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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...

Wed, Jan 9, 2008
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Fri, Dec 28, 2007
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Fri, Dec 21, 2007
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Is there a way to limit or hide the box outline in the fillable form process, as far is the box being hidden from...

Thu, Dec 20, 2007
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I have a doc which was scanned to pdf. I need to convert this pdf to an editable Word doc. There are images- a straight...
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Mon, Dec 17, 2007
Cross-Platform Context-Sensitive Help with a PDF
We have a large PDF file with lots of reference material. We want to create context-sensitive help in a GUI, so that the links...

Sun, Dec 16, 2007
Acrobat rescales my image documents. Why?
For a long time, I have created PDFs for presentations of layout for on line viewing or for email attachments, by creating 72 dpi...

Thu, Dec 13, 2007
Livecycle not opening
The Following Quesetion was asked in March, '07. I have the same problem and the answer below does not solve. I can...

Mon, Dec 10, 2007
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I have been using Acrobat 7.0 professional edition. Please let me know how to convert PDF document to Microsoft Word document, so I can...

Tue, Dec 4, 2007
Error message: SaveAs failed to process this document. No file was created.
I have a pdf that I'm trying to convert to a word format. I am consistently getting a "failure to create file" error. I...

Tue, Dec 4, 2007
Export to Excel
I am using Adobe 7.0 Standard. I have a 360 page document and when I "select all" then ask it to export to...

Wed, Nov 28, 2007
Cut and paste portions of text only?
Is it possible to cut and paste sections of text (for instance a column out of a table) in version 8? I want...

Wed, Nov 28, 2007
Disable Save as option in PDF
How to disable save as option in Adobe PDF...
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Tue, Nov 27, 2007
Exporting PDF to word - frames
When exporting a PDF to Word, I noticed that paragraphs and/or sections tend to get exported inside "frames". When you open the document...

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 19, 2007
Export Data from Multiple Forms
I have a form that users will fill out and save internally (on a network drive). I would like to manage the data...

Mon, Nov 19, 2007
Word to PDF conversion using c#.net
I would like to Develope one ASp.net application written in C# ,where I would like to convert word documnet to pdf file.Please suggest me...

Sat, Nov 17, 2007
Removing Reader-enabling and protection from PDF forms in a batch process.
My users want to save filled-in PDF forms which I have Reader-enabled, after adding protection. Some users would like to export the data from the...

Mon, Nov 12, 2007
Hyperlinks and or sub links dowloading in Acrobat Pro 7.0
I own Acrobat Pro 7.0 and I am having a problem getting the program to download information connected to the page.For example using this...

Mon, Nov 12, 2007
Auto-Bookmarking
Is there software which would allow me during the scanning process to indicate where a book mark should be (it could be 1 document...

Fri, Nov 9, 2007
Convert pdf to excel
I have spent upwards of 40 hours trying to find a way to convert a pdf to excel or even csv to no avail....

Thu, Nov 8, 2007
Adobe 6.0 pdf to excel
I am brand new to Adobe and I have professional 6.0. I do a lot of data analysis and work from an Oracle database....

Thu, Nov 8, 2007
Export Data to Excel.
I have a problem with exporting data from Adobe Acrobat 7.0 professional. I have went through the 6-step process explained at adobe website...

Tue, Nov 6, 2007
White lines
We are having an issue with thin white lines appearing on Acrobat pdfs, they seem to disappear when you zoom in and do not...

Tue, Nov 6, 2007
FDF data can't find form
I've created a fillable form that users complete and return by e-mail as an attachment. When I open the returned FDF attachment I get...

Tue, Nov 6, 2007
PDF archiving tutorial?
Do you know of any step by step instructions on setting up a pdf archive of all my jobs? I want to do this...

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...

Mon, Nov 5, 2007
javascript
I'm trying to open a PDF file in javascript modify the image size and then save it as a jpg file. Can this be...

Fri, Nov 2, 2007
OCR recognition Error
I have an error when attempting to do OCR Recognition with Acrobat 8 Professional that states, "Acrobat cannot replace the current file with the...

Wed, Oct 31, 2007
Upgrading from acrobat version 4.0 to 8.0 professional
We currently have a Macintosh-system osx. We have acrobat 4.0 installed. We bought the 8.0 professional version but were told that we have to...

Tue, Oct 30, 2007
split pdf file
how to split pdf file into many parts using adobe acrobat or is there any other adobe product to do the same....

Sun, Oct 28, 2007
Batch sequence automation
I am running a batch sequence executing on a set of files that converts pdfs to txts (Adobe Acrobat Professional 8). Intermittently, It...

Fri, Oct 26, 2007
converting a file to PDF
How do I convert a MS Publisher document to a PDF file? thank you....

Wed, Oct 24, 2007
PDF files
I use Adobe Acrobat 7.0 standard. After I have ccreated a PDF file how do can I make changes to it? The next question,...

Fri, Oct 19, 2007
How to get export value of selected item in comboBox in Acrobat 6.0?
hi, Currently I'm working with Acrobat 6.0 version. Problem : I have a combo Box "DoctorType_1" which populates the list of doctors. when I select...

Mon, Oct 15, 2007
Acrobat Professional and Standard
what is the difference between Acrobat version 7 and version 8?...

Thu, Oct 11, 2007
Converting a form into excel spreadsheet
I have a form (fill-in and submit by email)created with Abobe design and i want to know how to get the computer to take...

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,...

Sat, Oct 6, 2007
Updating a PDF from a Word document
I have converted a word 2003 doc to PDF and created unique links in the PDF. How do I update/edit the document and preserve...

Fri, Oct 5, 2007
"document failed to print"
I am trying to print a PDF to desktop in a server 2003 enviornment, I keep getting document failed to print I have tried...

Thu, Oct 4, 2007
Automated document processing
For a given folder or file, I would like to create a script for automatic processing as detailed by the following navigation paths (in...

Wed, Oct 3, 2007
Handwriting OCR possible on scanned PDF?
Is it possible to use other OCR technology, such as IR (intelligent recognition) on a scanned in, hand-written (cursive writing) doc in the PDF...

Mon, Oct 1, 2007
Search Criteria
I received an email from my IS department about a change I did to a document. I altered the original in LiveCycle. ...

Mon, Oct 1, 2007
The Look of Dataset file vs Excel file
I'm a beginner, so please, go easy. Here's my question: When inside the dataset file, with the form data nicely displayed at top, beautiful headings &...

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
export to PDF
I have a dataset containing few details about internet usage of a client.I need to know how to export it to a pdf file....

Tue, Sep 25, 2007
Extract a Page
i just downloaded V8.0. I often take PDF files and extract pages. I used to be able to just left click on...

Tue, Sep 25, 2007
selecting a table
Hi I am trying to copy a table within PDF file to Excel. I remember having the option of able to select as table....

Mon, Sep 24, 2007
Convert PDF tables to Excel
I used to use a plug-in on the free Adobe Reader called "Aerial." It converts complex tables from PDF to Excel. It is no...

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...

Sat, Sep 22, 2007
VISTA
Tom Carson, From eli, thanx for the response. Have reloaded thrice. Get a "missing PDF maker files" message when I try anything....

Fri, Sep 21, 2007
VISTA
My question re A8 Prof and VISTA seems to be answered .. in the negative, unfortunately. Guess my XP and 2000 platforms stays...

Fri, Sep 21, 2007
Output PS
I have a PDF which is 17"x20". When I try to export it as as PS the file size changes to 8.5"x11". How can...

Thu, Sep 20, 2007
form data collection
I have created a fee form for our school. When I attempted to export the data into a spreadsheet, I was unable to...

Thu, Sep 20, 2007
Calling web service through adobe : authentication issue
Hi, I am invoking an SAP ABAP based web service from adobe form using WSDL data connection. I am unable to call the web service...

Thu, Sep 20, 2007
Exporting pdf to word
When I export a simple pdf to word the word doc has framed each paragraph. Sometimes the formatting needs tweaking but I need...

Wed, Sep 19, 2007
Creating PDF Forms
Can I create a pdf form, for users to fill-out, from an excel file?...

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...

Tue, Sep 18, 2007
Printing to Adobe PDF
Acrobat 8 professional on Windows XP home When I want to print to Adobe PDF (using Ctrl P) I get the message ".... Acrobat is not...

Mon, Sep 17, 2007
exportData
Does xfa.host.exportData work from Reader? If so, how do I set it up. I'm a newbie to the pdf world, trying to use livecycle...
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Wed, Sep 12, 2007
Excel Charts to PDF
I regularly use Adobe Acrobat 5.0 to pdf my Excel documents but have noticed that many of my graphs do not export correctly; many...

Mon, Sep 10, 2007
[help] pdf importing to adobe designer
When I import a pdf document to the designer to add text, the text which is already there goes up or down, above other...

Thu, Sep 6, 2007
Snapshot paste from Pro 8.1 to Outlook 2003 SP2
Up until 1 month ago, I was able to insert a snapshot from Acrobat Pro 8.1.0 into an Outlook HTML email. When I try...

Wed, Sep 5, 2007
Trust Manager Settings - HELP
I have a PDF document we created for downloading and viewing and I am trying to set it up so individuals who download and...

Wed, Sep 5, 2007
Export to Word (Landscape results in Portrait)
Beginner to Acrobat; when exporting PDF file (complex landscape image and text) to Word the result is in portrait, chopping alot of detail off...

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...

Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Printing in Tabloid HELP!!!!!
Dear expert, I am running out of options. I have been asking this question in many places but I don't get any replies/help. If I...

Mon, Aug 27, 2007
Enable hand tool text selection in pdf file through c#.net.
Hi, I am using pdf file in my .net application and i want to enable users text selection which is by default disabled. so through...

Mon, Aug 27, 2007
Basic help with forms
OK so I am clueless when it comes to Adobe. I just had Acrobat 8.0 Prof installed on my work computer. What...
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Mon, Aug 27, 2007
Copying and pasting
I am trying to paste a PDF document into a MS Word document Appendix. The PDF document has pictures (graphics). Also, I have executed...

Thu, Aug 23, 2007
Converting Arabic numbers from PDF to txt.
In trying to convert a Acrobat ver. 4.x PDF to a text file (or Word or rtf), I am unable to convert the Arabic...

Thu, Aug 23, 2007
Acrobat Form Email
I have created form in acrobat pro 8.0 with the help of live cycle designer. I want to send this form to my...

Tue, Aug 21, 2007
EDITING PDF INCREASE THE FILE SIZE.
Hi, I have a guidelines in PDF and i need to translate it. I´m doing in Illustrator CS2 but the result file is very...

Tue, Aug 21, 2007
Writing a PDF to a Database
Morning, I'm looking for help writing a PDF directly to a database. I'm having trouble grasping the mechanics of the process. I understand...

Sat, Aug 18, 2007
exportAsXFDF versus Reader 8 ?
exportAsXFDF versus Reader 8 ? I, I want to export data (XFDF) from an Acrobat forms when the user click on a button in this...

Fri, Aug 17, 2007
Foxprint font problems
Foxprint Font problem: I have a one of a kind, 2000 page PDF that contains data imported from Foxpro, an old MS DB program....

Fri, Aug 17, 2007
Converting Word Index with many bookmarks to pdf
I want to create a conversion of a large Word index to pdf converting links and bookmarks very accurately and have the target document...

Tue, Aug 14, 2007
2-page Form, need special functionality for some fields.
I'm using Acrobat Professional 7.0 on Windows XP. I need to make a form that is two pages. Some of the information the user enters...

Tue, Aug 14, 2007
Merging PDF files
I have just inherited CS2 and am very very new to PDF files. I have an annual report done in 24 separate pdf files...

Tue, Aug 14, 2007
printing error
I'm having problems with printing certain pdf documents. the error printed is the following: "ERROR: undefinedresult OFFENDING COMMAND: image STACK: -dictionary- -mark- -savelevel- " also i can't export the document to HTML which...

Tue, Aug 14, 2007
Acrobat 7.0 SDK API/Plugin development
Is there any way using Adobe Acrobat 7.0 SDK API/Plugin development to check if a PDF file is optimized and if there are broken...

Mon, Aug 13, 2007
Form update
I have created a layout in using InDesign CS3, exported as a pdf. I then used Acrobat Pro8 to create a form with fields....

Sat, Aug 11, 2007
Remove subset...?
Hi, I have a pdf file, in which the text has one subset text. I need to convert the pdf to Word doc., Like a...

Fri, Aug 10, 2007
Fillable forms
I am trying to do a huge number of PDF fillable forms that need to be individualized and emailed seperately for each client to...

Fri, Aug 10, 2007
Remove PDF Restrictions
I created several fillable forms using Adobe Designer and would now like to create one form from all the fillable forms. However, when...

Fri, Aug 10, 2007
Seach and Extract
Is there a way to do a search for a word(s), then extract each page that word(s)appear on? I'm new to Adobe Professional 8.0... still...

Thu, Aug 9, 2007
File system limitation in Distiller 8.1 COM interface
I have a .NET (C#) application that is using Distiller's COM Interop interface to distill PDFs. The application was working fine until I upgraded...

Wed, Aug 8, 2007
Automatic E-mail PDF Button
How do I create an e-mail button that automatically e-mails a PDF document without letting the end-user edit the e-mail's body, subject, or recipients?...

Wed, Aug 8, 2007
Word to PDF conversion of shapes
When converting a Word doc to PDF, any shapes (specifically triangles) used in Word are shown in the PDF as a rectangle with the...

Wed, Aug 8, 2007
Adding a PDF File to a PDF that was created from multiple PDFs.
I am trying to make our paper files into an electronic format. So I am scanning in all the various documents that make-up...

Wed, Aug 8, 2007
Read out Loud Function: Problems with Tables
How do I control the read out loud function so that it reads all the text in a table cell before reading the...

Tue, Aug 7, 2007
send to multi emails
I need to have a form email to addresses that correspond to checkboxes within the form. How can I do this?...

Tue, Aug 7, 2007
Scanning
CS3 Design Premium, Acrobat 8.1 will not import from scanner, "Scanner Options" is dimmed out, Photoshop CS3 will import from the scanner and will...

Tue, Aug 7, 2007
convert pdf into tiff through vb(using javascript object)
In vb how can i convert pdf into tiff file with user specified resolution?...
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Tue, Aug 7, 2007
Embedding Fonts in PDF
Windows XP RE: Adobe Professional 8.0 I have converted a Word document to pdf, but did not embed the fonts with the conversion. Is there...

Mon, Aug 6, 2007
email of complete form
I am using Adobe LifeCycle Designer 8.0 and creating fillable PDF forms. When I use the email submit button the data is returned...

Mon, Aug 6, 2007
email submit button
I am using Adobe LifeCycle Designer 8.0 to create fillable PDF forms. Is there a way to have more than one email address...

Mon, Aug 6, 2007
Creating A PDF form / Database
How can I take word document and create a PDF that will allow users to enter data that will go over to a database?...
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Mon, Aug 6, 2007
Bookmarks
I want to use Bookmarks because creating links may not work once I move the docs from my computer to CD. Do I...

Mon, Aug 6, 2007
Data Connection
I am trying to create a Data Connection in LiveCycle (via Professional 8.1), yet I keep getting the same error message when I try...

Mon, Aug 6, 2007
Unbinding a PDF file
Is there a way to unbind documents that have been scanned into a pdf? (I scanned several pages of a booklet and saved it...

Fri, Aug 3, 2007
OCR PDF
My Dear Sir, Please help me as this thing has taken lot of my time. I have a need to OCR the documents. I have tried...

Fri, Aug 3, 2007
Livecycle form: Send button not working for Adobe Reader 8 users
Hello, I have created a form with LiveCycle 8.0. The form has a submit button to submit a pdf of the completed form via...

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...

Thu, Aug 2, 2007
PDF Creation
My problem is converting MS Word documents to PDF's; PDFMaker never finishes the conversion. I have Adobe Acrobat Professional 7.0, Vista, and MS Office...

Thu, Aug 2, 2007
Archival and Retrieval capability in PDF format
I am using MS Word and using the mail merge feature to create 40,000 reports 5 pages each with an Excell spreadsheet that has...

Thu, Aug 2, 2007
Password Protecting Forms on LiveCycle
Adobe LiveCycle Designer -- Password Protecting Forms on LiveCycle Hello, I have a form that will be used by multiple users. These users will...

Thu, Aug 2, 2007
Autocad drawing to pdf missing some information
We are an consulting engineering office using Autocad 2008 and creating pdf files Via Adobe acrobat 5.0.5 using the distiller System printer within autocad,...
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Wed, Aug 1, 2007
Reader 8.1 Postscript Printing problem with Corporate Logo
We have recently upgraded within the office from Adobe Reader 7 to Adobe reader 8.1. We have a corporate web based reporting tool that...

Wed, Aug 1, 2007
How to create a editable PDF
I've never made a custom PDF, however I want to give my clients the ability to edit my brochures. Edit text, edit images, then...

Wed, Aug 1, 2007
converting to PDF
best way to convert DjVu documents to a PDF so that the print is vivid; when I convert, my PDF print is fuzzy...

Wed, Aug 1, 2007
Disable e-mail attach button
COuld you tell me how to disable the attach pdf to e-mail button?...

Wed, Aug 1, 2007
Text Fields in Custom Stamps
How can I add a free text field to a custom Adobe stamp? I would like to have a stamp that can be used...

Wed, Aug 1, 2007
Text copied from PDF (made by acrobat pro 8) becomes gibrish
Hi, I have a problem with copying a live text from a PFD made by Acrobat professional 8, when i copy and pastthe text...

Tue, Jul 31, 2007
3D annotation visibility
Hi, Is there any way to hide a 3D annotation? I am trying to layer a 3D annotation and a 2D image and then...

Tue, Jul 31, 2007
Word to distiller page size
I write a catalog in word 2000.It's 6 X !0, so in page set up I format word to 6 X !0 pages. Acrobat 5.0...

Mon, Jul 30, 2007
scan plug-in
using the Acrobat Scan plug-in in Acrobat 6 Standard I used to be able to do duplex scanning wherein Acrobat would interweave the scanned...

Mon, Jul 30, 2007
creating PDF from Access 2003
I have a user using Acrobat 8.0 with MS Access 2003. When he tries to print from Access to the PDF creator, creating a...

Mon, Jul 30, 2007
PDF file transfer
I need to transfer a PDF file from Adobe reader 7.0.8 to Excel 2000. How do I do that?...

Sat, Jul 28, 2007
upgrades
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Sat, Jul 28, 2007
distiller changes page size
I write a catalog in WORD 2000. I set page size to 6 X 10. But adobe distiller changes the page size to letter, although...

Fri, Jul 27, 2007
Scanning Legal size
Adobe 8.0, I am scanning legal size but I see no option in the Scan Panel to select legal size or 8.5 x 14....

Fri, Jul 27, 2007
Trouble sending PDF file
I am having trouble sending a PDF file to Excel 2000 from Adobe 7.0.8. It comes up in Excel encrypted. It says it is...

Fri, Jul 27, 2007
Looking for label
If you remove the text on a pdf using the touch up text tool, is there a way to add text back to the...

Fri, Jul 27, 2007
Saving Form Data
Hello there, I have created a document in Microssoft Word, saved it in PDF and then added some text fields and checkmark boxes in Acrobat...

Fri, Jul 27, 2007
Capturing Data
I have a 14 page FORM with 265 data fields. I only want to export 61 of the fields to a text file....

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....

Fri, Jul 27, 2007
Adobe Reader 7.0
How do I send a document from adobe reader 7.0 to Excel 2000?...

Thu, Jul 26, 2007
Importing forms into Excel
Hi there, I'm working in Adobe Professional 7.0 and Adobe Designer 7.0. I used Adobe Designer to make a form that i can send...

Thu, Jul 26, 2007
ENABLED USEAGE RIGHTS
Which product is needed if you anticipate an "Enabled Usage Rights" form will exceed the 500 uses restrictions?...

Thu, Jul 26, 2007
Adobe
I have a need to take a pdf document that has about 9 statements and setup a process where I split that statements into...

Thu, Jul 26, 2007
Can't create PDFs from Word
Hi I've just installed my new copy of Acrobat 8 Professional. Installation was completed without a problem but I can't create any PDFs from Word. An...

Thu, Jul 26, 2007
Pdf-package + MOSS2007
i want to search a pdf-package over SharePoint 2007, but i can't indicate it. If I search a normal pdf, I find it. I...

Thu, Jul 26, 2007
PSF Open Parameters
I have a document named "PDF Open parameters" for Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Now I need, if exist, the same document for Adobe Acrobar 8.0...

Wed, Jul 25, 2007
PDF preview
I've created a pdf that has links to other pdfs. The link to the external pdf opens up the document in the browser without...

Wed, Jul 25, 2007
Text Boxes
I'm using Adobe LiveCycle Designer. I have two questions. 1. I am trying to make a form that allows you to enter a date in one...

Wed, Jul 25, 2007
page size in distiller
I write a catalog in WORD 2000. It's 6" X 10" so In page setup I change the page size to 6 X 10. In...

Wed, Jul 25, 2007
Forming named destinations from Word to pdf
I am developing online help for web use using MS Word to create the manual, creating a pdf from the Word document, then programming...

Wed, Jul 25, 2007
Import/Export form fields
I have multiple versions of the same form, created in InDesign that I need to make fillable. Is there a way to import the...

Wed, Jul 25, 2007
How remove URL from saved file name
pdfs created from htm web pages have the url prepended to the file name by default. Where do I access this behaviour so...
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Tue, Jul 24, 2007
Powerpoint to PDF - LINKS
I have a menu that I was required to design in Powerpoint (Windows) for work. I made links in Powerpoint so a user can...

Tue, Jul 24, 2007
PDFMAker
Word 2007 has disabled the Acrobat 8.1 PDFMaker Add-in. It is still in Excel. I have followed Microsoft Directions to enable disabled Add-ins and...

Tue, Jul 24, 2007
Acessibility
I'm wondering if I import XML tags into InDesign (say for DAISY or NIMAS specifications) and use them to tag my document, when I...

Tue, Jul 24, 2007
help with downloading
I have ver 8.1.0 and when trying to download off internet explorer the page that the document is on wont open. Do I have...

Tue, Jul 24, 2007
File Conversion for Word 2007
I have Office 2007, I can't covert any Word (2007)files to PDF, this includes documents saved as 2007 and those saved as 2003 compatible....

Tue, Jul 24, 2007
Destinations
I have created two pdfs from Word, and set up destinations in the second (target) document. I have linked to these from the first...

Mon, Jul 23, 2007
Word doc with imbedded excel shows as black box
Using Vista Ult. 32bit, Acrobat 8.0 Std, and Office 2007. I have a word doc with imbeded excel spreadsheet that make a graph....
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Mon, Jul 23, 2007
Fonts
Why does the font size become larger in the PDF version of e-mails I archive using Acrobat 8 Professional? How can I keep...

Mon, Jul 23, 2007
Snapshot window size
Is there a way to predefine snapshot window size and save these other than creating a "batch" or "script" file? I need to make...

Mon, Jul 23, 2007
Password Protection using VB Javascript
Is there any VB JavaScript code to check whether a PDF is password protected or not. Any version is fine. Pls. reply...

Sun, Jul 22, 2007
Fonts in Designer
I have created a form in Designer using a font called Trubetzkoy for some characters. When preview the form as a pdf and when...

Fri, Jul 20, 2007
Acrobat
We have a Word file that includes a table with columns in various shades of blue and black rules (.5 point)separating the rows and...

Fri, Jul 20, 2007
Best Method of Distributing a Journal/Magazine PDF on CD
Hi, I'm working on a project for a non-profit that publishes a 125-page journal twice a year. They want to sell their whole collection of...

Fri, Jul 20, 2007
HTML to PDF conversion
I need to covert a series of HTML files to a single PDF. I've tried 2 approaches: 1. Open the index.html file in Acrobat. When I...

Fri, Jul 20, 2007
Create pdf
Can I convert a folder of documents to individual pdf's with Acrobat 8 Prof.? Can I convert a file to pdf without causing acrobat to...

Fri, Jul 20, 2007
Can't "save as PDF" in Outlook 2007
I have Adobe Acrobat 7.0.9 and, after upgrading to Microsoft Office 2007 Standard, I can no longer save Outlook e-mail messages in PDF format,...

Fri, Jul 20, 2007
Dual install
We're an engineering firm with over 100 Acrobat Standard users. I have Acrobat Pro and want to test the forms and collaboration procedures I...

Thu, Jul 19, 2007
Accessible PDFs
can you add greater pauses between paragraphs when creating an accessible tagged pdf?...

Thu, Jul 19, 2007
Conversion from MS Word hangs
Why does conversion of previously converted MS Word document hang? Have reinstalled Acrobat weekly (going on seven times) on two seperate computers with same...

Thu, Jul 19, 2007
Filled-In PDF forms
Hi, I created a form in LiveCycle Designer and added an "email-submit" button to it. I enabled user rights in Reader so the form could...

Thu, Jul 19, 2007
Exporting data
Eugene Williams answered my question very quickly and I appreciate it very much, but I need clarification. Eugene said to right click the...
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Thu, Jul 19, 2007
creating pdf from word 2007
I keep getting this error when I try to convert a word 2007 file into a pdf "An unexpected oeror occurred. PDFMaker was unable...

Thu, Jul 19, 2007
PDF
I want to find the text co-ordinates (i.e. left, top, width and height) for each word (text content) in the pdf document....

Wed, Jul 18, 2007
Fonts in designer
I have created a form in Designer using a font called Trubetzkoy for some characters. When preview the form as a pdf and when...

Wed, Jul 18, 2007
Acrobat 8.0
Acrobat 8.0 professional question. I have a 14 page FORM with 265 data fields. I only want to export 61 of them to...

Wed, Jul 18, 2007
File Sizes
I recently moved from Acrobat 5.0 with Distiller to Acrobat 7.0 Professional. I have noticed that my files have gotten much smaller in...

Wed, Jul 18, 2007
Form Function
I want to create a pdf form layered over the top of my company's check artwork for the purpose of filling out manual checks....

Wed, Jul 18, 2007
editing a pdf document that was converted from a word document
I just purchased Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard a month ago, and I have converted several word documents to pdf documents. Can I now...

Wed, Jul 18, 2007
Excel link PDF
In an MS Excel document, I have a PDF link , when I open that link, it opens Adobe and closes it right away (the...

Tue, Jul 17, 2007
Saving Data in PDF Form
I have tried enabling a PDF form to allow for saving entered data using Reader, but it isn't working. I have Adobe Acrobat...
2 comments

Tue, Jul 17, 2007
Scan OCR PDF using Acrobat 6 Pro?
Our office is rapidly expanding in the area of scanning documents. We are temporarily using Adobe Acrobat 6 Pro (until we are authorized...
2 comments

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

Tue, Jul 17, 2007
Numeric Field - Forms
I would like to set up my form with a numeric field for a phone number. Do I set up one numeric field...

Tue, Jul 17, 2007
Beginner - round subtraction calculation
I am a beginner, help would be appreciated! I have a form that has two calculations dividing by 11 and showing the result...

Mon, Jul 16, 2007
pdf creation
in the new acrobat 8 a log gets created everytime i make a pdf. How do i turn this preference off so that I...

Mon, Jul 16, 2007
Acrobat 8.0 Shuts Down
I am running Adobe 8.0 on a Mac and have also been plagued by the application shutting down after a few seconds. There are...

Fri, Jul 13, 2007
Forms emailing
We are currently trying to use Acrobat Pro for customer data gathering. We have been experimenting with forms and have found one problem we can’t...
1 comment

Fri, Jul 13, 2007
javascript for acrobat forms
I want to create a combo box field that will make other combo box fields visible depending on the selection made in the first...

Fri, Jul 13, 2007
General Acrobat 8
In acrobat 8, a log gets created everytime i make a pdf. How doo i turn t his feature off? Please help!...

Fri, Jul 13, 2007
Wrong indents in PDF conversion
I converted about 60 html documents to PDF using Acrobat 7.0 Professional. When I combined them all into one PDF (1700-plus pages), I realized...

Thu, Jul 12, 2007
export problems
I am using 8.0 Professional. When exporting a PDF to .rtf the formating is jumbled, and some printing is overlapping. I am...

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...

Thu, Jul 12, 2007
Distiller Bulk Conversion
Can I use distiller to bulk convert 1000 powerpoint files? I know it has to ability to watch an "In" folder for "ps"...

Wed, Jul 11, 2007
Conversion of Graphics to PDF
We have a template for our letterhead in Word that contains a graphic image. When we convert to PDF the graphic becomes solid...

Wed, Jul 11, 2007
PDF Manipulation
I split several PDFs into 1 page per Adobe file for processing by another program. After processing I want to re-combine the PDF page...

Wed, Jul 11, 2007
Using Typewriter tool for auto text insertion
Dear Learned Ones, I use the Typewriter tool to fill scanned paper documents. Each paper document I use is from a different organization, so...

Wed, Jul 11, 2007
Data Merging
I am creating a survey in Adobe 8 Pro and have about 500 forms to insert data into before they are sent out. ...

Wed, Jul 11, 2007
Details re: image disappearance in PDF
This question gives more detail about my accessibility and disappearing image questions yesterday. The PDF I am working with was made with Quark 6.5...

Wed, Jul 11, 2007
Locking TextFields
How do you lock text fields using javascripts....

Tue, Jul 10, 2007
Printing pdfs from Quark
I tried to post this yesterday, but I'm not sure it worked. I apologize if I'm repeating myself. In March we updated all of the...
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Tue, Jul 10, 2007
Adobe Acrobat Critical Error
I have installed Adobe Design Premium CS3 and all the software work well except Acrobat (8 Professional). Every time I try to use Acrobat,...

Mon, Jul 9, 2007
Printing/Saving subsets of pages from a PDF
Need to ask the user to agree to the terms and conditions of a document upon printing or saving. Once they agree we only want...

Mon, Jul 9, 2007
Word Doc to PDF
I need to convert a 12-page Word document to a PDF document. My Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional only converts the first page. HELP! Dot Pecson dotpecson@yahoo.com...

Mon, Jul 9, 2007
Reduce File Size
Is there a way to globally reduce the file size of multiple PDF files within a folder?...

Mon, Jul 9, 2007
Distilling yields no file
I am trying to create a pdf from QuarkXPress. (Quark 7.2, Acrobat Professional CS3 / 8.1, Mac OSX 10.4.10.) I have a Quark doc...
2 comments

Mon, Jul 9, 2007
Converting Website page to PDF and including Macromedia Flash component
I am very new to PDFs and before now all that I did with PDFs is read them. I now have 7.0 Professional...

Mon, Jul 9, 2007
How to extract text from a pdf ,article wise?
How to extract the text from a Pdf, with corresponding to the different articles in that pdf(ie if a Pdf of a newpaper is...

Mon, Jul 9, 2007
Extracting Pages--WHY? For What purpose?
For all practical purposes, I am brand new to PDFs other than reading them. I now have 7.0 Professional and my question concerns "extracting pages."...
1 comment

Sat, Jul 7, 2007
pdf page numbering
Need to batch alter the page numbers in a group of pdf files. Referring to the page numbers that are shown in the...

Fri, Jul 6, 2007
Not being able to change docs into pdf
I have 8.0 standard installed on my laptop (1.73 GHZ and 504 MB). I cannot change any of my docs into a pdf, neither...
1 comment

Fri, Jul 6, 2007
fillable field as email subject
I have a PDF form created that has a email button that sends the form to my address in the PDF format. It...
7 comments

Fri, Jul 6, 2007
sizing radio buttons
Is there a quick way to make all radio buttons the same size on a PDF form? I have 10 sets of buttons on...

Fri, Jul 6, 2007
Action for right-button mouse click.
In AA 8 Standard version, I have developed a number of files for distribution on CD to schools. Most files open in full screen...

Fri, Jul 6, 2007
Exporting to Excel
I have an archive of 1000 PDFs that are a combination of text and tables only (no graphics). I want to automatically scan...

Thu, Jul 5, 2007
applying text to a pdf (upside down)
On certain documents I have in a set of 500,when using the touchup text tool to add text to a document (ctrl click) the...

Thu, Jul 5, 2007
black era cover the pdf file
i am converting from excel to pdf. i am getting black era that cover the document. how can i fix it?...

Wed, Jul 4, 2007
There was a problem reading this document (16)
When I try to delete the first page of an unprotected PDF, I get the error message "There was a problem reading this document...
1 comment

Wed, Jul 4, 2007
ACrobat 3D
Hello Experts I have a 3D pdf of a plastic bag with a logo on it, I have a transparency map to keep the logo...

Wed, Jul 4, 2007
acrobat designer 7 version
in adobe acrobat designer 7 version when i submit the formulario and had answer some of the question what do i have to do...

Tue, Jul 3, 2007
large doc, sending by one e-mail
Good evening from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. How can I send a 18MB document in one e-mail, which limits to only less than 5MB doc?...

Tue, Jul 3, 2007
embed fonts
Created some documents as xdp files. When a pdf is created using LiveCycle forms the font is not embedded. When another user opens the...

Tue, Jul 3, 2007
Help
How can I prevent the Adobe toolbar from showing up in MS Word or prevent it from m oving around. I like the toolbar...

Tue, Jul 3, 2007
Linking between pdf files 8.1
Linking Acrobat 8 I create a page view link from pdf1 to pdf 2. When I test the link, pdf 1 is prompted to close...

Tue, Jul 3, 2007
Acrobat 8 print problems
I have recently installed CS3 suit onto Mac OX Tiger on a G5 imac. Before I was using Acrobat 7 but since the upgrade I...

Tue, Jul 3, 2007
(un)targeting fields
Hi experts, I have a neat little problem. I would like to clear certain form fields when the form is reopened without a data file....
1 comment

Tue, Jul 3, 2007
Cleaning a PDF for Export to Excel
I am trying to use Omni Page Pro 15 or the accompanying pdf Converter to drag tables out of a pdf file into excel....

Tue, Jul 3, 2007
Link tool in Acrobat 8
Link tool in Acrobat 8. When I try to create a link on page 2 to page 1 of a pdf file,a "ghost" of...

Tue, Jul 3, 2007
Form creation
I am using Adobe LiveCycle Designer 7.0.04. I have several checkboxes (which represent different dollar amounts for different membership levels) that the end user...
1 comment

Tue, Jul 3, 2007
addInstance validation
I have created a fomr in LiveCycle 7.0. I am using AddInstance to created additional lines to be filled in. I have...

Tue, Jul 3, 2007
distiller
My distiller is showing offline and when I click to make it online it says "operation could not be completed"...

Mon, Jul 2, 2007
Field Pattern Validation
Apparently I'm not getting the field validation examples in the Help (F1) of Livecycle. I've been struggling to get all the fields in...

Mon, Jul 2, 2007
Email a PDF
When I send a PDF it sometimes displays with the cover letter, and sometimes doesn't. I do not want it to display with the cover...

Mon, Jul 2, 2007
Elements print to PDF
Is it possible to set a pdf filename and print to PDF file without displaying a dialog from VB6 using Elements? I do...

Mon, Jul 2, 2007
Properties Toolbar greyed out
Acrobat Standard 8.0 On some documents the Properties Toolbar is disabled - greyed out - displaying only colour and plain dropdown – all inactive) irrespectively...

Sat, Jun 30, 2007
Transperancy & Shadow Flattening problem
Hi Sir, Sir, I work for publishing House in prepress section and we prints directories for which the pdf files are supplied by the client....
1 comment

Sat, Jun 30, 2007
Adobe buttons
I have lost my buttons for adobe pdf on the outlook 2003 toolbar. How do I get it back?...

Fri, Jun 29, 2007
opening PDF inside PDF doc
I created a PDF standard document using the word document 2007 by saving this doc as PDF. Word documetn contains PDF icon document...

Fri, Jun 29, 2007
Packaging multiple files & printing as separate documents
We have individual files that we need to publish as one pdf document so that a user can easily search all of the files...

Fri, Jun 29, 2007
Select Paper Size
I use an HP 7110 printer/scanner and have used Adobe Acrobat 6 Professional with it perfectly. I upgraded to Professional 8 and when...
2 comments

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...

Fri, Jun 29, 2007
Backward Compatibility
We currently use Acorbat 7 Pro and we're plannning to upgrade to Acrobat 8. It is critical (to current operations) that we retain the...

Fri, Jun 29, 2007
Button Action - Execute menu item missing many menus
v8 - Execute Menu Item in a form field action does not show all menu items (save as FDF). In Pro v7 the action...

Thu, Jun 28, 2007
Tab Order Not Working
Tab order settings were created in LiveCycle 8.0 but preview in PDF doesn't show the correct tab orders I've set i.e. tabbing is not...

Thu, Jun 28, 2007
ADOBE 8 pro Error Converitng to PDF from other applications
I have recently installed Adobe 8.0 pro on a server. When converting any file (i tried access and excel) to pdf the printer icon...

Thu, Jun 28, 2007
OSX printing to .pdf right justification problems
I have a 300 page document in MS Word, which I have printed to a pdf file using my Mac OSX "print to .pdf"...

Thu, Jun 28, 2007
Interactive SVG in PDF
How do I create a PDF with an interactive SVG file embedded in it....

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...

Thu, Jun 28, 2007
Convert Regular PDF to OCR PDF
Our office was scanning documents and saving them as PDF files. But we were NOT making them "text searchable" (recognize text using OCR). Now...

Thu, Jun 28, 2007
How do I avoid LiveCycle when creating forms in Acrobat?
I’m using Acrobat 8 Pro (CS3 w/ updates). I’m trying to create forms that Adobe Reader 8 can fill in and save to disk,...
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Thu, Jun 28, 2007
PDF/A 'Missing PDF/A tag'
Wondering if you can help. We are testing PDF/A creation software on our AS400 server. Our test process was very simple... 1. Create...

Thu, Jun 28, 2007
Acrobat Professional 8.0
I've used Acrobat Reader for years. (Now using 8.1) About two years ago I bought Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Standard. I've used...

Thu, Jun 28, 2007
Archiving Outlook emails
I've just started to explore archiving Outlook email folders using either Pro7 or 8. Although the interface is different for these versions, neither seems able...

Wed, Jun 27, 2007
Outlines inside picture image
Converted publisher document to pdf and picture lines are inside images on two of the three pictures used. How to fix? I...

Wed, Jun 27, 2007
Picture outlines
Converted from publisher to pdf and the picture lines are inside the images when they should be outlines. How do I fix?...

Wed, Jun 27, 2007
combine multiple html documents to a single file
I am attempting to create a single pdf document from multiple html documents and I get errors stating this can not be done....

Wed, Jun 27, 2007
PDF file received by email is blank
I'm resubmitting this unresolved question (alos entered on forum on 6/19): A company sent us a PDF attachment via email to both our...

Tue, Jun 26, 2007
Ver 8.1 and Outlook 2007
8.1 says it's compatible with Outlook 2007 but after updating my version 8 I still don't see the pdf buttons in Outlook. Also, how...

Tue, Jun 26, 2007
Save/Save AS
When Replacing pages and then attempting to save/save as, the PDF does not save and a different file format document is created with a...

Tue, Jun 26, 2007
export to excel
How can I export my PDF to excel? I tried exporting to word and opening in excel but it took only the first...

Tue, Jun 26, 2007
Fast Web View
I have tried to convert a PDF document to Fast Web View using the instructions in adobe help with no luck. The file will...

Tue, Jun 26, 2007
Enable Adobe Reader Usage Rights in Acrobat 8 Pro
How to 'Enable Adobe Reader Usage Rights ' from Acrobat 8 Pro? The response to a previous query said this can be done in...
1 comment

Tue, Jun 26, 2007
Bookmarks in PDF created from Access reports
Hello, I'm currently trying to automatically insert bookmarks in an access report printed to PDF (1 or 2 report page per country; I would like...

Mon, Jun 25, 2007
multi-media pdfs
I am using the multi-media functionality of adobe acrobat to put links and media into pdfs. The problem is when I send these...

Mon, Jun 25, 2007
Submit a Form
I am using Acrobat 8.0 Pro. I have a form with a submit button with the action type "Submit a form". I want to...

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...

Mon, Jun 25, 2007
Expirations
Is there a way to time limit the opening of a .pdf? I would like to be able to distribute some disks with a...

Mon, Jun 25, 2007
Inter-document linking
Inter-document linking: I would like to link from an excel-sourced pdf to a section with a word-sourced pdf. I had assumed that the standard...

Mon, Jun 25, 2007
pdf and excel 2002
i used this and still did not get graph below the 8" mark...

Mon, Jun 25, 2007
Add Page Links with LiveCycle Designer
How do i add a text link to jump to a specific page in the pdf document using LiveCycle Designer?...

Mon, Jun 25, 2007
Acrobat
Press JobOptions: What should the pre-defined compression settings be on this? They appear to be the same as High Quality Print joboptions....

Sun, Jun 24, 2007
Scanning into Acrobat
I have to scan multi page documents into Acrobat. Some of the scans are not perfectly straight. Can I correct alignment in Acrobat?...

Sat, Jun 23, 2007
MISSING PDF MAKER ERROR
I bought Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Pro and installed, activated and all... and what I got when I wanted to create pdf is MISSING PDFMAKER......

Sat, Jun 23, 2007
"s" in Arial font not scaling properly in PDFs
See for example http://www.daverado.mvps.org/temp.pdf Notice how the letter "s" is displayed incorrectly in the words "Sent" and "Subject". If you set the view to 100%...

Sat, Jun 23, 2007
Bookmarks
I create large project document collections using different media such as drawings, digitals, reports, etc. During the project life, many of the bookmarks...

Fri, Jun 22, 2007
8.1 probelm
After downloading 8.1 patch, I cannot reate a PDF from Scanner anymore (it worked fine with Acrobat 8). This is the error message that...
4 comments

Fri, Jun 22, 2007
Designer 7 Calculation Override Box not working
I made a form in LiveCycle Designer 7.0. I made one checkbox field a "Calculated - User can Override" to remind user of box...

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...

Fri, Jun 22, 2007
Not creating the postscript file correctly
Hi, I am trying to convert a few excel sheets to PDF from VBA. These sheets has print size reduced to 75%. I am doing...

Fri, Jun 22, 2007
Presets for Initial View?
Is there a faster way to set the Intiail View settings in Acrobat? Can I save my settings in a Preset somewhere?...
1 comment

Fri, Jun 22, 2007
Acroforms "save as"
Thom Parker said" The Acrobat JavaScript Reference states that this function requires Reader Save Rights to work in Reader." I enabled user rights and the 'Save...

Thu, Jun 21, 2007
regarding pdf form submission
I have created a pdf form with a submit buttton with mailto option. But the form fails to send the attachment. and I have...

Thu, Jun 21, 2007
printing
I have adobe 7 pro and when I try to print an excell spread sheet with gragh the gragp comes out distorted as if...

Thu, Jun 21, 2007
Cannot save secured PDF
I often use Acrobat security to password-protect files that I share outside my group at work. However, sometimes after I set up the password...

Thu, Jun 21, 2007
Maximum *.pdf dimensions
How to make a *.pdf file larger than 5080 mm? (I need a *.pdf file 8000 mm of lenght)...

Thu, Jun 21, 2007
Stop Auto Print
How do I stop Acrobat auto-printing something when I convert from Word/Excel/Web pages etc. to PDF I am using Acrobat Pro 7 on Win XP...

Thu, Jun 21, 2007
Password from Database
Is there a way to have a database with passwords and when submitting one of those passwords to Acrobat, it looks up that passwords...

Wed, Jun 20, 2007
PDFMaker
I use Adobe Acrobat 8.1 Professional which I installed Nov 06. I find I can no longer use Acrobat's Create PDF - either...

Wed, Jun 20, 2007
Export
I have version 8 standard. Can I export a pdf file to Word and XCel with that version? I haven't been able to...

Wed, Jun 20, 2007
Create a Watermark
When creating an Adobe Document via printing from Word, how do you include a watermark behind the text?...

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...

Wed, Jun 20, 2007
Removing Numbers from Text Boxes
When adding text boxes to a document (acrobat standard 6.0), the text boxes are being numbered...I cannot find any options to remove the numbers...

Wed, Jun 20, 2007
Print Web Page to PDF without using Acrobat Tool bar
We are having web application which is created using .net Framework 1.1. In our application we have provided Rich Text Editor where user can...

Wed, Jun 20, 2007
Automatically name files
I create invoices to multiple companies using an Access DB and print each invoice individually to a pdf. Or I print the whole...

Tue, Jun 19, 2007
Lost Toolbars
I have lost my Adobe toolbars in all my Office applications. I tried unloading Acrobat and reloading it from my disks, but the...

Tue, Jun 19, 2007
Printing
I am not able to print in adobe, the icon is gray. What can I do?...

Tue, Jun 19, 2007
Word background to pdf
I just completed a newsletter in word and converted it to pdf. However, the conversion did not bring over the background color that I...

Tue, Jun 19, 2007
PDF file received by email is blank
A company sent us a PDF attachment via email to both our internal email address and to a dial-up email account. The attachment received...

Tue, Jun 19, 2007
Selecting Table
The main problem is the convience of the Table Select tool seems to be missing. Is there anything that forces Acrobat to select text...

Tue, Jun 19, 2007
Creating PDF from Scanner
After downloading the update to Acrobat 8 Standard, I cannot create a PDF file "From Scanner" anymore. This error message appears "Adobe Acrobat 8.1...
4 comments

Tue, Jun 19, 2007
File sizes are huge with updated version of Adobe Acrobat
I am creating PDFs from AutoCAD 2000i drawings. I had version 5 of Adobe Acrobat before and the file sizes of the PDFs were...

Mon, Jun 18, 2007
runtime error with Adobe Pro7
Users have Adobe Acrobat Pro 7 and Adobe Illustrator CS2 installed on PC's. Since then whenever they try to open a word document error...

Mon, Jun 18, 2007
Editing a Form
When I create a form by importing an existing excel workbook, it only converts the open worksheet. Additionally, I have to edit in...

Mon, Jun 18, 2007
Engering Data on a PDF form that was not created by me.
How do I enter data on a PDF form that I was sent to fill out as an online application?...

Mon, Jun 18, 2007
Right justify imported text
I may have asked this question last week before my memebership was confirmed so I will ask again. I have tried importing a word document...

Mon, Jun 18, 2007
linking
hallo, I am looking for a way to keep my links inside a pdf document after I ve changed for e.g. the structure of the...

Sat, Jun 16, 2007
Embedding fonts
I am using Acrobat 8 Professional on Windows XP to convert Microsoft Word files to PDF. My question concerns the embedding of fonts under...

Sat, Jun 16, 2007
hilighted text copy
hi I am using pdf books for studying and I hilight keywords while studying.I want to copy all hilighted words to make a mind-map in...

Fri, Jun 15, 2007
Disable Save
I would like to prevent users from saving a secure copy of the PDF's Is it possible?...

Fri, Jun 15, 2007
Problem with 8.1 Update
I seem to be having a lot of problems with Adobe Reader 8.1 and Adobe Professional 8.1. Over the last two days I have...

Fri, Jun 15, 2007
filename[1].pdf
I use acrobat 7 pro. Lately whenever I open a file I receive in an email or find on the net, the file...

Fri, Jun 15, 2007
CGM Graphic in ACROBAT
My Question is: can we use a CGM Graphic in Acrobat? I know you can place many types of graphics but I need to know...

Fri, Jun 15, 2007
Adobe Designer
I am attempting to import a word doucment into designer. How do I (if I can)get the imported document to right justify? I have...

Fri, Jun 15, 2007
Table of Contents
How to creat a table of contents in a PDF file?...

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
PS file Distilled in 7 but errors in 8
I have a postscipt file that works fine when I use Distiller 7 but it throws an error in Distiller 8. File below: %XRXbegin: 001.0300 %%OID_ATT_ACCOUNTING_INFORMATION "0|0420"; %XRXaccount:...

Thu, Jun 14, 2007
Text error message
I was forwarded a PDF made by someone else and I get an error message: The font contains bad/widths. The document will be...

Thu, Jun 14, 2007
Word to PDF with links, update PRINTDATE field code
I need to find a way to Convert from Word 2003 to pdf using Adobe 6 Standard, preserve links (just cross-references and TOC within...
1 comment

Thu, Jun 14, 2007
CMYK color conversion
I have been told that Acrobat 8 Standard dos not have the capability of converting colors to CMYK, and that only Acrobat 8 Professional...

Thu, Jun 14, 2007
Uploading data with expandable tables.
I have created a table that the user can add rows through an add row button. However, when they add this row it...

Thu, Jun 14, 2007
Saving pdf copy for Readers
Acrobat 8 Pro is claiming to enable users of Reader 7.0 or 8 to fill in and save a copy of a pdf-file. This...

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...

Thu, Jun 14, 2007
Windows environment variable
Is it possible to read Windows environment variable in Acrobat over JScript? It it is possible how to do this??...

Thu, Jun 14, 2007
images acrobat standard
I am using acrobat 8 standard and I can't seem to edit an image in a pdf which was created with acrobat 8...

Wed, Jun 13, 2007
Acrobat 8 Pro text to outline
In Acrobat 7 Pro, there used to be an option to convert text to outline if saving to EPS. How do you convert text...
4 comments

Wed, Jun 13, 2007
Programmatically change print orientation
I am creating PDF documents via Crystal Reports using the Distiller print driver. Is there a way to programmatically change the orientation of a...

Wed, Jun 13, 2007
editing
How do i delete an image in a pdf file? The only options i get are save and copy the image...

Wed, Jun 13, 2007
PDF link issue
I've created a PDF using FrameMaker 7.2 and Acrobat Distiller 8.1 (just installed). In the Framemaker document, I created a hyperlink marker. When someone with...

Wed, Jun 13, 2007
Page numbering
How do you get page numbering to be visible starting page 2 yet not have it show as page #1? I have set the...

Wed, Jun 13, 2007
Data flow to Access 2002 database
Hi, First time posting. I'm using Adobe Life Cycle Designer and Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional. I created fillable forms with...

Wed, Jun 13, 2007
Tab order numbers
I have Adobe Professional 7.0. When I add text fields to a .pdf, each one is accompanied by a sequential number, which is...

Wed, Jun 13, 2007
Acroforms "save as"
Using acroforms, I have created a button that opens a "save as" window. When I try it on reader 7.0.8 this window does...

Wed, Jun 13, 2007
ACROBAT CATALOG INDEX NOT BEING USED
We publish print catalog, and now are starting to publish (as PDF files) on CDs as well. Using Acrobat Professional 7 to author, an Acrobat...

Wed, Jun 13, 2007
Print conversion
When I convert a Publisher doc to PDF the doc (which is 3.5"w x 8.5"h) converts from one copy per sheet to two. ...

Wed, Jun 13, 2007
pdf file information
How can I tell a high rez pdf from a standard from a low rez pdf looking at the files on the desktop? I...

Wed, Jun 13, 2007
Converting PageMaker to InDesign
We have abandoned PageMaker 6.5 and are using Creative Suite. We will be updating to Creative Suite 3 soon. Our problem -...

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...

Wed, Jun 13, 2007
Adding dynamical row to the subform
Hi I need to know how can we process the PDF Template which is created using Adobe Live cycle and add the subform into...

Wed, Jun 13, 2007
PDF Distiller not working
I get a message: "acrobat distiller cannot continue because Acrobat is not activated." The program is activated. When I go to Start - Programs...

Wed, Jun 13, 2007
Black out a PDF used as slide show
When using a PDF as a slide show presentation (by utilizing "Full Screen View"), is there a way to replicate the PowerPoint "B" key...

Tue, Jun 12, 2007
PDF
How come my margins drop down on my documents in Word once I create a PDF of a document? It seems that the document...

Tue, Jun 12, 2007
Publisher 2007
I am having trouble combining Publisher 2007 files into an Adobe package. I downloaded the new patch, but that didn't help....

Tue, Jun 12, 2007
top of the page jump
When I convert a Word document to a PDF using Acrobat 8 pro, the top line of each page jumps to the end of...

Tue, Jun 12, 2007
Excel
Has anyone found good software that will convert PDF files to excel?...

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...

Tue, Jun 12, 2007
Subform Script Error
I'm trying to rename my forms & subforms. As soon as I try it causes multiple script failures (Error: accessor '' is unknown.) across...

Mon, Jun 11, 2007
Separating OCR/Form Field Layers
I understand that the OCR text recognition is rendered as a layer; so are the form fields. Is there any way to separate...

Mon, Jun 11, 2007
Link Files
I wish to add links to my PDF document that will open other files, such as another PDF; word; or spreadsheet document. However,...

Mon, Jun 11, 2007
Adobe 8 crashes on editing forms
Hello. My Acrobat 8.0 Prof. crashes often on editing forms (Adobe.dll) What can I do to fix the problem? Thanks in advance for your help. Best regards. Dirk Emmermacher...

Sun, Jun 10, 2007
PDF maker
After some problems with Outlook 2003, I reinstalled it. After reinstalling it, i noticed that the pdf maker on the toolbar is no longer...

Sun, Jun 10, 2007
sending pdf's to a receiver without certain applications
If someone I send a pdf file that was converted from powerpoint, would the receiver still be able to view the file even if...

Fri, Jun 8, 2007
PC to Adobe Pro 8
I'm a small businessperson who has used an older PC to prepare some important items for my business. I used MS Publisher to...
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Fri, Jun 8, 2007
Creating a email size PDF
I own Adobe Photoshop 7.0 and until recently have always used .jpg format to email my catalogue sheets to customers. Recently I have discovered...

Fri, Jun 8, 2007
hyperlinks
hyperlinks within a pdf on a secure website will not link to other pdf files within the same site. keep getting authorization failure when...

Fri, Jun 8, 2007
Help with forms issue
I am building a form that will interface with a SQL db, this db allows me to use Parent.child.Hierachy lines in the form and...

Fri, Jun 8, 2007
Forms
I am constructing a form in adobe professional 8. I wish to have fields that appear (that contain additional questions) to the user...

Fri, Jun 8, 2007
Search Issues in Acrobat 8 Professional
Hi Sub : Search Issues in Acrobat 8 Professional We are currently evaluating Acrobat 8 Professional using a trial copy downloaded from the Internet. We have...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
Files disappear
We have 3 users on one server. 1 worker was converting files (Lakes .doc files)- and now all the files from L...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
Touch Up Text Tool
Is there a touch up text tool in Acrobat 7.0 Standard (like there is in v 4.0) that I can use to make minor...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
Pasteboard comments included in PDF
Is there a way to include pasteboard comments from the original INDD file upon making a PDF?(i.e. fold lines, printer notes) Most our files...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
scanning error
I run a Dual 1.8GHz G4 Power PC, My scanner is an Epson Perfection 2450. BOTH WORK WELL I use Acrobat 8 Professional. Scanning to...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
Scanning Problem with Brother MFC
My scanner no longer works properly with Acrobat 8.0. I have been using a Brother MFC 8500 all-in-one machine. It recently began acting strangely...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
PostScript Font
We've got a problem that's really got us stumped. Was wondering if you could shed some light, or point us in the direction of...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
Tagging PDF for conversion to XML with out losing formatting
We presently create inserts and distill a pdf. We are trying to tag the pdf's and then create a xml file that we can...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
pictures do not print to pdf
clients send me word documents to create pdf docs for filing on sedar (www.sedar.com). Often they have logos, letterhead and other pictures in their...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
Highlighted text in Word -> PDF
I'm using Acrobat Standard v8 and Word 200, on Win XP. PDFMaker and Distiller ignore highlighted text in Word for some reason - even though...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
PDF print quality level
How can a check the print quality level and make sure that fonts are embedded before sending my PDF to the printer?...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
Adobe 7.0
Why does my copy of Adobe 7.0 standard occasionally create files that do not include live links?...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
PDF maker
How to covert PDF back o Micorsoft word?...
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Thu, Jun 7, 2007
How can a person with Adobe Reader only do a 'save as' to a PDF form with no securities set?
I have created a PDF form in Acrobat 8.0 Professional for the employees to use (fill out fields, sign, and 'save as' in a...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
tif convert to pdf
We currently receive our faxes in a tif file in outlook can we convert to pdf directly without saving document?...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
File type?
On a Mac desktop, how can I distinguish the type of .pdf the file is? I need pdf file copies in high and low...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
MS Office 2007 and Acrobat
I can not create PDF documents out of MS Office 2007. Is there a patch for MS Office 2007 available?...
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Thu, Jun 7, 2007
printing
When I create a PDF document the document print out black back ground and the text be come white. It prints out every time...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
conversion
can i convert a pdf into a Microsoft Publisher doc? How about a Word Doc....
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Thu, Jun 7, 2007
Is 8.0 compatible with MS Office 2007
Is Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional compatible with Office 2007?...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
license
I will be replacing my hard drive and would like to know if I can regenerate my license/ subscription through the Acrobat 8.0 pro...
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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...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
how to attach more than one file to pdf document by using XPAAJ jar
how to attach more than one file(either JPG or bmp or anykind of files) to pdf document by using XPAAJ jar file...

Wed, Jun 6, 2007
High resolution print pdf files
What is the best way to optimize a high resolution pdf file - and make it as small as possible but keep the resolution?...

Wed, Jun 6, 2007
error 1714
I was operating with acrobat 8. a probelm occured in my system, and I used Win Xp System Restore. After restoring the system, I...

Wed, Jun 6, 2007
missing pdf maker
I get messages at times that say (when I am converting a file to adobe) missing pdf maker. I re install and use the...
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Wed, Jun 6, 2007
save as function
I used Adobe 6.0 pro & just got 8.0 pro I found that save as function differs from 6.0 to 8.0 When I save a pdf...
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Wed, Jun 6, 2007
Hyperlinking
When I create a Press Ready PDF from InDesign 2, the Hyperlinks work when I open the pdf in Acrobat Pro/Reader. When I create...

Tue, Jun 5, 2007
error message during conversion from Word 2003 to Adobe 7.09
My system: MS XP Pro SP2 MS Office 2003 Pro & Adobe Acrobat 7.09 "Error Message: an error occurred while creating a temporary file: Word was unable to write...

Tue, Jun 5, 2007
converting pdf charts to excel
I want to pull a pdf chart file off the internet and convert it to an excel spreadsheet. I have some charts that...

Tue, Jun 5, 2007
Unable to save
We have users that are appending PDF documents on a network, when they go to save they are unable to do so. It states...

Tue, Jun 5, 2007
Page Deletion Automation
I am in the process of deleting pages from multiple PDFs and replacing them with new pages. I am looking for a way...

Tue, Jun 5, 2007
Replacing Pages Help
Is there a way to create a macro or custom tool to replace pages in multiple pdfs? I have many PDF that will...

Tue, Jun 5, 2007
searchable page identification
For archiving purposes, I am having a document imaging service scan single page customer application forms to pdf. After the scanning conversion, I want...

Tue, Jun 5, 2007
Pasting Word Table into PDF Form
Hello, I'm looking into upgrading to Acrobat 8 Professional to design forms in the workplace. One problem I've hit is that staff need to paste...

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...

Sun, Jun 3, 2007
PDFMaker Files Missing
I'm running Acrobat Professional 8 and Microsoft Vista and Microsoft Office 2007. My Acrobat was working fine up until last week. When I try...

Fri, Jun 1, 2007
Editing a PDF
I currently have AR 7.0 standard. I have a pdf file where I would like to fill in certain fields with information. What options...

Fri, Jun 1, 2007
link for download
How can I create a link to my pdf for download after successfull payment?...

Thu, May 31, 2007
layout
I have scanned a print magazine that we published a long tima ago that I want to put on our website. I would like...

Thu, May 31, 2007
Acrobat Math Calculations
I have converted a excel spreadsheet to an Adobe Acrobat 8 form. I am trying to recreate the calculations within the form using Javascript....

Thu, May 31, 2007
live cycle email
In LiveCycle, how do you submit to email as pdf not xml?...

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...

Wed, May 30, 2007
5.0 Distiller Orientation Problem
Acrobat 5 distiller used with a VB application does not create PDF in correct orientation. If I set the distiller preferences to portrait or...

Wed, May 30, 2007
VB6 and Javascript
Thom, Thanks for the help on that VB6/javascript question. Your suggestion worked on the first try! I made one slight change to make the code...

Wed, May 30, 2007
PDF Printer not working
When I select the Adobe PDF for a printer in an application, I get a menu box stating "Creating Adobe PDF" and at about...

Wed, May 30, 2007
PDF conversion from Excel
I'm using Acrobat Pro 7.0 and when I try to convert an Excel Sheet to pdf - the conversion stops because a print error...

Wed, May 30, 2007
Importing multiple records to Forms
When I insert a pdf doc into Access for reporting purposes, it becomes fuzzy. Other option, import the data into acrobat pdf form....

Wed, May 30, 2007
PDF writer
I have 3 pages in Excel. For some reason the 2 and 3 pages stay together wheni group them and PDF them. But the first page...

Tue, May 29, 2007
Executing javascript from VB6.
This is a follow up to my previous question on executing javascript from VB6 (not .NET) defined in a document variable called "jsMain". I've tried...

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...

Tue, May 29, 2007
add modify sheet
We have several computers at work running Professional 6.0 and 7.0 with Window XP and we can not add or modify sheet sizes. I...

Tue, May 29, 2007
JavaScipt a PMT Calculation
I am creating a form and need to calculate a monthly payment from the rate,term, and amount fields within the form. How can...

Tue, May 29, 2007
PDF for print production
I am about to print a large format coffee table book in Singapore. Created in CS2 with a local icc profile embeded, I now...

Tue, May 29, 2007
Getting Acrobat 3D to work in PDFs created from Word.
Hi, I have a question regarding Acrobat 3D. I am running an evaluation version on Windows XP. Mostly with good results, however, in Reader V...

Mon, May 28, 2007
URL to PDF
When I create a PDF from a website, the entire website is put onto an 8.5 x 11 inch page rather than parsing it...

Mon, May 28, 2007
Outlook Email
Acrobat Pro 8 doesn't load into Office 2007? What to do now?...

Mon, May 28, 2007
pdf package
How to convert a pdf package to individual pdfs...

Sun, May 27, 2007
Acrobat 8 EULA
I hope the experts here can help clarify some points in the Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional EULA. (I) Re Section 14.13 Acrobat Professional Feature Would using...
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Sat, May 26, 2007
letterhead print
I would like to setup a template or printer that will automatically print letterhead as a background. Can this be done using Acrobat...

Fri, May 25, 2007
Running document script from VB6 OLE appilcation.