Adobe Acrobat Overview

Intro

Adobe Acrobat is software that works with PDF documents. PDF (Portable Document Format) is a standard that is widely used in education, health care, and government work. You can use Adobe Acrobat to create, view, organize, convert, and much more with PDF documents.

Create

There are various ways to create a PDF file using Acrobat DC. Generate a PDF quickly by using menu commands, dragging-and-dropping files onto the Acrobat DC application icon, or converting clipboard data.

Convert a file to PDF using Acrobat DC menu commands

1. On the Acrobat DC File menu, choose Create > PDF From File.
2. In the Open dialog box, select the file that you want to convert. You can browse all file types or select a specific type from the Files Of Type drop-down menu.
3. Click Open to convert the file to a PDF.
4. When the new PDF opens, choose File > Save or File > Save As; then select a name and location for the PDF.

Edit

Easily correct, update, and add text to PDF files. Reflow paragraphs and correct typos— without returning to your original source document. Use the Add Text tool to fill in non-interactive PDF forms.

1. Choose Tools > Edit PDF > Edit
2. Select the text you want to edit.
3. Edit the text by doing one of the following:
   1. Type new text to replace the selected text, or press Delete to remove it.
   2. Manage list items using the list controls (bulleted and numbered) under Format in the right pane. You can create new list items, convert an existing paragraph to a list item, convert an existing list item to a paragraph, and convert from one list type to another.
   3. Select a font, font size, or other formatting options under Format in the right pane. You can also use the advanced format options, such as line spacing, character spacing, horizontal scaling, stroke width, and color.
4. Click outside the selection to deselect it and start over.

Exporting

You can use the export tool to export one or more PDFs to different file formats, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

1. Choose Tools > Export PDF
2. Select the file format to which you want to export the PDF file.
3. Click Export
4. In the Export dialog box, select a location where you want to save the file.
5. Click Save to export the PDF to the selected file format.

Converting with Office plugin

New to Office 2016 and Acrobat DC, you can now use the Acrobat tabs from within Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to convert a document to PDF format. Often this is necessary if a user does not have Microsoft Office to view a document.

1. Open a Microsoft Office document
2. Click on the Acrobat tab on the top ribbon
3. Select the action you would like. (Create PDF will convert the document to a PDF)

Printing a PDF as an Image

1. Click File -> Print:

   

2. Click the Advanced Button:

   

3. Check the 'Print as Image' box and then click OK:

   

4. Click the Print button to print the document.

More Help

You can click the link below for the full help manual.

• Full Acrobat Help Manual