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Sat, Jan 12, 2008
CMYK vector art in LiveCycle?
can I use CMYK vector (.ai) graphics in a dynamic form created in LiveCycle?
I already know how to start as a pdf exported from...
Tue, Jan 8, 2008
Navigate around in a PDF page online
Hi, Would like to know how to allow a PDF file to be navigated online as in: http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/pageview.aspx?issue=42162008010800000000001001
Thanks...
Wed, Jan 2, 2008
HTTP POST in standalone Acrobat/Reader (Not in the browser)
I asked this question a few weeks ago but did not get much useful information, so I will try once more.
When I post data...
Wed, Jan 2, 2008
flash video
I have a flash video that I would like to embed into my pdf document. However, my flash video has several files that make...
Thu, Dec 20, 2007
HTTP Post in a PDF
When I do an HTTP Post from a PDF that is opened within Reader itself (as opposed to through a browser), the page that...
Tue, Nov 27, 2007
Framemaker, generating PS/PDF
Hello,
Acrobat 8.1.1
Win XP sp2 with all updates
Framemaker 7.2p158
The following "problem" came up:
using "print to file" from the print command in FM takes up 10...
Mon, Nov 19, 2007
linking excel spreadsheet to interactive form fields
Is it possible to auto populate fields in your document from an exsiting excel spreadsheet and also is it possible to therefore update information...
Mon, Nov 5, 2007
Filliable PDF form with link to database
Hi
I hope someone can answer my question, I would like to know which software I need to create a pdf Form filliable but at...
Wed, Oct 31, 2007
Help File Creation
How do I create the Acropbat based help files that are included with CS3. Is this done from another program. I think they are...
Fri, Oct 26, 2007
Floorplan office lookup
I am trying to create an office layout (multiple floors and wings) to show where everyone's office is. I envision clicking on a name...
Wed, Oct 10, 2007
PDF and Outlook 2007
I have Acrobat 8.1 and I have created a PDF from Ai. There are web links and e-mail links I would like to preserve,...
Mon, Oct 1, 2007
PDFs and Adobe GoLive CS2
Mac OSX vs. 10.4.10, Pentium, GoLive CS2, Acrobat 8.1.0 Pro.
It seems whenever I try to place (place PDF in site files in Finder, refresh...
1 comment
Mon, Oct 1, 2007
Sending a pdf file as the body of an email
I need to send a pdf document as the body of an email not as an attachment...
Fri, Sep 28, 2007
Text export from Acrobat to Indesign CS3
How can I export text 0ut of Acrobat keeping all the atributes (ie. leading and Face) Exporting to Indesign3...
Thu, Sep 27, 2007
remove nonfunctional "button"
How can I get rid of a button-type link created in another program, which the Acrobat program 'sees' but gives the error message "button... 5 comments
Mon, Sep 24, 2007
Problem with Edit Page/Touch Up Object with image editor Photoshop CS3
I could not open the whole PDF in Photoshop CS3 by right click and select Edit Page (or draw a rectangle selection by using...
Tue, Sep 18, 2007
Text strings
I am looking for effective ways of storing text strings from a pdf document in a database. Are there effective pdf text string...
Mon, Sep 10, 2007
Condensed toolbar when viewing pdfs in a browser
I have Adobe Acrobat 8.1 Professional installed on my workstation. I have my preferences set to "Display PDF in browser." However, when clicking on...
Thu, Sep 6, 2007
Defining hotkeys in pdf documents
Hello,
is there a way to define custom hotkeys (for example by using some kind of similar event to javascript's onkeydown) in pdf documents to,...
Tue, Sep 4, 2007
PDF link to remote PDF causes
Hello,
I have a document which uses a PDF link to link to the following location:
http://www.ibanet.org/images/downloads/lpd/Committee_Social_Form.pdf
Clicking upon the link in the PDF causes an error...
Sat, Sep 1, 2007
PDF document won't open in GoLive
I use GoLive CS2. I have created a 22-page pdf in Acrobat 6.0 Standard. I've imported the pdf into GoLive.
After...
Wed, Aug 22, 2007
PDF interactive and dinamyc
I make a pdf interact. I embbebed a flash file into a pdf, now i want to know if the flash can control the...
Tue, Aug 21, 2007
HQ Raytracing is way too slow
It imports a large STEP file in just a few seconds, like no other program, but when it goes to rendering speed, I find...
Tue, Aug 14, 2007
Embedding audio in a pdf
I want to embed audio in a pdf document for inclusion in an educational CD-ROM. I'm using Acrobat Pro 7. I've selected the Sound...
Mon, Aug 6, 2007
Embedded movies
I am trying to embed a swf file (created with Captivate) in my PDF (Acrobat Pro 8). It appears fine but only plays the... 2 comments
Thu, Aug 2, 2007
Forms
The form field recognition function does not recognize any of the form fields that I set up in Word. This is true whether I...
Fri, Jul 27, 2007
tags, scanned documents, bookmarks, etc.
My family has asked me to scan and convert several volumes of family history books that one of my other family members has printed....
Thu, Jul 26, 2007
PDF Print
How can I change the Printer Settings like Printer name and print a PDF document from a web page? I have written code in...
Tue, Jul 17, 2007
Locked objects in .pdfs converted from Word
I upgraded from Acrobat 5 to Acrobat 8. With 5 I was able to select objects and lines of text and move them around... 1 comment
Thu, Jul 12, 2007
media in acrobat
how can we play swf within acrobat document - we do not want it to open externally.
When embedded, our flash file (.swf) does...
Fri, Jun 29, 2007
eps conversion
I recently got windows vista and had to upgrade to acrobat 8. It seems now that files I convert to eps in Acrobat 8...
Thu, Jun 28, 2007
Document merge link conversion
I have Merged 70 MS Word documents into one 110 page PDF in Adobe Pro 8.0
The links in the Word docs point to other...
Mon, Jun 25, 2007
Links
Links: I would like to link from an excel-sourced pdf to a section with a word-sourced pdf. I had assumed that the standard excel...
Fri, Jun 22, 2007
online fillable forms
am a graphic designer with little scripting experience. i want to put a fillable pdf form on a website. i know how to create...
Wed, Jun 20, 2007
database
I am using Acrobat Professional version 7. I work in the medical field. We are conducting a clinical trial and all records...
Fri, Jun 15, 2007
Embed swf-file
I am trying to embed a swf-file in Acrobat. It's a Articulate QuizMaker swf-file. It recieves all it's data from a xml-file. It doesn't...
Thu, Jun 14, 2007
internal attachment
i want to open an attachment which is on the internal pdf.
i`v tried
app.openDoc("bass 8kHz 8bit.wav", this);
and
this.openDataObject("bass 8kHz 8bit.wav");
they all doesn't work. is...
Wed, Jun 13, 2007
German Voice?
Gibt es eine deutsche Sprachausgabedatei für den Reader, um interaktive Formulare vorlesen zu lassen?
Is there any german vocie wich can read german interactive pdf´s...
Tue, Jun 12, 2007
error on how to insert a sound
i am acrobat 8.0 profession user i want to insert a sound file (wav) use sound tool and i want to generate pdf 6(later...
Thu, Jun 7, 2007
Linking to external microsoft docs
I am creating an interactive CD containing a master PDF doc with links to external Microsoft Word, excel and p.point docs. when i burn...
Mon, Jun 4, 2007
Embeding mp3
I am trying to embed and mp3 into a pdf in Acrobat 6.0 Professional. However whenever I try to save it I get the...
Wed, May 30, 2007
.dwg to .pdf with pen settings
I just installed Acrobat 8 Professional and got the "create pdf" icon inserted into my autocad 2005 toolbar. I love the feature, but...
Tue, May 29, 2007
PDF as online Help
We're considering using our PDFs to provide "online Help" from entries on the Help menu of a Java application that's supported on both Windows...
Wed, May 9, 2007
Acrobat with VBA
I run hundreds of reports each month. This process is automated using VBA from Excel. All reports are saved as a .pdf file. Can...
Wed, Apr 18, 2007
error
>Everytime I try to open up a PDF file on my email, this message pops up
>and it will not allow me to view...
Wed, Apr 18, 2007
Creating PDF from webpage: problems with umlauts and accents
Hi there,
I'm trying to create a PDF with acrobat 6.0 standard from part of my website which is held in English, German and French....
Fri, Mar 30, 2007
Convert PDF to rtf
I am using Acrobat 5.0. When I convert a pdf to rtf for editing I lose the format. I am using word 2003 to...
Tue, Mar 27, 2007
Using wireframes permanently
I use Acrobat 7 to view and print schematics for our engineering department. Some of the schematics are best viewable using the WIREFRAME option....
Tue, Mar 27, 2007
AutoCad to Convertion PDF Problem
Hi Experts,
I have a problem with Adobe Professional 7.0 I am trying to convert CAD Drawings to PDF file. This files are 'A0'...
Mon, Mar 26, 2007
autosave
Please tell me how to setup an auto-save in Adobe Acrobat Professional 8...working in Livecycle...windows error causes crash...loosing work on time-sensitive project is BIG...
Thu, Mar 22, 2007
HTML Link to PDF
Linking from HTML to a specific location in a PDF file. Is this possible?
I create PDFs from my Word docs using Word Office...
Tue, Mar 13, 2007
Setting up TouchUp in Preferences
I am fairly new to using Adobe Acrobat and we just recently upgraded to the 8 Professional version. I am unable to edit...
Tue, Mar 13, 2007
Powerpoint
When I convert Powerpoint 2003 to PDF via Powerpoint's "Convert to PDF", some of the hyperlinks are accurate, but most are off - typically...
Tue, Mar 13, 2007
Silent Print
I am using Coldfusion/Dreamweaver to develop my Web Applications. I would like for the users of the application to click all or some of...
Wed, Mar 7, 2007
Advance Editing Touch-Up Tool
Problem with Advanced Editing Touch-up Tool on Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Pro:
when I try to use it to edit a document (created by someone else),...
Wed, Mar 7, 2007
Combine logo with pdf
Can I use Acrobat 8 to do these following? - create a PDF with an...
Wed, Feb 28, 2007
MS office PPT error message with creation of a PDF, closes my doc and no PDF!
When I create a PDF from a PPT doc, I receive an error message stating "MS Office PPT has encountered a problem and needs...
Fri, Feb 16, 2007
Installing Reader from a CD.
I have a license to distribute Adobe Reader on CD. Are Reader 7 and Reader 8 specific to operating systems? If so is there...
Mon, Feb 12, 2007
Converting OCR Text Into Word
I have scanned, run OCR and saved (as either a .rtf or Word.doc) a document. But when I open the doc in Word,...
Tue, Feb 6, 2007
test question (final) - please ignore
test question - please ignore...
Tue, Feb 6, 2007
Margins
This is a typical new child question but I could not find an answer in the listed problems. I have quite a few (10...
Sun, Feb 4, 2007
fillable PDF forms
A form is created in Excel with formulas in it, and we are hoping to convert to PDF. However ,we would like users...
Thu, Feb 1, 2007
3D import
Will Acrobat 3D Toolkit import Solidworks models that have been saved as eDrawingsViewer files? The eDrawings files have eprt and easm extensions.
If the models...
Thu, Feb 1, 2007
CD authoring
How can I run Reader 8.0 from a CD catalog and override whatever is installed on the user's computer?...
Sun, Jan 28, 2007
PDF's retrieved from web site are blank
Hi,
One of my clients has a web site designed for viewing @ 1024x768. He's now complaining that, due to the wide margins, the pages...
Mon, Jan 22, 2007
Microsoft warning message when hyperlinking from PDF to Jpeg or Tiff File
When hyperlinking from a PDF in V7 Pro to a JPEG or Tiff File, I ALWAYS receive a Microsoft Warning message, Pop-up, which reads:...
Mon, Jan 15, 2007
publishing a CD catalog
We want to produce our printed catalog on CD using Acrobat to allow searchines. Are there any tutorials or white papers available that...
Fri, Dec 29, 2006
Images
Hi!
Is there anyway I can get images to display on screen in PDFs but not print out?
I currently have Pro 7, but am...
Thu, Dec 21, 2006
web buttons
I put a customers manual on a cd for them, besides the TOC links, he has a few links to different pages on his...
Fri, Dec 15, 2006
Documnt Creation
Hi,
I am a beginner with Acrobt 7.0 Pro. I have read two books on Acrobat and have scoured your tutorials for a...
Wed, Dec 6, 2006
Hide a button from printing
I have created a reset button a form however is there a way when printing the form to not show the reset button. Please...
