Sorry for the noob question, but I can't figure out how to do this and my searches on the web aren't coming up with the right answer. I'm using Acrobat 9 Pro, thanks.
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How do I create a PDF in landscape orientation?
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Blurring/hiding text in Acrobat
Acrobat 9.0.0
I'm a new user. I would like to know if Acrobat has a feature where I can blur parts of the text so that my reader will not see them. Ideally, this would just be a selection tool type of an action.
If not, does anyone have any tips from hiding parts of a document from a reader? I want the reader to see that there is some text there, but that it is not available for them to read.
Thanks!
Avery
I'm a new user. I would like to know if Acrobat has a feature where I can blur parts of the text so that my reader will not see them. Ideally, this would just be a selection tool type of an action.
If not, does anyone have any tips from hiding parts of a document from a reader? I want the reader to see that there is some text there, but that it is not available for them to read.
Thanks!
Avery
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Character count from Acrobat
Hi all,
I am using the Acrobat 8 professional version. I am using various application to generate the pdf. My clients need the number of characters in the document. Some of the applications support to collect character count, some of not. But my final output for all those applications is/are "pdf". So i got approval from my client to collect the character count from the "pdf" document. I find in the "Acrobat 8 professional Help menu" to do this. But I cant able to find that. Is there any way to get the character count through the PDF? Please help me.
I am using the Acrobat 8 professional version. I am using various application to generate the pdf. My clients need the number of characters in the document. Some of the applications support to collect character count, some of not. But my final output for all those applications is/are "pdf". So i got approval from my client to collect the character count from the "pdf" document. I find in the "Acrobat 8 professional Help menu" to do this. But I cant able to find that. Is there any way to get the character count through the PDF? Please help me.
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Text gets hidden on PDF form
I have created a PDF form with Acrobat Pro 9 and saved it as a form extending its features to Reader.
When I open the form with Reader 9 it allows me to fill in the fields but I can only see text in the field I am clicked on. Any previous fields I have typed text into is hidden (invisible) as soon as I click on another field.
I tried selecting all the fields and changing the background to a random color and then back to a non-colour and saving that form. When I opend it in Reader I was able to see all the text that I input and I though it was fixed. But when you close the file and save it and then reopen it, all the text is hidden again until you click on each field to be able to see it.
Does anyone know what's going on?
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Signature won't print for receipient
My financial advisor recently sent me a PDF to fill out, sign, & return. I'm using Acrobat Professional CS4 (MacPro tower, OS/10.6.2) and filled in the needed lines using the Typewriter tool. I then used Acrobat's stamp tool to place my scanned signature on the appropriate part of the form. Saved the file and emailed it back.
When she opens the file she sees all of my additions including the signature but when she attempts to print it out for a needed hard copy, the signature disappears. Is there some security setting in the document that I need to reconfigure or is the problem on her end? In Document Properties -> Security Method, Method is set to No Security and Summary reads Allowed for all ten options.
Additional info: she is on Windows, however I sent the file to a friend in my Mac club and he had the same issue: saw everything I added, but signature will not print. Prints just fine here at home. Hence I'm convinced it is some document setting on my end that needs alteration.
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Cannot find or create the font ArialMT
Just recently I started getting the message when opening pdf files containing ArialMT (typically by PC users) (I am using a Mac obviously and Acrobat 9.3.3):
Cannot find or create the font ArialMT. Some characters may not display or print correctly.
I've looked around in the forums and no one else has had this problem answered. Can't find anything else on the subject that pertains to how to fix it on a Mac, only on a PC using coding.
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How to type visible text in an Acrobat document?
Hi there.I totally don't know how to use Acrobat and I'd like to know how to fill up an Acrobat document.
Whenever I try to type text in the blank fields, nothing shows and I can't see if there is text or what I'm writing.
It would be nice to know how to make the text appear in black.
I've tried the different tools but can't change anything.
Thanks for any help.
Whenever I try to type text in the blank fields, nothing shows and I can't see if there is text or what I'm writing.
It would be nice to know how to make the text appear in black.
I've tried the different tools but can't change anything.
Thanks for any help.
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Mac OS X Acrobat 8 Pro - Cannot attach PDF file to new email message
When clicking on the"attach PDF file to a new email message" button, or by selecting "attach to email" from the File Menu; the following error is received:
"An error occurred while trying to create a mail document. Acrobat is unable to complete your request."
I have checked, and Entourage is set as the default mail client, and is functioning correctly.
I thought that the default mail client not being set would cause this problem, and setting it would correct it, but that is not the case. There doesn't appear to be any "email" settings in Acrobat, unless I missed something.
This problem has been present almost as long as CS3 has been installed.
Acrobat 8 Professional is up to date at 8.2.2
Entourage 2008 is up to date at 12.2.4, and is configured for use with Exchange.
Mac OS X Snow Leopard is up to date at 10.6.3.
Any help would be greatly appriciated. I have fixed this problem before, but cannot find my notes on the fix. If I figure it out, I will update this thread with the solution. Searching Google for "mac acrobat cannot attach pdf to new email message", "An error occurred while trying to create a mail document. Acrobat is unable to complete your request." (or anything of the like), or "mac cannot email from acrobat", etc, etc, etc, just leads to a world of unhelpful information...which is why I am creating this post.
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Acrobat 9 seems incompatible with Snow Leopard
Got my Snow Leopard late this afternoon and have had great luck with it so far (did an upgrade, not a clean install)...except for Acrobat 9. Ugh! Attempting to print to PDF via Adobe PDF 9.0 printer/driver causes the printer/driver to fire up and the progress windows indicates that distiller launches, but after that, the prompt for where to save the PDF to never appears and the file in the print queue disappears. Checking the log file shows quite a few errors are happening:
E [25/Aug/2009:18:35:44 -0500] Unable to execute /usr/libexec/cups/backend/pdf900: No such file or directory
E [25/Aug/2009:18:35:44 -0500] [Job 4] Stopping job because the sheduler could not execute the backend.
E [25/Aug/2009:18:37:12 -0500] Unable to execute /usr/libexec/cups/backend/pdf900: No such file or directory
E [25/Aug/2009:18:37:12 -0500] [Job 5] Stopping job because the sheduler could not execute the backend.
E [25/Aug/2009:21:49:33 -0500] Unable to update IPP DNS-SD record for AdobePDF9 - -65549
E [25/Aug/2009:21:49:33 -0500] Unable to update IPP DNS-SD record for AdobePDF9 - -65549
E [27/Aug/2009:18:35:41 -0500] [Job 7] Job aborted because the destination printer/class has gone away.
E [27/Aug/2009:18:45:43 -0500] Unable to execute /usr/libexec/cups/backend/pdf900: No such file or directory
E [27/Aug/2009:18:45:43 -0500] [Job 9] Stopping job because the sheduler could not execute the backend.
E [27/Aug/2009:19:38:42 -0500] cupsdAuthorize: pam_authenticate() returned 9 (authentication error)!
E [27/Aug/2009:21:16:59 -0500] Unable to execute /usr/libexec/cups/backend/pdf900: No such file or directory
E [27/Aug/2009:21:16:59 -0500] [Job 19] Stopping job because the sheduler could not execute the backend.
I've done a full uninstall and cleaned out all files, then reinstalled. I did the old repair/restore trick from the Help menu. I even tried printing to PDF after each patch/upgrade all the way to the latest version. No luck at all. And yes, all other CS4 apps I have work fine.
Any suggestions?
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Problems watching embedded movies in PDF's on Acrobat 7
I really hope there is a conclusion to this as it's driving me mad (!)
I'm trying to view movies embedded in a pdf, whe I click the movie I get
'The media requires an additional player. Please click 'Get Media Player' to download the correct media player. To play the media, you will need to close and restart the application once the player installation is complete'
This takes me to the acrobat website where I get the error
'We're sorry, but the third-party media player required to play the selected media file in your Adobe PDF document isn't available for your system. No media player will be downloaded at this time.
Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional, Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Standard, and Adobe Reader 6.0 for Windows currently support the following media players for playback: Flash, QuickTime, RealPlayer, and Windows Media Player. Acrobat 6.0 and Adobe Reader 6.0 for Mac OS currently support QuickTime. For information about system requirements and media types supported by these third-party media players, please visit the following Web sites:
For Flash, visit www.macromedia.com (U.S.)
For QuickTime, visit www.apple.com (U.S.)
For RealPlayer, visit www.realnetworks.com (U.S.)
For Windows Media Player, visit www.microsoft.com (U.S.)'
I'm on OS 4.1.11
I'm using Acrobat 7.1.0
I have the latest version of Quicktime installed
Many thanks in advance
I'm trying to view movies embedded in a pdf, whe I click the movie I get
'The media requires an additional player. Please click 'Get Media Player' to download the correct media player. To play the media, you will need to close and restart the application once the player installation is complete'
This takes me to the acrobat website where I get the error
'We're sorry, but the third-party media player required to play the selected media file in your Adobe PDF document isn't available for your system. No media player will be downloaded at this time.
Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional, Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Standard, and Adobe Reader 6.0 for Windows currently support the following media players for playback: Flash, QuickTime, RealPlayer, and Windows Media Player. Acrobat 6.0 and Adobe Reader 6.0 for Mac OS currently support QuickTime. For information about system requirements and media types supported by these third-party media players, please visit the following Web sites:
For Flash, visit www.macromedia.com (U.S.)
For QuickTime, visit www.apple.com (U.S.)
For RealPlayer, visit www.realnetworks.com (U.S.)
For Windows Media Player, visit www.microsoft.com (U.S.)'
I'm on OS 4.1.11
I'm using Acrobat 7.1.0
I have the latest version of Quicktime installed
Many thanks in advance
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Print Error: The document could not be printed
Using Acrobat Pro 8.1.2 on a mac running OS X 10.4.11 I get an error whenever trying to print a document. The error is "The document could not be printed." The documents used to print without difficulty. Any ideas?
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Printing From Acrobat - Drawing Error
I post this message in the spirit of sharing information, hopefully to be of help others.
I recently encountered a problem after distilling a document from InDesign which, as an Acrobat PDF, would not print - giving three successive error messages:
1. The Document could not be printed.
2. There were no pages selected to print.
3. A drawing error occurred.
Well, that covers about everything !
After about an hour of patient diagnosis I discovered some erroneous characters had appeared in some bullet points and removal of these cured the problem.
I found them only after copying and pasting the text into Word (using the paste as "text only" option) and copying and pasting it back into InDesign. The spurious characters then appeared as a red-highlighted squares and could be easily deleted.
(Note: I had previously used the 'Show hidden characters' option in InDesign which did not reveal these little devils, neither did they 'appear' in the Word document)
I believe the erroneous character is probably a result of formatting which was in the original Word document imported into InDesign and which could be a 'flag' for bullet formatting (in Word).
The lessons I learned from this are:
patiently isolating the section of the document led to the discovery of the problem
be aware, in the future, of possible odd characters appearing (invisibly) from Word and corrupting InDesign documents.
Hope this may be of assistance.
I haven't given version numbers of my software since this is almost certainly not relevant - but the general principle is.
I hope this may be of assistance.
I recently encountered a problem after distilling a document from InDesign which, as an Acrobat PDF, would not print - giving three successive error messages:
1. The Document could not be printed.
2. There were no pages selected to print.
3. A drawing error occurred.
Well, that covers about everything !
After about an hour of patient diagnosis I discovered some erroneous characters had appeared in some bullet points and removal of these cured the problem.
I found them only after copying and pasting the text into Word (using the paste as "text only" option) and copying and pasting it back into InDesign. The spurious characters then appeared as a red-highlighted squares and could be easily deleted.
(Note: I had previously used the 'Show hidden characters' option in InDesign which did not reveal these little devils, neither did they 'appear' in the Word document)
I believe the erroneous character is probably a result of formatting which was in the original Word document imported into InDesign and which could be a 'flag' for bullet formatting (in Word).
The lessons I learned from this are:
patiently isolating the section of the document led to the discovery of the problem
be aware, in the future, of possible odd characters appearing (invisibly) from Word and corrupting InDesign documents.
Hope this may be of assistance.
I haven't given version numbers of my software since this is almost certainly not relevant - but the general principle is.
I hope this may be of assistance.
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Help—"Suite Product Activation Needed"—Acrobat Pro CS5
Hello.
I searched the forums but no one seems to have this problem (or I missed it).
See enclosed JPEG. It says,
"Suite Product Activation Needed
Adobe Acrobat was installed as part of a suite. To enable Adobe Acrobat, please start another component of this suite (such as Adobe Photoshop)."
Yes, I entered in the CS5 serial number and activated the suite through Photoshop. Yes, I entered in the separate serial number for Acrobat. It was accepted but then gives me the activation error. Yes, I tried deactivating CS5, rebooted, reactivated CS5, relaunched Photoshop CS5, relaunched Acrobat, and... same error.
Anyone have a solution? (other than trying to uninstall and reinstall the Suite which I really don't want to do)
Rudy
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Character count from Acrobat
Hi all,
I am using the Acrobat 8 professional version. I am using various application to generate the pdf. My clients need the number of characters in the document. Some of the applications support to collect character count, some of not. But my final output for all those applications is/are "pdf". So i got approval from my client to collect the character count from the "pdf" document. I find in the "Acrobat 8 professional Help menu" to do this. But I cant able to find that. Is there any way to get the character count through the PDF? Please help me.
I am using the Acrobat 8 professional version. I am using various application to generate the pdf. My clients need the number of characters in the document. Some of the applications support to collect character count, some of not. But my final output for all those applications is/are "pdf". So i got approval from my client to collect the character count from the "pdf" document. I find in the "Acrobat 8 professional Help menu" to do this. But I cant able to find that. Is there any way to get the character count through the PDF? Please help me.
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Create a PDF form to allow users to upload an image in Adobe Reader?
Heres my MAC workflow.
CS4 Indesign > Acrobat Pro 9 >
Forms > Add Edit Form Fields
then I create a button. (where I want the image placed)
Options > Icon Only, Push
Action > Run Javascript
event.target.buttonImportIcon();
Extend features for Reader.
But no joy.
The image will upload in Pro
But I get an Error in reader
NotAllowedError: Security Settings prevent access to this property.
Really, it seem like an image upload would be such a standard requirement?
anyway how can I make this happen?
or if I am fighting a losing battle, tell me to quit wasting my time.
Small company, an enterprising solution is not in the budget.
Thanks!
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There was a RAISE without a handler. The application will now exit/
Can someone help me figure this out, I can open Acrobat and run it for about 5 seconds, then this message pops up "There was a RAISE without a handler. The application will now exit." and Acrobat Pro closes.
I am running Mac OSX 10.5.8 and Acrobat Pro 9.3.3. I have tried going back to a previous version of Acrobat but I get the same error. I am using Firefox, someone suggested it is a Safari thing, but I have never used Safari, not sure why it would be associated anyway, but trying to give as much info as I can.
Help please?
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Delete preferences
How do I reset all my Acrobat 9 settings to the default settings? I assume I need to trash the preferences, but I'm not sure where to find them. Thank you!
Julie
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How to subtract in a calculation in Acrobat Pro 9
I'm building a pdf with some calculations. I can do a 'sum, product,average,minimum,maximum'. But how do i subtract 2 fields?
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PDF: Can I re-align text?
I have a pdf (NOT the original document). At the top of each page is a headline that's centered. My client wants me to add on a few words to these headlines. However, when I do this, the text just adds to the right. I can't see where to re-align the text so it's once again centered. Or at least get them all left-justified. Any ideas?
I thought about deleting the headline and creating a new header... but I can't even figure out how to add in text (other than on the original line). I looked it up online and found something about the Text Annotation tool... but I can't find it in version 9. Would that be an option? Or is that just an editing tool?
And yes, I know Acrobat is not an editing program. But I don't have much choice in this situation, as there is no original document.
Thanks.
Julie
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Password Protect Numerous PDFs in a Batch
I have several PDFs I'd like to add passwords to but I do not want to combine them in to one file.
Is there a way to batch or run a script that would assign a password to all of the file individually in one fell swoop?
Thanks!
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