Modifying and Editing PDF Files

Authors, graphic designers, layout artists, and other professionals spend countless hours producing publications. Once completed, these documents may be printed directly to a paper printing device, or they may be exported to a .pdf file. Some authoring applications, such as InDesign, provide settings to further optimize the final .pdf file either to fit commercial paper printing needs or to make it meet online distribution standards that allow printing as needed.

At this point, a .pdf file is meant to be a final document. However, there are many instances when changes or improvements still need to be made. Reasons for these changes vary. Authors may provide content late in the production cycle, such as covers for books, or good production practices may have not been followed and the final PDF needs to be enhanced further by adding navigation or accessibility features.

In this chapter, we will learn how to use Acrobat tools to make improvements...