Archive for November, 2007

Make a PDF from a Web Page without Headers & Footers

You may know that Acrobat can convert web pages into PDF. This feature is nice, but the look of the final product is often spoiled by unnecessary headers and footers. Let’s fix that:

Open Acrobat and go to File > Create PDF from Web Page
Type in the address in the URL section
Click Settings and uncheck the […]

Differences between Acrobat Professional & Standard

If you’re considering which version of Acrobat to buy, there are a couple of things to know. The main difference between versions is that Acrobat 8 Professional can create forms, while Standard cannot. Acrobat Professional also comes with Designer, a separate program with many additional form features. Aside from form tools Acrobat Professional also has:

Redaction […]

PDF/A and PDF/X Documents

If you open a PDF in Acrobat and go to File > Save As, you may notice that there is more than one option for saving PDF files. What are PDF/A and PDF/X documents?  In simple terms they are standards for creating PDF files. PDF/A is for archiving, while PDF/X is for the print industry. […]

Repairing Acrobat

Acrobat has a nice repair feature. If the program is acting up, this feature will sometimes fix the issue. To repair Acrobat:

Open Acrobat
Go to Help > Repair Acrobat Installation (or on Mac go to Acrobat > Repair)
This process may take as long as 10 minutes. While it is repairing, I recommend closing other programs.

Add Asian Language fonts to Acrobat

Adding fonts for Asian languages to Acrobat is easy. Here’s how to do it:

On Windows XP go to Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel.
Click on Acrobat then click Change/Remove
Click Next, then Modify
Next click the plus sign next to Create Adobe PDF
After that click on the red X next to Asian Language Support and […]