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PDFMaker for PowerPoint 2016 (Mac OS)
Available in: Acrobat DC Continuous
You can now create high-quality Adobe PDFs with live links from inside Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (version 15.19 or
later) for Mac using the new Acrobat ribbon.
Host shared review on SharePoint or Office 365 sites (Mac OS)
Available in: Acrobat DC Continuous
Now you can initiate SharePoint or Office 365 sites-based review on Mac OS.
For more information, see Hosting shared reviews on SharePoint or Office 365 sites.
Thumbnail previews on 64-bit machines (Windows)
Available in: Acrobat DC Continuous and Classic
Getting a thumbnail preview of PDF files on Windows explorer is now supported for 64-bit platforms as well. To enable
this, go to Preferences > General and then select Enable PDF thumbnail previews in Windows Explorer.
Full read aloud options
Available in: Acrobat DC Continuous and Classic
Screen readers can now read aloud the Home view and the Save As dialog box options, improving access for users with
visual impairments.
Change default font for fallback in PDF editing and Add Text
Available in: Acrobat DC Continuous and Classic
You can now choose a specific font for both Add Text and the fallback option in edit text features using the two new
font options under the Content Editing preferences.
For more information, see Change default font for fallback in PDF editing and Add Text .
Improved OCR accuracy for Asian languages
Available in: Acrobat DC Continuous
The accuracy of optical character recognition is improved significantly when scanning documents written in Chinese
Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Japanese, and Korean languages.
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Chapter 2: Workspace
Workspace basics
Workspace overview
Adobe Acrobat DC user interface has three views - Home, Tools, and Document.
Further, the Document view can have one of the two interfaces - Single Document Interface (view one document at a
time) or Multiple Document Interface (tabbed interface for multiple PDFs viewing).
Home
This is the gateway or the landing page when you don’t have a PDF opened in Acrobat DC.
Tools
This is the go to place to discover the tools that’s available in Acrobat DC. All Acrobat DC tools are shown in this
view.
Document
This is the default view whenever a document is opened in Acrobat DC. When you open multiple
documents, each document opens as a tab in the same application window.
Home view
This is the gateway or the landing page when you don’t have a PDF opened in Acrobat. When you launch Acrobat or
Reader, you see a welcome message with the Learn More button pointing to a quick introduction document.
The Home view displays file lists and storage accounts.
• File Lists: Shows Recent and Sent files views. All your recently accessed files are displayed in the Recent files
view, and all the files that you sent using Adobe Send & Track and Send for Signature are displayed in the Sent
files view.
• Storage: It lists various places or accounts from which you can open and work on files from within Acrobat or
Reader
• My Computer, Document Cloud, and Add Account(a SharePoint or Dropbox account).
Recent files view
In the Recent files view, you can see your recently used files, and also sync them across devices using the Mobile Link
option at the bottom of the middle pane. For a selected file, a details panel appears on the right showing a thumbnail
preview of the file, its location, and a list of frequently used tools.
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For local files, you can click the location in the details panel to open the folder in Explorer. However, you cannot open
the location if it’s Adobe Document Cloud or Dropbox.
The Remove from Recent option in the details panel allows you to selectively remove files from the Recent files list.
Sent files view
In the Sent files view, you can track and manage your sent files online. The available options are displayed when you
choose a file in the right pane. You can also manage your files sent for signature using the Manage Document Sent for
Signature link at the bottom in the right pane.
.NET PDF SDK | Read & Processing PDF files provided by this .NET Imaging PDF Reader Add-on Able to convert PDF documents into other formats Include extraction of text, hyperlinks, bookmarks and metadata;
split pdf by bookmark; bookmarks pdf files
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Storage - Document Cloud, Dropbox, and SharePoint
Storage lists offline and online places from where you can access your files. Apart from your local computer, you can
access files:
• Stored securely in Adobe Document Cloud using the Document Cloud link in the left pane.
• From your online accounts, such as Dropbox and Microsoft SharePoint. You can add SharePoint or
Dropbox accounts using the Add Account link in the left pane. For more information, see Working with
online storage accounts in Acrobat DC.
Tools center
This is the go to place to navigate and discover tools available in Acrobat/Reader. All the tools are listed by categories.
When you choose a tool, the tool-specific commands or toolbar appears in the document view if a file is opened.
You can also open some tools even without opening a document. If the tool requires a document to be open, choosing
a tool prompts you to select a document.
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Note: A new custom tool is displayed in the Customize category. All third-party plug-ins are displayed in a new category
named Add-ons.
Add or remove shortcuts of tools in the right pane
To add a shortcut of a tool in the right pane, click the Add button below the tool name.
To remove the shortcut of a tool from the right pane, click the Down Arrow button next to Open below the tool name,
and then choose Remove Shortcut.
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Alternatively, to remove the shortcut, click the cross button for the shortcut in the right pane.
Document view
By default, you see tabbed interface for multiple PDFs viewing. When you open multiple PDFs, each PDF opens as a
tab in the same application window. You can switch among the tabs from the top – tab name shows the name of the file
opened in the tab. A previous button and a next button are displayed towards right to navigate through document tabs
when the number of documents are high and don’t fit the document view.
The menu bar and the toolbar are visible at the top of the work area. The work area for the stand-alone application
includes a document pane in the middle, a navigation pane on the left, and tools or task pane on the right side. The
document pane displays PDFs. The navigation pane on the left side helps you browse through the PDF and perform
other options on PDF files. Toolbars near the top of the window provide other controls that you can use to work with
PDFs.
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If you want to switch off the tabbed view and go back to the single document view, go to Edit > Preferences > General,
and then clear the checkbox for the preference - Open documents as new tabs in the same window (requires restart).
Restart Acrobat.
Menus and context menus
Ordinarily, it’s a good idea to keep the Acrobat menus visible so that they are available as you work. It is possible to hide
them, using the View > Show/Hide > Menu Bar command. However, the only way to display and use them again is by
pressing F9 (Windows) or Shift+Command+M (Mac OS).
Unlike the menus that appear at the top of your screen, context-sensitive menus display commands related to the active
tool or selection. You can use context menus as a quick way to choose commonly used commands. For example, when
you right-click the toolbar area, that context menu displays the same commands as the View > Show/Hide > Toolbar
Items menu.
1 Position the pointer over the document, object, or panel.
2 Click the right mouse button.
Note: (Mac OS) If you don’t have a two-button mouse, you can display a context menu by pressing the Control key as you
click with the mouse.
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Toolbars
Initially, you may not see various tools in the toolbar. You can add tools to the toolbar for easy access.
To add tools in the toolbar, right-click an empty space in the toolbar and choose the tools that you want to appear in
the toolbar.
Quick tools
You can add tools you use frequently from the Tools to the Quick Tools toolbar.
1 Right-click an empty space in the toolbar and choose Customize Quick Tools.
2 In the Customize Quick Tools dialog box, do any of the following:
icon.
icon.
• To change a tool’s position in the toolbar, select its icon and click either
or
• To add a tool, select it in the left pane and click the Up Arrow
• To remove a tool, select its icon and click the Delete
•
To add a vertical line to separate groups of tools in the toolbar, click
.
Common Tools
You can add tools to the Common Tools toolbar.
1 Right-click an empty space in the toolbar.
2 Select a tool from the menu.
3 To remove a tool from the toolbar, right-click the tool and deselect it from the menu.
Hide and show toolbars
When your work does not involve using the tools in a toolbar, you can close the toolbar to tidy up the work area. If
several PDFs are open, you can customize the toolbars for each PDF independently. The different customized states
persist as you switch between PDFs.
• To hide all toolbars, choose View > Show/Hide > Toolbar Items > Hide Toolbars.
• To return toolbars to their default configuration, choose View > Show/Hide > Toolbar Items > Reset
Toolbars.
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If you have hidden all the toolbars, you can show them again by pressing F8.
Select a tool
By default, the Select tool is active when Acrobat opens, because it is the most versatile tool.
Do one of the following:
• Select a tool in a toolbar.
• Choose View > Show/Hide > Toolbar Items > [toolbar name] > [tool].
Create custom tools
You can assemble your own customized collection of Acrobat features, then save it and share with others. It allows you
to quickly access the tools and commands you use the most.
1 Choose Tools > Create Custom Tool.
2 To customize the Toolbar, do any of the following:
• To add a tool to the toolbar, click the panel on the left, select the tool, and click the Add To Toolbar
icon.
or move right
• To remove a tool from the toolbar set, select its icon, and click the Delete
• To change a tool’s position in the toolbar, select its icon, and click either the move left
icon.
• To add a vertical line to separate groups of tools in the toolbar, click the Add Vertical Line
icon.
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