Section |
Page |
Using Help |
1 |
Using online Help |
1 |
Using Bookmarks |
2 |
Using the navigation bar |
2 |
Printing the Help file |
3 |
Other help resources |
3 |
Contents |
4 |
Accessibility |
5 |
Using accessibility features in Acrobat 5.0 |
5 |
Using a screen reader with Acrobat 5.0 |
5 |
Using Acrobat and Microsoft Internet Explorer (Windows only) |
5 |
Using keyboard shortcuts for menu commands and navigation |
6 |
Menu bar keystrokes |
6 |
Document pane keystrokes |
6 |
Toolbar keystrokes (Windows only) |
6 |
Navigation pane keystrokes |
7 |
Floating palette access (Windows only) |
7 |
Dialog box keystrokes |
7 |
Setting Accessibility preferences |
7 |
Learning Adobe Acrobat 5.0 |
9 |
Using Web resources |
9 |
Using Adobe Online |
9 |
Other learning resources |
10 |
Customer support |
11 |
Customer support on Adobe Online |
11 |
Additional customer support resources |
11 |
Looking at the Work Area |
12 |
Using the work area |
12 |
Using menus and tools |
13 |
Using context menus |
14 |
Using palettes and the navigation pane |
14 |
Using the grid |
16 |
Using the Info palette |
16 |
Opening PDF documents |
17 |
Adjusting the view of PDF documents |
17 |
Magnifying and reducing the view |
17 |
Setting the page layout and orientation |
18 |
Reading documents in Full Screen view |
19 |
Navigating in PDF documents |
20 |
Paging through documents |
20 |
Browsing with navigational structures |
21 |
Retracing your viewing path |
23 |
Finding words in PDF documents |
24 |
Getting information on PDF documents |
24 |
Printing PDF documents |
26 |
Printing oversize pages using tiling |
27 |
Selecting a printer output tray (Windows only) |
28 |
Setting Acrobat preferences |
28 |
Creating Adobe PDF Files |
32 |
Using Acrobat Distiller |
32 |
Converting Microsoft Office application files (Windows) |
32 |
Using an authoring application’s Print command (Windows) |
32 |
Using an authoring application’s Print command (Mac OS) |
33 |
Dragging a file onto the Create Adobe PDF icon (Mac OS) |
33 |
Using an authoring application’s Save As or Export command |
34 |
Converting image, HTML, and text files |
34 |
Converting scanned documents to Adobe PDF |
34 |
Scanning pages from paper documents |
35 |
To scan pages from a paper document: |
35 |
Capturing pages to convert to searchable text |
35 |
Correcting words on captured pages |
36 |
Creating PostScript files |
37 |
Tips on creating PostScript files |
38 |
Creating Adobe PDF files from PostScript files |
38 |
Setting up watched folders |
40 |
Combining PostScript files |
41 |
Converting Asian text to Adobe PDF (Windows) |
41 |
About Asian language Adobe PDF files |
42 |
Embedding Asian TrueType fonts in an Adobe PDF file (Windows) |
42 |
Substituting Asian TrueType fonts with printer font references |
43 |
Working with Japanese ATM Type1 fonts |
43 |
Converting Asian text to Adobe PDF (Mac OS) |
43 |
Working with Asian ATM Type1 fonts |
43 |
Working with Adobe Type Composer Japanese fonts |
44 |
Preventing ATM from rasterizing Asian fonts |
44 |
Using MakeCID to create width-only fonts |
44 |
About Eastern European and Middle Eastern language Adobe PDF files |
45 |
Acrobat Distiller Options |
46 |
Setting Distiller options |
46 |
Setting job options |
46 |
Setting the Distiller General job options |
48 |
Applying compression and resampling |
51 |
About methods of compression |
51 |
About resampling |
52 |
Setting the Distiller Compression job options |
53 |
Applying different settings to different images |
54 |
Giving Distiller access to fonts |
55 |
Embedding fonts |
56 |
About font embedding and substitution |
56 |
Previewing PDF files without embedded fonts |
57 |
Setting the Distiller Fonts job options |
57 |
Finding PostScript font names |
58 |
Managing color with Distiller |
59 |
Specifying how color is managed |
59 |
Managing ICC profiles |
59 |
Setting the Distiller Color job options |
60 |
Setting the Distiller Advanced job options |
63 |
Adding security to Adobe PDF files |
65 |
Setting Distiller preferences |
67 |
Setting the Distiller printer preferences |
67 |
Setting Distiller printer properties (Windows only) |
67 |
Specifying printing properties on Windows 95, 98, and Millennium Edition |
68 |
Converting Web Pages to Adobe PDF |
69 |
About Adobe PDF documents created from Web pages |
69 |
Configuring your Internet or proxy settings |
69 |
Downloading Web pages in Acrobat |
70 |
About pages on Web sites |
71 |
Converting Web pages by specifying a URL |
71 |
Converting a link’s Web pages |
72 |
Converting Web pages by dragging and dropping |
73 |
Specifying conversion options for capturing Web pages |
74 |
Setting General conversion options |
74 |
Setting display options for HTML files |
75 |
Setting display options for text files |
76 |
Defining page layouts |
77 |
Working with Web pages converted to Adobe PDF |
78 |
Using tagged bookmarks to organize converted Web pages |
78 |
Adding more tagged bookmarks |
79 |
Getting information on converted Web pages |
79 |
Refreshing converted Web pages |
80 |
Comparing converted pages with current Web pages |
80 |
Setting Web Capture preferences |
81 |
Repurposing Adobe PDF Documents |
82 |
About the different types of Adobe PDF documents |
82 |
Contents of different types of Adobe PDF documents |
82 |
How different types of Adobe PDF documents can be repurposed |
83 |
Creating structured Adobe PDF documents |
84 |
Creating tagged Adobe PDF documents |
84 |
Saving Adobe PDF documents to other formats |
84 |
Reflowing the contents of tagged Adobe PDF documents |
85 |
Editing the reflow order of tagged Adobe PDF documents |
85 |
Providing accessibility to Adobe PDF documents |
86 |
Editing the logical structure tree of Adobe PDF documents |
87 |
Checking the accessibility of Adobe PDF documents |
88 |
Verifying the sequence of words in Adobe PDF documents |
89 |
Inserting special characters in Adobe PDF documents |
89 |
Organization and Navigation Elements |
90 |
Working with thumbnails |
90 |
Creating and deleting thumbnails |
90 |
Creating and deleting thumbnails in a document collection |
91 |
Working with bookmarks |
91 |
Creating bookmarks |
92 |
Editing and deleting bookmarks |
93 |
Creating a bookmark hierarchy |
94 |
Tagged bookmarks |
95 |
Working with articles |
95 |
Defining articles |
96 |
Editing and deleting articles |
96 |
Working with links |
98 |
Creating links |
98 |
Setting magnification options |
99 |
Editing links |
99 |
Creating and editing Weblinks |
100 |
Working with destinations |
101 |
Working with PDF |
103 |
Copying PDF text and graphics to other applications |
103 |
Copying all the text in a PDF file |
104 |
Copying images from a PDF file |
104 |
Copying small amounts of text and graphics from a PDF file |
106 |
Selecting tables and formatted text (Windows) |
107 |
Using the table/formatted text select tool |
107 |
Setting preferences for the table/formatted text select tool |
108 |
Cropping and rotating pages |
110 |
Moving and copying PDF pages and files |
111 |
Combining PDF files |
111 |
Moving and copying using thumbnails |
112 |
Moving and copying using tagged bookmarks (Windows) |
112 |
Extracting pages |
113 |
Deleting and replacing pages |
113 |
Renumbering pages |
116 |
Editing text |
117 |
About the touchup text tool |
117 |
Editing text with the touchup text tool |
117 |
Editing line breaks |
119 |
Fitting text within a selected text line |
119 |
Editing graphic objects within PDF documents |
120 |
Setting the TouchUp preferences |
122 |
Incorporating PDF documents in documents with OLE support |
122 |
Comparing two PDF documents |
123 |
Batch processing |
124 |
Adding Comments |
128 |
About comments |
128 |
Using the Comments palette |
128 |
Using the comment tools |
129 |
Using the notes tool |
130 |
Using the free text tool |
130 |
Using the sound attachment tool |
132 |
Using the stamp tool |
133 |
Adding custom stamps to the stamp library |
133 |
Using the file attachment tool |
134 |
Marking up documents |
135 |
Marking up documents with graphic markup tools |
135 |
Marking up documents with text markup tools |
137 |
Setting the custom color option |
138 |
Managing comments |
138 |
Editing comments |
139 |
Generating comment summaries |
140 |
Sorting, showing, and hiding comments |
140 |
Finding comments |
140 |
Setting comment preferences |
141 |
Importing and exporting comments |
142 |
Sharing comments on a server |
143 |
Working online versus offline |
143 |
Uploading, downloading, and viewing comments |
143 |
Deleting comments |
144 |
Working off-line and sharing comments on a server |
144 |
PDF Forms |
145 |
Creating PDF forms |
145 |
Creating form fields |
145 |
Creating text boxes |
147 |
Creating buttons |
148 |
Creating check boxes |
148 |
Creating combo boxes and list boxes |
148 |
Creating radio buttons |
150 |
Creating signature fields |
150 |
Setting form field options |
151 |
Setting appearance options |
151 |
Setting action options |
152 |
Setting format options |
153 |
Setting validation options |
153 |
Setting calculation options |
154 |
Designing, building, and editing forms |
155 |
Selecting form fields |
155 |
Positioning form fields with the grid |
156 |
Creating form tables |
156 |
Editing form fields |
157 |
Duplicating form fields |
158 |
Changing the appearance of form fields |
159 |
Setting tabbing order |
159 |
Working with the Fields palette and context menu |
160 |
Making forms Web ready |
160 |
Creating Submit Form and Reset Form buttons |
160 |
Creating Import Data buttons |
162 |
Submitting images with a PDF form |
162 |
Defining CGI export values |
163 |
Using custom JavaScripts in forms |
164 |
Creating simple JavaScripts |
164 |
Creating an automatic date field |
164 |
Subtracting and dividing two values |
165 |
Assigning a ‘go to page’ action |
166 |
Sending a document or form via e-mail |
167 |
Hiding a field until a condition is met |
167 |
Using templates to generate forms dynamically |
168 |
Exporting and importing form data |
169 |
Filling out forms |
170 |
Adding Interactivity |
172 |
Using buttons |
172 |
Creating interactive buttons |
173 |
Customizing button displays |
174 |
Showing and hiding graphic form fields |
175 |
Integrating media clips into PDFs |
176 |
Adding movie clips |
176 |
Adding sound clips |
178 |
Tips for adding movie and sound clips |
178 |
Playing movies and sound clips |
179 |
Using actions for special effects |
179 |
About action types |
180 |
Using page actions |
181 |
Working with JavaScript actions |
181 |
Working with document level JavaScript actions |
183 |
Distributing Documents in PDF |
185 |
E-mailing documents from Acrobat |
185 |
Preparing documents for electronic distribution |
185 |
Adding a Welcome page |
186 |
Naming PDF documents |
186 |
Compressing image files |
187 |
Optimizing or creating Fast Web View files |
187 |
Adding searchable information and setting the binding |
188 |
Defining opening views |
188 |
Setting security for documents |
189 |
Indexing document collections |
190 |
Distributing documents containing media clips |
191 |
Using PDF Consultant to analyze and repair documents |
191 |
Viewing Document Metadata |
192 |
Encrypting PDF files |
192 |
Digitally Signing PDF Files |
195 |
About using digital signatures |
195 |
Selecting a signature handler |
196 |
Setting a default signature handler |
196 |
About Acrobat Self-Sign Security |
197 |
Setting up profiles in Acrobat Self-Sign Security |
197 |
Creating profiles |
197 |
Backing up your profiles |
198 |
Adding graphics to signatures |
198 |
Changing your password options |
199 |
Changing your password |
199 |
Changing your password time-out options |
200 |
Working with signatures |
200 |
Logging in to a profile |
201 |
About signature fields |
201 |
Adding signatures to a document |
201 |
Adding signatures to a document in a browser |
202 |
Verifying signatures |
203 |
Deleting signatures and clearing signature fields |
203 |
Tracking digital signatures in the Signatures palette |
204 |
Getting information on signatures |
205 |
Viewing earlier versions of a signed document |
205 |
Managing user certificates |
205 |
Sharing your user certificate |
205 |
Getting information on certificates |
206 |
Building a list of trusted certificates |
207 |
Setting Acrobat Self-Sign Security preferences |
208 |
Viewing and Buying PDF on the Web |
209 |
Setting your Web Buy preferences |
209 |
About locked PDF files and license files |
210 |
Transacting a purchase using Web Buy |
210 |
Reconfiguring your Web browser |
211 |
Viewing PDF documents on the Web |
211 |
Reading PDF documents in a Web browser |
211 |
Searching in a Web browser |
211 |
Enabling Fast Web View |
211 |
Setting up Acrobat as a helper application |
212 |
Installing the Web browser plug-in |
212 |
Managing Acrobat plug-ins |
212 |
About Web Services |
213 |
Redirection of Web services updates |
214 |
Searching and Indexing Document Collections |
215 |
Searching indexes |
215 |
Selecting indexes |
215 |
Using the Search command |
215 |
Advanced search techniques |
217 |
Refining searches |
217 |
Using Word Assistant |
218 |
Searching with Document Info and Date Info |
219 |
Searching for phrases, stopwords, numbers, and separator characters |
219 |
Using Boolean operators |
220 |
Expanding searches |
221 |
Limiting searches |
221 |
Indexing PDF Documents |
221 |
Preparing and structuring document collections for indexing |
221 |
Creating the file structure |
222 |
Defining and building an index |
224 |
Stopping index builds |
225 |
Selecting options |
225 |
Adding document identifiers to 1.0 PDF files for cross-platform compatibility |
226 |
Setting Acrobat Catalog and Search preferences |
226 |
Setting Acrobat Catalog preferences |
226 |
Setting Search preferences |
228 |
Purging and rebuilding indexes |
229 |
Moving document collections and their indexes |
229 |
Managing Color in Acrobat |
230 |
Why colors sometimes don’t match |
230 |
About color management |
230 |
About color models |
231 |
RGB model |
231 |
CMYK model |
232 |
Grayscale model |
232 |
Color gamuts |
232 |
Device-dependent color |
233 |
Device-independent color |
233 |
Do you need color management? |
234 |
About working spaces |
234 |
Managing color in Acrobat |
234 |
Choosing a color settings file |
235 |
Specifying working spaces for unmanaged colors |
236 |
Specifying a color management engine |
236 |
Using black-point compensation |
237 |
Soft-proofing colors |
237 |
Creating a viewing environment |
238 |
Managing color on a printer |
239 |
Using printer-based color management |
239 |
Using host-based color management |
239 |
Setting color management options |
240 |
Setting device-dependent print options |
241 |
Declaring trapping information |
241 |
Exporting to PostScript or EPS |
241 |
Using PDFWriter to Create Adobe PDF Files (Windows) |
243 |
About PDFWriter |
243 |
Creating Adobe PDF files with PDFWriter |
243 |
Setting PDFWriter properties |
244 |
Changing the page setup |
244 |
Changing the compression options |
245 |
Embedding fonts in Adobe PDF files |
246 |
Windows Shortcuts |
248 |
Selecting tools |
248 |
Navigation |
249 |
Function Keys |
250 |
Editing Documents |
250 |
Searching |
252 |
Document Information and Preferences |
252 |
Windows |
252 |
Miscellaneous |
252 |
Mac OS Shortcuts |
253 |
Selecting tools |
253 |
Navigation |
254 |
Function Keys |
255 |
Editing Documents |
255 |
Searching |
257 |
Document Information and Preferences |
257 |
Windows |
257 |
Miscellaneous |
257 |
Index |
258 |
A |
258 |
B |
260 |
C |
261 |
D |
263 |
E |
265 |
F |
266 |
G |
268 |
H |
269 |
I |
269 |
J |
270 |
K |
271 |
L |
271 |
M |
272 |
N |
273 |
O |
273 |
P |
274 |
Q |
277 |
R |
277 |
S |
278 |
T |
280 |
U |
282 |
V |
282 |
W |
283 |
X |
284 |
Z |
284 |
Legal Notices |
285 |