ArsGeek has a simple tip for significantly speeding up Adobe Reader 8.0.
Please note: this seems to break Adobe Reader 8.1, so if you have that version (the most current at the time of this writing), don’t try this tip.
When you open a document in Adobe Reader, sometimes you get the error:
Please wait while […]
Did you know that Acrobat works like PowerPoint? PDF files can be viewed in full screen with transitions similar to PowerPoint. Let’s get started:
First open a multi-page PDF in Acrobat
Next go to Advanced > Document Processing > Page Transitions
Choose the transition type. We chose Fade.
Next choose All Pages for the Page Range and click OK
To […]
If you want to evaluate the differences between a PDF file and a revised version of that file you can use Acrobat’s Compare Documents option. Here’s how:
Open Acrobat and go to Advanced > Compare Documents
Click the first ‘Choose’ button and select your original PDF file
Click the second Choose button and find your updated PDF
For Type […]
If you try to convert a large document from Microsoft Word or Excel into PDF it may take a while. To speed up the conversion process:
Open Word or Excel and click on Adobe PDF on the menu bar
Click Change Conversion Settings
On the Conversion Settings dropdown menu change it from Standard to Smallest File Size
Close the […]
The easiest way to shrink the file size of a PDF in Acrobat 8 is to click on Document > Reduce File Size. For the compatibly setting I would recommend Acrobat 6 and later. The higher compatibility setting you choose, the smaller the file size will be. The downside of choosing a high compatibility setting […]
