Questions tagged [adobe-acrobat]
Adobe Acrobat is Adobe's family of Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) management software.
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Adobe Acrobat 2022 : Only the first page is printed from a pdf document
I have Windows 11 22H2 , and Adobe Acrobat Pro 2022.
I have a strange problem. I open a pdf document with several pages and try to print from acrobat.
Only the first page is printed . But it seems ...
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Adobe Acrobat Pro DC - Any way to copy all text in a specific column?
I have a rather large PDF that has about 17,000 pages. It's all the same format of being text data in multiple columns. Is there a way to capture the text just in a specific column? I know I can alt-...
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Adobe Acrobat Reader DC: close the app, not the tabs
After I click the usual "close app" icon (X) there is a (unexpected) pop-up window:
Why this window? How to close Adobe Acrobat Reader DC w/o any pop-up windows? Actually I don't want to ...
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Get rid of white space/margin in bookmarks
I just started using Adobe Acrobat version 2022.001.20085 (64-bit).
Now in bookmarks, there's this additional weird white space/margin to the left of each bookmark (didn't exist in previous versions ...
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Is there a way to get usable data out of a filled PDF with blanks?
I'm hoping to extract some data from fillable PDFs. The end goal is to put certain things from the form into an excel file. Exporting the data to xls via acrobat does not produce useful data. Since ...
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Creating a template that can fill multiple .docx and .pdf files using Office
I repeatedly have to fill out multiple documents with the same information (name, first day of work, etc.) Some of these documents are Word documents and some are PDFs. I am wondering if there is a ...
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Adobe Acrobat Reader DC: searching the whole word may not work
Searching the whole word does not work neither in "Find":
nor in "Full Acrobat Search":
To compare: in ST4 it works as expected:
Is it a bug?
Host OS: Windows 10, 64-bit.
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How to save pdf with current look, for example correct rotation of pages
You can print it to a PDF, but change the orientation from Auto to Portrait.
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Outlook+Excel: Download attachments from multiple emails and audit them against an Excel sheet
Every time a client completes an online form, I receive an automatic confirmation email with a PDF attachment of said form containing an ID number unique to them. I have about 600 of these emails. I ...
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Print a PDF to a new PDF from Acrobat preserving the ocr text
I would like to print a protected PDF file in another PDF file using Acrobat, so that I can also consult it in the future, and I would like to keep the text searchable: is there a way to do this with ...
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How can I transfer multiple files+folders at once from the Acrobat app on iPadOS to Windows?
iTunes on Microsoft Windows doesn't see that the iPad is connected to my computer via USB:
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Windows 10 - Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2021.007.20099 issue black screen
I try to open a new window from my AIR application where inside there's a generated PDF.
My operating system is Windows 10
My Adobe Acrobat Reader DC version is 2021.007.20099
When I try to open the ...
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How do I stop Acrobat from treating copied radio button groups as instances of the original instead of separate copies?
I'm working on a multi-page form of multiple-choice questions, each with three possible answers. Each group is named "Ch1Q1" and so on - one chapter per page, so essentially page and ...
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HP Designjet 800PS suddenly not able to print pdf files, but will print text documents
I was working with this plotter and it will not receive any pdf jobs starting this week from Acrobat, Edge, Chrome. The machines are using Win10. I've tried a few pdf viewers. The pdf jobs will not ...
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Printing a range of PDF pages with hyphen in their numeration name
I've a file.pdf in which some pages have the name C-2, C-3 etc. How can I print for example the pages from C-2 to C-5? If I write the range C-2 - C-5, Adobe is not able to recognize the difference ...
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when can the metadata of a pdf be deleted automatically
I have a student who is turning in all his work from the entire semester today, saying that the program we use for school messed up and he actually submitted the assignments, I am waiting for IT to ...
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Match a text object by its position in Acrobat Pro's preflight
When I go through the Preflight: Edit Check window, I cannot find the criteria that could match property "Position". Is it possible to do it?
What I'm trying to do is to remove some text in ...
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Adobe Acrobat Reader DC: why search produces irrelevant results?
Problem:
Version:
Adobe Feature Request/Bug Report Form does not respond after selecting "Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows and Mac" (20210915):
Relevant question: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC: ...
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How to print to PDF without half toning? (Windows 2000)
I want to convert some documents from Micrografx Designer 4.1a for Windows 3.1 to PDF. So I set up Windows 2000 in a virtual machine and installed Adobe Acrobat Pro 7. This lets me print to PDF. ...
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Adobe stopped Adobe Programs (Acrobat, Photoshop, Creatve Cloud Apps,...) running on windows 7
As I have installed the full Creative Cloud Suite on a Windows 7 machine, some day ago all programs, including Acrobat DC, stopped working.
At start, a pop-up windows tells, "Your subscription ...
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Behavior of the external HD and USB drive during hibernation
In Windows 10, I work with pdf files that I keep stored in a USB flash-drive and in an external hard drive. When I put the computer in hibernation I disconnect them both, leaving the pdf files open; I ...
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Can Acrobat's JS interface automate hyperlinking an existing, formatted listing of page numbers?
I am unfamiliar with Acrobat's Javascript interface and would like to know if the following is even possible: am having no luck searching for existing examples. It's hard to believe no one else has ...
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PDF with Invisible Text inside a Text Box
I have a PDF document, which contains several text boxes, but the text inside is invisible. I am able to select the text and copy/paste it into another document and see what is written inside the text ...
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PDF contains A4 pages shrunk to A5. How can I increase back to A4?
I have a PDF of A4 pages but on each page the "image"/content has been shrunk to A5.
What is the best way to "expand" the content (proportionally) so it is A4?
Preferably freeware ...
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removing a path or image or watermark from all pages of a pdf with adobe acrobat
i have a pdf and in all pages of this pdf there is a gray color path and i can not remove them.
is there a way to quickly remove all of these paths from all pages with adobe acrobat or foxit ...
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Deleting PDF file while it is open in a PDF reader
I have checked Adobe, Foxit, and Nitro reader. None of them let you delete the pdf file while the PDF is open. Chrome web browser lets you delete pdf files while they are open.
Even I couldn't find a ...
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Some of the words are crossed-out in Adobe Acrobat Reader Pro if using an Accesibility setting that replaces Documents colors
As seen below:
Those are the settings:
The only way I have found to fix this problem is to zoom out/in
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How to add "Advanced Search with adobe acrobat" command to right click of context menu?
Please How to add "Advanced Search with adobe acrobat" command to right click of context menu? for current folder because selecting the target folder inside the adobe acrobat from (Edit ----&...
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Can one Pasted Items in PDF at the same location on the page?
I am filling out a PDF with some info (Names, Dates, etc.) that often need to have multiple pages with the same info added.
When I copy the comments or items in acrobat (Or Foxit) from page one and ...
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Safari on Catalina not loading PDF
Using Safari 14.0.1 on Catalina 10.15.7, I'm unable to view a certain PDF.
Safari loads a black screen with a "Blocked Plug-in" message in the middle.
Other PDFs, such as this one, will load ...
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Create PDF with signature option
I have pdf document with some forms that needed to be filled and signed. I's possible to create a pdf document that after filled and signed is sent to an specific email?
I have tried pandadoc service ...
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How to change underline thickness in PDF using adobe?
My underline thickness is too thin. I want to change the line to be thicker. Searching web, I was expected that thickness should be an option on right lick on the underlined text and bring properties ...
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Moving bookmarks crashes Adobe Acrobat X Pro
Since a few weeks ago, every time I move a bookmark, Adobe Acrobat X Pro crashes.
I have found no info on the web of a similar problem.
Any ideas/suggestions to fix this?
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ZDesigner Thermal Label Printer - Corrupted Labels
Corrupted Label Image
Does anyone know what could cause this? We have been using this printer for the past month or 2 with no issues and now all of a sudden, it has started to produce labels like this....
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How do I flatten a PDF file in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC?
I'm running Adobe Acrobat Pro DC on Windows 10.
I scan a single page of text and save it as a PDF. From a photo editing application (doesn't matter what it is), copy an image into the clipboard (1 ...
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Remove all the toolbars in Adobe Acrobat
I don't want to see anything but the document itself:
I am able to get it to look like this temporarily, but as soon as I close and reopen the program, it's back that busy ol' interface:
I have ...
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MS Edge browser hijacking PDF file association
I'm going nuts here... MS Edge keeps hijacking my file associations for PDF files - there are others too, but PDF is the one about to send me over the cliff.
Windows 10 Pro, Build 1909; Adobe Acrobat ...
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How can I create an Adobe Acrobat action that prints a PDF as a PDF without any user prompt?
How can I create a Adobe Acrobat action that prints a PDF as a PDF without any user prompt?
I tried:
Info when clicking on "specify settings":
Info when hitting CTRL + P :
but when ...
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Auto-create bookmark by number of pages listed in Excel
I have a 2,000ish page PDF that I need to split into about 400 smaller PDFs each with various numbers of pages. I'm tracking the number of pages for each split, and the beginning page number and last ...
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Acrobat DC PRO save settings are greyed out NO FILE SAVE settings in settings
So I have a document that I am trying to print out. I cropped it in half so I can print it out on 2 sheets. Acrobat says that it "Optimized it for WEB" when I saved it. Well ok gee I'm ...
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Garbled text in Adobe Pro DC
I am using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. I was sent a timesheet from another employee. When I opened the document, it showed the text in the image below. I have been able to open it using Adobe Reader. ...
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How can I use a letter from a font that is embedded (subset embedding but the letter is present in the document) in a PDF using Adobe Acrobat?
How can I use a letter from a font that is embedded (subset embedding but the letter is present in the document) in a PDF using Adobe Acrobat when editing the text?
Example PDF: https://www.aclweb....
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How do I save a pdf file with editable fields so that when someone else opens it, the fields are not highlighted blue?
I've made a document using Adobe InDesign with check boxes, radio buttons and editable text fields and saved it as an interactive PDF. Looks great in my version of acrobat - problem is, when my client ...
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Copy text from scanned pdf
I have some scanned documents, which I want to copy the text from.
Adobe Acrobat Pro recognizes the text, however it is placed in a bunch of bounding boxes, making it impossible (?) to just mark all ...
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Acrobat: Sort attachments panel by location
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Adobe Acrobat XI Pro
Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
In the attachments panel, the attachments are sorted by name by default. I can change the sort by clicking the heading of any of the columns, except ...
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Preserving columns when converting PDF to Excel Sheet
I have a PDF of data which I receive on a monthly basis. The PDF is about 100 pages. The problem is when I convert the PDF to Excel, I lose the formatting of the columns and the data becomes too messy ...
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Adobe Acrobat DC highlight text
I need to highlight texts in several colors but it is only allowing 1 color. How do I change this? I have clicked on it and it doesn't change or offer different colors. It only shows red.enter image ...
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Font Embedding Causes Scrambled Characters When Making PDF from Word or Excel
I have a peculiar issue where if I File + Print and Choose PDF as the Printer, I get scrambled up text, the PDF doesn't embed nor do I get errors it couldn't embed fonts. If I choose File + Make PDF, ...
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In Acrobat Pro 2017, how do I apply highlighting to selected text, using keyboard only?
In Acrobat Pro 2017, I cannot locate any keyboard shortcut for applying highlighting to text using keyboard only.
Can it be done?
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Setting Group Policy for Default App by File Type for two different programs
I'd like to set a group policy object to define the default application for PDF files. Simple enough, except our users use two different versions of Adobe (Reader and Acrobat,) as some need to edit ...