You're reading from Adobe Acrobat Ninja A productivity guide with tips and proven techniques for business professionals using Adobe Acrobat

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803248172

Length 348 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Adobe Acrobat

Concepts

Document Preparation

Author (1):

Urszula Witherell

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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: Understanding Different Adobe Acrobat Versions and Services

2. Chapter 2: Creating and Enhancing PDF Files from Scans FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Converting Microsoft Office Files to Adobe PDF Using PDFMaker

4. Chapter 4: Modifying and Editing PDF Files

5. Chapter 5: Remediation for Accessibility in PDF Publications

6. Chapter 6: Using Acrobat in a Document Review Process

7. Chapter 7: Creating and Modifying PDF Forms

8. Chapter 8: Adding Digital Signatures and Security Settings

9. Chapter 9: Designing Multimedia Presentations

10. Chapter 10: Integration with Adobe InDesign

11. Chapter 11: Using Acrobat for Professional Publishing

12. Chapter 12: Privacy, Bates Numbering, and Other Specialized Features for A Law Office

13. Chapter 13: Acrobat Pro Tools, Shortcuts, References, and Mac Notes

14. Index

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Working with Preflight

PDF as a digital page is very complex. What we see on the screen does not reveal the range of settings contained in the file that are used for processing by various devices at the time of printing. To help analyze the content of a PDF and possibly fix problems, we will work with the Preflight tool.

Here are the steps:

In the Print Production tool, select Preflight. A feature-rich dialog box opens that stays open as long as you need it. Here is a screenshot:

Figure 11.8 – Preflight tool and options

Preflight lists different types of profiles that come with an Acrobat installation. Custom profiles may be added, and existing ones may be edited. Profiles can be shared with others; they can be exported and imported. Some are provided for PDF analysis only and some provide both analysis and a fix. You can identify fixups by the wrench symbol.

The user defines specific values for the profiles after clicking the...