular work responsibilities.
• Prioritize what you want to learn.
• Assemble your own sample job files to use during the study session to use as added practice.
• Think about workflow issues specific to your site’s requirements and actively experiment with these issues during your study session.

We hope you find this guide useful, and we encourage you to use the Provide feedback link at the bottom of this page to send us your feedback. Your comments help us improve the quality of this training material.

Note: As you gain proficiency in Pandora software, you may want to start using keyboard shortcuts for quick access to some of the menu and toolbar commands in Pandora software. If so, you may need to change keyboard preferences on your workstation in order to use the function keys.