Adobe has improved the editing tools in recent versions of Acrobat. However, you may not always want other users to be able to use those editing tools on your PDF. This tutorial explains how to restrict editing in Adobe Acrobat Pro and Adobe Acrobat Standard. These steps also include printing restrictions. First, we’ll look at how to turn on editing restrictions, and then … [Read more...] about How to Restrict Editing in Adobe Acrobat (Tutorial)
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Three Differences between Acrobat Reader and Acrobat Pro
Today’s post discusses three differences between Acrobat Reader and Acrobat Pro to help you decide which program you should use for your PDF projects. First, a quick note on cost: Acrobat Reader is free. Acrobat Pro is available as an annual subscription called Acrobat Pro DC (DC stands for Document Cloud) and as a one-time purchase called Acrobat Pro 2017. Adobe also offers … [Read more...] about Three Differences between Acrobat Reader and Acrobat Pro
How to Insert Trademark, Copyright, and Registered Symbols in PDFs (Tutorial)
This tutorial shows three methods for inserting trademark, copyright, and registered symbols in PDFs: alt codes, the Character Map, and copying and pasting. This tutorial is for editable PDFs in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, Acrobat Standard DC, and Acrobat Reader DC running on Windows. These steps should also work with most earlier versions of Acrobat and Reader. This tutorial is … [Read more...] about How to Insert Trademark, Copyright, and Registered Symbols in PDFs (Tutorial)
How to Search Multiple PDFs with Adobe Acrobat’s Advanced Search (Tutorial)
Have you ever needed to search for a word or phrase in multiple PDFs but you didn’t have time to search each PDF individually? Today’s tutorial shows how to search multiple PDFs simultaneously by using the Advanced Search tool in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, Acrobat Standard DC, and Acrobat Reader DC. This tutorial is also available as a YouTube video, which you can watch on my … [Read more...] about How to Search Multiple PDFs with Adobe Acrobat’s Advanced Search (Tutorial)
Three Ways to Print PDFs with Comments and Mark-Ups in Adobe Acrobat DC (Tutorial)
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and Adobe Acrobat Standard DC offer several ways to print PDFs with comments and mark-ups. Today’s tutorial explains how to (1) print comment and mark-up summaries on separate pages, (2) print comments and mark-ups with lines to the text, and (3) print comment and mark-up symbols without the text in the comment and mark-up pop-ups. This tutorial is also … [Read more...] about Three Ways to Print PDFs with Comments and Mark-Ups in Adobe Acrobat DC (Tutorial)
How to Find and Replace Text in Adobe Acrobat DC (Tutorial)
Today’s tutorial explains how to find and replace text in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC and Acrobat Standard DC. Acrobat’s find-and-replace tool is similar to Microsoft Word’s find-and-replace tool but offers fewer options. For example, Word lets us find and simultaneously replace all occurrences of a word based on nine parameters; whereas Acrobat’s find-and-replace tool offers four … [Read more...] about How to Find and Replace Text in Adobe Acrobat DC (Tutorial)
How to Use Adobe Acrobat DC’s Comment and Mark-Up Tools (2016 Update)
Today’s tutorial explains how to edit PDFs with Adobe Acrobat DC’s comment and mark-up tools such as the sticky note, strikethrough, and insert-text tool. The first section shows you how to access the tools, the second section shows you how to use the tools, and the final section explains a recent update to Acrobat DC’s instant mark-up process. This is an update to my 2015 … [Read more...] about How to Use Adobe Acrobat DC’s Comment and Mark-Up Tools (2016 Update)
How to Change Your Name for Existing Comments and Mark-Ups in Adobe Acrobat DC (Tutorial)
Have you ever used Adobe Acrobat DC’s comment and mark-up tools to edit an entire document only to realize afterward that you should have used a generic name, such as Editor, rather than your own name? This tutorial demonstrates how to change your name for existing comments and mark-ups in Adobe Acrobat DC---so you no longer have to live with an unwanted moniker (at least not … [Read more...] about How to Change Your Name for Existing Comments and Mark-Ups in Adobe Acrobat DC (Tutorial)
How to Change Your Name for New Comments and Mark-Ups in Adobe Acrobat DC (Tutorial)
My last post explained how to change your user name for the track changes tool in Microsoft Word 2016 and Word 2013. Today’s post shows how to change your name for new comments and mark-ups in Adobe Acrobat DC. Note that in Acrobat, the name you work under is sometimes referred to as your author name even when you’re not the author. The term author name is similar to the term … [Read more...] about How to Change Your Name for New Comments and Mark-Ups in Adobe Acrobat DC (Tutorial)
How to Reply to Comments and Mark-Ups in Adobe Acrobat DC (Tutorial)
My last post explained the basics of how to use Adobe Acrobat DC’s comment and mark-up tools. Today’s post explains how to reply to comments and mark-ups in Adobe Acrobat DC through written responses and by changing the status of individual or multiple comments and mark-ups. As mentioned in the previous post, Acrobat’s comment and mark-up tools can't change the document. … [Read more...] about How to Reply to Comments and Mark-Ups in Adobe Acrobat DC (Tutorial)
How to Use Adobe Acrobat DC’s Comment and Mark-Up Tools (Tutorial)
Update: Adobe has modified Acrobat DC's comment and mark-up tools since the publication of this tutorial. For the most up-to-date information, please visit my new tutorial "How to Use Adobe Acrobat DC's Comment and Mark-Up Tools (2016 Update)." Copyediting in Adobe Acrobat used to be quite cumbersome; however, Adobe has noticeably improved the copyediting tools (which Adobe … [Read more...] about How to Use Adobe Acrobat DC’s Comment and Mark-Up Tools (Tutorial)
A Brief Overview of Adobe Acrobat’s Spell-Check Tool
Adobe has noticeably improved the editing tools in the most recent versions of Acrobat Pro and Acrobat Standard. The tools feel more fluid and integrated into the user interface than they did in previous versions; and while they aren’t as intuitive as Microsoft Word’s Track Changes, Acrobat’s text comments, highlight comments, and sticky notes (shown below) actually provide … [Read more...] about A Brief Overview of Adobe Acrobat’s Spell-Check Tool
