16th December, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments
Placing a 3D model into a PDF file adds another dimension of information (pun intended). Adding a model is only one part of the Acrobat PDF 3D experience. Last month, I described how to add 3D content to your PDF files via the source document or through Acrobat 9 Pro Extended. Enrich your presentation with specified » Read More
17th June, 2009 - Posted by MsD - 7 Comments
Reading order is a key component of accessible documents. The path taken through a document is its reading order. Use the TouchUp Reading Order tool (Acrobat 9 Pro and Pro Extended) to define and order your page elements. Tip: Set reading order after tweaking the tags. Otherwise, extra spaces and tabs are included in the reading order. Select » Read More
18th February, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments
The Acrobat 9 Download Series: Readers of my articles at acrobatusers.com who’d like to read offline at their leisure can now download a PDF in a print-ready format. Reviewing and Commenting is the current topic of the month at Acrobatusers.com. This month’s topic intro states: With Acrobat 9, managing reviews and collecting comments is easy. You choose which » Read More
22nd January, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments
Scanning pages from a book often includes deskewing the pages, which then throws off the pages’ trim size. Unfortunately, the Crop Pages feature in Acrobat won’t restore the original trim size. What to do? Windjack Solutions offers a free script that will reset the size for you. Download the AcroPack Demo as either a free-standing Windows » Read More
12th January, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments
You want to send a PDF file to your business colleague, along with a couple of images and the spreadsheet referenced in the document. Are you still distributing material in the “old” way? We all appreciate the fact that a single compressed file is far simpler to deal with. It’s easier to attach, easier for the recipient » Read More
8th January, 2009 - Posted by MsD - No Comments
The good folks at Peachpit have published a chapter from my Acrobat 9 How To’s book online. That’s right. A free chapter. Read how to create a PDF Portfolio in six pages, giving you the content of six full tips. To wit: #25 PDF Portfolio Building 101 #26 Customizing the Appearance #27 Branding a PDF Portfolio #28 Organizing and » Read More
4th January, 2009 - Posted by MsD - 2 Comments
*without making yourself crazy! Has this ever happened to you? You dumped your source Word document, and you need the content from that PDF file to use in another Word or other file. No problem. You just open the PDF file, and choose File > Export > RTF. Tra-la-la. Flash forward a few minutes and your confidence in » Read More
18th December, 2008 - Posted by MsD - 1 Comment
I got an interesting email from Rob this morning. He asked about finding a source file’s name. That is, if you convert an image to PDF and save it, how and where can you find the original image’s name. To be honest, I’ve wondered about that now and again, so today seemed like a good day » Read More
16th April, 2008 - Posted by MsD - 6 Comments
The other day I got an email from Deborah. She writes: “Just read your article on the Acrobat User Community about combining files into one PDF document. Amazing timing for me. I need to combine several PDF files into one PDF file, and your article gave me all kinds of great advice. Thanks! The PDFs » Read More
8th April, 2008 - Posted by MsD - No Comments
It isn’t always necessary to start from scratch to write a batch sequence in Acrobat. Suppose you want to print some files, and need to make changes to print settings depending on the circumstances. You can set the criteria for configuring the printing in the batch sequence setup process. Rather than starting a new sequence, use the » Read More
