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Working with the Article Tool

Sometimes you have PDF files that contain multiple columns, which may be hard to read without a lot of vertical and horizontal scrolling. In this case, you may want to use Acrobat’s article tool to help readers move easily through the document. To use the article tool:

Go to Tools > Advanced Editing > Article Tool.
Click […]

Using the Measuring Tools in Adobe Acrobat

Acrobat has three measuring features: the Distance tool, the Perimeter tool, and the Area tool. To access these tools:

Open a PDF a go to Tools > Measuring > Show Measuring Toolbar.

To use the Distance tool, click on the first icon on the Measuring Toolbar. A popup menu will appear with the distance options.
Next click on […]

PDF Packages: What They Are and How To Create Them

PDF Packages are different from normal PDF files. With Packages, you can convert multiple different file types into PDF and group them together with a PDF wrapper. To make a PDF Package:

Open Acrobat and go to File > Create PDF > From Multiple Files
Click Add Files and choose a few different documents. These files can […]

Using Acrobat for Presentations

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 […]

Add Security to a PDF in Adobe Acrobat

By their nature, PDF files are harder to alter than other document types, but if you want to prevent someone from opening your PDF or making changes it is best to add security to the document. To add security:

Open your PDF in Acrobat and go to File > Properties
Click on the Security tab and change […]