Adobe 22020737 Acrobat X Pro Manual - Page 337

USING ACROBAT X PRO 331 Editing PDFs 2 Drag a handle of the object. Shift-drag the handle to retain the original aspect ratio. Clip an object 1 Select the Edit Object tool . 2 Right-click the object, and choose Set Clip. When you hold the pointer over the selection, the clipping icon appears. 3 Drag a selection handle in the direction you want until the clip rectangle displays the results you want. 4 Click inside the selection to exit the clipping mode. Edit an object using the Edit Object tool 1 Choose Tools > Content > Edit Object tool. 2 Select the object, right-click the selection, and choose one of the following: Place Image Embeds an image file in the PDF. Set Clip Sets a clipping region for the object, if one exists. Delete Clip Delete Clip deletes objects that are clipping the selected object. For example, if you scale text and the resulting characters are clipped, selecting this option shows you the complete characters. This option appears only if you chose Set Clip. Flip Horizontal, Flip Vertical Flip Horizontal flips the image horizontally, on the vertical axis. Flipping text blocks horizontally creates a mirror effect. Flip Vertical flips the image vertically, on the horizontal axis. Create Artifact Removes the object from the reading order so it isn't read by a screen reader or the Read Out Loud command. Edit Image, Edit Object Starts the image editor or object editor you specify in the TouchUp preferences. Edit Image is available when a vector image is selected; Edit Object is available when a bitmap image is selected. Selecting these options removes tags from the PDF, potentially changing how the PDF reflows and affecting accessibility. For example, changing the location of an object affects the order in which that object (or its alternate text) is read by a screen reader. Rotate Clockwise, Rotate Counterclockwise, Rotate Selection Rotate Clockwise and Rotate Counterclockwise rotate the selected object ninety degrees in the indicated direction. Rotate Selection lets you rotate the selection incrementally by dragging a selection handle in the direction you choose. You must click inside the selection to exit the rotate mode. Properties Lets you edit properties for the content, tag, and text, such as adding alternate text to an image to make it accessible. Start an image editor using the Edit Object tool By default, the Edit Object tool starts Adobe Photoshop® (if installed) to edit images and objects. To use a different editing application, specify the application in the TouchUp preferences. In the Preferences dialog box under Categories, select TouchUp, click Image Editor (for bitmap images) or Page/Object Editor (for vector images), and select the application on your hard drive. 1 Using the TouchUp Object tool, select the image or object or Shift-click to select multiple images or objects. If you change the object selection, the editing session terminates. To edit all the images and objects on the page, right-click the page, and choose Edit Page. 2 Right-click the selection, and choose Edit Image or Edit Object. (The available command depends on what is selected.) Last updated 10/11/2011