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Using Help
Using online Help
The Adobe Acrobat 5.0 application includes complete documentation in an accessible
PDF-based help system.The help system includes information on all the Acrobat tools,
commands,and features for both Windows and Mac OS systems.The accessible PDF
format is designed to provide easy navigation online, as well as easy reading using third-
party screen readers compatible with Windows.The file can also be printed out to provide
a handy desktop reference.
The online Help file displayed in Acrobat 5.0
To start online Help:
Do one of the following:
• Choose Help > Acrobat Help.
• Press F1.
Acrobat Help will open in a new document window with the bookmark pane open. If the
bookmark pane is not open , choose Window > Bookmarks, or type F5. You can navigate
the Help document using bookmarks, by using the Contents and Index navigation links, or
by searching the document for the term you are looking for.

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Using Bookmarks
The contents of Acrobat Help are shown as bookmarks in the bookmark pane. To view
subtopics,click the plus sign next to a topic. The topic will be expanded to show the
subtopics it contains.
Each bookmark is a hyperlink to the associated section of the Help document.To view the
contents, click the bookmark. As you view the contents in the document pane, the
bookmark associated with that content will be highlighted in the bookmark pane to help
you easily identify where you are in the document.
You can turn highlighting on or off by selecting Highlight Current Bookmark in the
bookmark pane menu.
Using the navigation bar
A navigation bar is provided at both the top and bottom of each page of the Acrobat Help
document. Click Using Help at any time to return to this guide to using help.Click
Contents to view the table of Contents, or Index to see a complete index of Acrobat Help.
The navigation bar also provides the Next Page and the Previous Page navigation
arrows before and after the page number to allow you to navigate through the pages one
at a time. Clicking Back will take you to the last page you viewed.You can also page
through the document using the First Page, Previous Page, Next Page, and Last Page
navigation arrows in the Acrobat toolbar. For more information on navigating PDF
documents, see “Navigating in PDF documents”on page 20.
To find a topic using Contents:
1 Click on Contents in the navigation bar at the top or bottom of any page.
2 Click on a topic in the list that appears on the Contents page to view the first page of
that topic.
3 To see a list of the subtopics,click the plus sign next to the topic name in the bookmark
pane.
To find a topic using the index
1 Click on Index in the navigation bar at the top or bottom of any page.
2 Click on the appropriate letter of the alphabet displayed at the top of the index page.
You can also click a letter bookmark listed under Index in the bookmark pane.
3 When you have located the topic you want, click the page number to the right of the
topic to display the associated subject matter.
4 To view multiple entries, click Back to return to the same place in the index .
To find a topic using the Find command:
1 Choose Edit > Find.
2 Enter a word or a phrase in the text box, and click OK.
3 Acrobat will search the document, starting from the current page, and display the first
occurrence of the word or phrase you are searching for.
4 To find the next occurrence, choose Edit > Find Again.

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Printing the Help file
Although Acrobat Help has been optimized for on-screen viewing, you can print out the
file or portions of the file.To print, choose Print from the File menu, or click the printer icon
in the Acrobat toolbar.
Other help resources
In addition to Acrobat Help, the Help menu provides you with other help resources, such
as fast links to Top Customer Support Issues on Adobe.com and software and help
updates on Adobe Online.

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Contents
Using Help 1
Accessibility 5
Learning Adobe Acrobat 5.0 9
Looking at the Work Area 12
Creating Adobe PDF Files 32
Acrobat Distiller Options 46
Converting Web Pages to Adobe PDF 69
Repurposing Adobe PDF Documents 82
Organization and Navigation Elements 90
Working with PDF 103
Adding Comments 128
PDF Forms 145
Adding Interactivity 172
Distributing Documents in PDF 185
Digitally Signing PDF Files 195
Viewing and Buying PDF on the Web 209
Searching and Indexing Document Collections 215
Managing Color in Acrobat 230
Using PDFWriter to Create Adobe PDF Files (Windows) 243
Windows Shortcuts 248
Mac OS Shortcuts 253
Index 258
Legal Notices 285

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Accessibility
Adobe Systems is committed to developing and providing the vision and motion-
challenged community with the tools and resources to make digital information more
accessible.
Using accessibility features in Acrobat 5.0
All the features available in Adobe Acrobat Reader are supported in Adobe Acrobat.What
you can do in Acrobat Reader you can do in Acrobat, and just as easily. At present, accessi-
bility features are more robust on the Windows platform.This chapter covers using the
accessibility features of Acrobat 5.0.
To make an accessible PDF file,you must create the document with accessibility in mind.
For example, the PDF file must have structure. Screen readers will have trouble presenting
the document if the structure tree is incomplete. For more information on tagged PDF, see
“Repurposing Adobe PDF Documents”on page 82. Tagged PDF files created with Acrobat
5.0 are optimized for accessibility.You should include alternative text descriptions for
graphics and figures.Be sure to use fonts that specify character encodings,so that the
display and screen reader deliver the correct characters.
To create an accessible PDF from scanned paper documents (TIFF files), choose Tools >
Paper Capture, and follow the on-screen directions.
Using a screen reader with Acrobat 5.0
Mac OS does not offer a general accessibility interface for screen readers.Acrobat 5.0 does
not support screen readers on the Mac OS. On the Windows platform Adobe Acrobat
supports the use of several screen reader applications. Please refer to your screen reader
documentation for information on installation and use with Adobe Acrobat.The screen
reader will follow the logical structure of the document.You can control whether the
content is delivered to the screen reader in single pages, or the entire document at once.
For more information on accessibility preferences, see “Setting Accessibility preferences”
on page 7.
Using Acrobat and Microsoft Internet Explorer (Windows only)
You can use the keyboard to control Adobe Acrobat 5.0 within Microsoft® Internet
Explorer. If you open an Adobe PDF document from within Internet Explorer, the
navigation and command keystrokes will function normally.The Tab key moves the focus
from the browser to the Acrobat document pane. Pressing Tab again will select the items
in the document. Press Shift + Tab to move in reverse.To return the focus to the browser,
press Ctrl + Tab.When in the browser, use the Internet Explorer keystrokes for navigation
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Using keyboard shortcuts for menu commands and
navigation
Navigation functions can be controlled through the keyboard as well as the mouse.You
can change focus areas, and manipulate menus and dialog boxes. Focus areas are large
sections of the interface that are treated as logical entities.Within these you may have
more detailed navigation.Focus areas have an outline around them.
Some of the gestures used to navigate may differ from those used in other Windows appli-
cations.This is due to the different types of elements that are available in Adobe Acrobat,
and also to ensure compatibility with earlier versions.
To toggle the focus area between the document and navigation panes:
Press F6 to toggle the focus between the document and navigation panes.
Menu bar keystrokes
Press Alt or F10 to access the Menu bar.Then use the arrow keys and Enter to select from
the menus.
Document pane keystrokes
When the focus rests on the document pane, pressing the following keys will help you
navigate and invoke commands:
Tab Moves the cursor from one item to the next.
Shift-Tab Returns to the previous selection.
Spacebar Invokes an action. For example, if the focus is on a hyperlink, pressing the
spacebar will open that link.
Shift + F10 Opens a contextual menu related to the selected item.
Application (Windows only) Also opens the contextual menu.
Alt then Ctrl +Tab (Windows only) Accesses the toolbar.
Toolbar keystrokes (Windows only)
Press Alt then Ctrl + Tab to move to the toolbar.Within the toolbar the following
keystrokes will cycle through the tools, commands, and menus:
Ctrl + Tab Moves from one section of the toolbar to the next. For example, this will cycle
from the File toolbar to the Navigation toolbar, then to the View History toolbar, and so on.
Tab Moves from one toolbar item to the next. If the File toolbar is active,Tab will cycle
through Open, Open Web Page, Save, Print, and E-mail.
Arrow keys Once a toolbar item is selected, you can also press the arrow keys to move
between items.The Down Arrow key will open hidden menu items.
Enter Selects the tool or command.
Esc (Escape) Exits the menu.

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Navigation pane keystrokes
Press F6 to focus on the navigation pane.Within each of the tabbed palettes,lists of
objects are organized into a tree structure. Adobe Acrobat 5.0 follows the standard
Windows keyboard behaviors for tree views.When the focus is on the navigation pane, the
following keystrokes will help you move around:
Ctrl + Tab Moves between the palette tabs.Cycles through the Bookmarks,Thumbnails,
Comments, and Signature palettes.
Tab Moves between items within the palette. Pressing Tab will move down the list of
bookmarks, comments, and so on.
Shift +Tab Moves back to the previous item in the palette.
Arrow keys Move the selection forward and backward within the palette.
Enter Opens the selected palette item.
Spacebar Opens the selected item.
Floating palette access (Windows only)
Alt + F6 and Ctrl + F6 will move the focus to floating palettes. If you have detached
palettes,or created custom palette groups you can move the focus to them.Within the
palettes the Tab, arrow, and Enter keys will let you select and invoke actions.
Dialog box keystrokes
When the focus is inside of a dialog box, use the Tab, arrow, and Enter keys to select and
invoke actions. Dialog-specific controls are shown in the keystroke shortcut table. After
tabbing through all the items in a dialog box, the focus wraps back to the default
selection. Navigation will occur top down,left to right, first by group box location.
For a complete list of shortcuts, see “Windows Shortcuts”on page 248 and “Mac OS
Shortcuts”on page 253.
Setting Accessibility preferences
The Accessibility preferences are designed to aid vision and motion-challenged users.You
can set high-contrast color schemes, custom text and background colors, and screen
reader options.In general, Adobe recommends that you use the system color schemes
available through your operating system.
To set Accessibility preferences:
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > General, and select Accessibility from the scroll list.
2 In the Alternate Document Colors section, select from the Adjust Display of Colors
options:
When document doesn’t specify colors Is the default.Acrobat will adjust colors to your
custom scheme when the document does not specify any.
Always, overriding document colors Will always change the colors of the document to
your custom scheme.
3 Select from the Color Scheme options:
Use colors specified in document Will display the document as presented by the
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Use custom color scheme Will present the document with your selections.
Use Windows colors Will present the document using your system colors.
4 In the Custom Scheme section, specify a Custom Scheme (available only if Use custom
scheme is selected):
• Click the Text Color button to open the color swatch and choose a color.
• Click the Page Background Color button to open the color swatch and choose a color.
Once you have created a custom color scheme, you can choose Custom Colors from the
Color Scheme pop-up menu to use your scheme when displaying a document. Some on-
screen items won’t be affected by a custom color scheme. For example, the color of lines
and images won’t change.
5 Choose a Content Delivery option (Windows only):
• Select Deliver data in pages when document exceeds and enter a value.
Acrobat can deliver a PDF document one-page-at-a-time to a screen reader if it exceeds
the number of pages you specify. If you check this option and set this number to 0, then
Acrobat will deliver every PDF document one-page-at-a-time.
• Deselect the Deliver data in pages when document exceeds option,and Adobe Acrobat
always delivers the entire PDF document to the screen reader.
6 Click OK.

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Learning Adobe Acrobat 5.0
Welcome to the Adobe®Acrobat® 5.0 application, the essential tool for universal document
exchange.With Acrobat, you can convert virtually any document from any application to
the compact, searchable Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).Documents in Adobe
PDF preserve the exact look and content of the originals, complete with fonts and
graphics,and can be printed, distributed by e-mail, and shared and stored on the Web, an
intranet, a file system, or a CD-ROM for other users to view on the Microsoft® Windows®,
Mac OS, and UNIX®platforms. Plus, collaboration is easy because you and others can add
comments,approve documents with digital signatures,and more, all within a Web
browser.
Using Web resources
If you have an Internet connection and a Web browser installed on your system,you can
access additional resources for learning Acrobat, located on the Adobe Systems home
page on the World Wide Web.These resources are continually updated.
To access the Adobe home page for your region:
1 Open the Adobe U.S. home page at www.adobe.com.
2 From the Adobe Sites menu, choose your geographical region.The Adobe home page
is customized for several geographical regions.
Using Adobe Online
Adobe Online provides access to the latest products and features that expand your appli-
cation’s power, including professional services from Adobe and our partners. Bookmarks
are also included to take you quickly to noteworthy Adobe and Acrobat-related sites.
Through Adobe Online,you’ll find the following information about how to use and update
Acrobat:
• Step-by-step tutorials.
• Quick tips that provide fast answers to common problems.
• Updates, patches, and plug-ins.
• Acrobat Top Issues containing the latest Acrobat technical support solutions.
• Technical guides.
• A searchable database of answers to technical questions.
• Links to user forums.
Adobe Online is constantly changing, so you should click the Refresh button to load the
latest content.Using the refresh command through Adobe Online updates bookmarks
and buttons so you can quickly access the most current content available.You can select
preferences to automatically refresh Adobe Online daily, weekly, or monthly.

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When you set up Adobe Online to connect to your Web browser, Adobe can either notify
you whenever new information for Adobe Online is available, or automatically download
that information to your hard disk and install it for you.If you choose not to use the
automatic download feature, you can still view and download new Adobe Online files
whenever they are available by using the Refresh command.
To use Adobe Online:
1 In Acrobat, choose Help > Adobe Online, or click the Adobe icon in the toolbar.
Note: You must have an Internet connection and an Internet browser installed. Adobe
Online will launch your browser using your default Internet configuration.
2 Do any of the following:
• Click Refresh to make sure that you have the latest version of the Adobe Online window
and its buttons,as well as the latest bookmarks. It is important to refresh the screen so
that the current options are available for you to choose.
• Click Preferences to specify connection options. General preferences affect how Adobe
Online interacts with all the Adobe products installed on your system,and Application
preferences affect how Adobe Online interacts with Acrobat.To see an explanation of
each preference option, click Setup and follow the prompts.You also can set up an
automatic refresh using the Update Options.
• Click any button in the Adobe Online window to open the Web page to which the
button is linked.
• Click the bookmark button ( )to view suggested Web sites related to Acrobat and
Adobe.These bookmarks are automatically updated as new Web sites become
available.
• Click Close to return to Acrobat.
Other learning resources
Other Adobe learning resources are available, but are not included with your application.
Classroom in a Book®Is the official training series for Adobe graphics and publishing
software, and developed by experts at Adobe.The Adobe Acrobat Classroom in a Book
includes lessons and a CD-ROM to help you learn the application.For information on
purchasing Adobe Acrobat Classroom in a Book, visit the Adobe Web site at
www.adobe.com, or contact your local book distributor.
Official Adobe Print Publishing Guide Provides in-depth information for successful
print production, including topics such as color management, commercial printing,
constructing a publication, imaging and proofing, and project management guidelines.
For information on purchasing the Official Adobe Print Publishing Guide, visit the Adobe
Web site at www.adobe.com.
Official Adobe Electronic Publishing Guide Tackles the fundamental issues essential to
ensuring quality online publications in HTML and Adobe PDF. Using simple, expertly illus-
trated explanations, design and publishing professionals tell you how to design electronic
publications for maximum speed, legibility, and effectiveness. For information on
purchasing the Official Adobe Electronic Publishing Guide, visit the Adobe Web site at
www.adobe.com.

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The Adobe Certification program Offers users, instructors, and training centers the
opportunity to demonstrate their product proficiency and promote their software skills as
Adobe Certified Experts, Adobe Certified Instructors, or Adobe Authorized Learning
Providers. Certification is available for several different geographical regions.Visit the
Partnering with Adobe Web site at www.partners.adobe.com to learn how you can
become a certified expert.
Customer support
When you register your product, you may be entitled to technical support for up to 90
days from the date of your first call.Terms may vary depending on your country of
residence. For more information, refer to the technical support card provided with the
Acrobat documentation.
Customer support on Adobe Online
Adobe Online provides access to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and troubleshooting
information that provides solutions to common problems.
Additional customer support resources
Adobe Systems provides several forms of automated technical support:
• See the ReadMe and ReadMe First! files installed with the program for information that
became available after this guide went to press.
• Explore the extensive customer support information on the Adobe World Wide Web site
(www.adobe.com).To access the Adobe Web site from Acrobat, choose Help > Adobe
Online,or click the icon in the Adobe Online toolbar. (See “Using Web resources”on
page 9.)
• Read the Top Issues Adobe PDF document that is available from the Help menu.

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Looking at the Work Area
Acrobat provides a powerful set of tools for viewing, navigating, commenting, and
searching in PDF documents.
Using the work area
The Acrobat work area includes a window with a document pane for viewing PDF
documents and a navigation pane showing bookmarks,thumbnails,comments, and other
navigation elements related to the document. A menu bar, status bar, and several toolbars
around the outside of the window provide other controls you need to work with
documents.
The work area
A. Menu bar B. File toolbar C. Navigation toolbar D. View history toolbar E. Viewing toolbar
F. Adobe Online button G. Basic Tool toolbar H. Commenting toolbar I. Editing toolbar
J. Tab palettes K. Navigation pane L. Status bar M. Document pane
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The buttons and menus in the status bar provide quick ways to change your on-screen
display and to navigate through documents.
The status bar
A. Magnification level B. Magnification pop-up menu C.View actual size button D. Navigation
Pane button E. First Page button F. Previous Page button G. Current page H. Next Page button
I. Last Page button J. Page size
Using menus and tools
You can show or hide the Acrobat menus and toolbars.The toolbars contain buttons for
many commonly used tools and commands in Acrobat, such as scrolling and zooming.
The document pane menu contains a smaller group of commands for setting General
preferences and for getting information on the current document. A small triangle at the
lower right of a tool indicates the presence of hidden tools.
To show or hide the menu bar:
To hide the menu bar, choose Window > Hide Menu Bar.To show it again, press F9.
To show or hide a toolbar:
To show or hide a toolbar, choose Window > Toolbars and choose a toolbar name. A check
markcheck mark appears in the menu next to a toolbar name if it is currently visible.
You can also show or hide a toolbar by right-clicking (Windows) or Ctrl-clicking (Mac OS)
in the toolbar area, then selecting a toolbar.
To separate a toolbar:
Drag the toolbar by the separator bar between two groups of icons.You can drag the bar
back to its original location to reattach it.You can also drag another toolbar on top of it to
combine them in a single floating window.
To change the orientation of a floating toolbar, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac OS)
it and choose Horizontal, One Column, or Two Column.
To choose a command from the document pane menu:
Click the triangle in the upper right corner of the document pane to open the menu, and
drag to the command you want.To close the pane menu without choosing a command,
click anywhere.
To select a tool in a toolbar:
Do one of the following:
• To select a visible tool, click the tool, or press the letter key shown in the tool’s tip. (Move
the pointer over a tool to see its tip.)
• To select a visible tool for only one use, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS)
the tool.This works for any tool except zoom, select text, select graphic, crop, movie,
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• To select a hidden tool, hold down the mouse button on either the related tool or the
triangle next to the related tool until the additional tools appear, and then drag to the
tool you want. Or hold down Shift, and press the letter key showing in the tool’s tip to
cycle through the group of tools.
• To place hidden tools in the toolbar alongside the visible tools, hold down the mouse
button on the related tool or the triangle next to it until the additional tools appear, and
select the Expand This Button option.To collapse the hidden tools again, click the
triangle to the right of the tools.
Clicking the triangle of a tool to open a hidden group of tools
• To select the hand tool temporarily, hold down the spacebar.To select the current zoom
tool temporarily, hold down Ctrl-space (Windows) or hold the spacebar and press the
Command key (Mac OS).To select the noncurrent zoom tool temporarily, hold down
Ctrl-Alt-space (Windows) or Command-Option-space (Mac OS).The tools are selected
as long as you hold down the keys.
Using context menus
In addition to menus in fixed locations in the work area, Acrobat provides context-
sensitive menus that display commands for the particular item under the pointer.
To choose a command from a context menu:
1 Position the pointer over an item in the work area, such as a thumbnail, comment,
bookmark, or document page.
2 Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) to open the context menu.Then drag to
the command you want.
Using palettes and the navigation pane
Palettes help you organize and keep track of a document’s bookmarks, thumbnails, signa-
tures,comments,articles, and destinations. Palettes can be docked inside the navigation
pane,or they can float in windows over the work area.They can also be grouped with
other palettes.
To show or hide the navigation pane:
Click the Show/Hide Navigation Pane button in the menu bar, or click the left border of
the document pane.
To show or hide a palette:
Choose the palette’s name from the Window menu. A check mark appears in the menu
next to a palette name if it is currently visible.The palette appears in the navigation pane
or in a floating window, depending on where the palette was located the last time it was
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To change the display of a palette:
Do one of the following:
• To change the width of the navigation pane while a palette is visible, drag its right
border.
• To bring a palette to the front of its group, click the palette’s tab.
• To move a palette to its own floating window, drag the palette’s tab to the document
pane.
• To move a palette to an existing floating palette window to create another group, or
back to the navigation pane, drag the palette’s tab to the group or the navigation pane.
Dragging the palette’s tab to create a floating palette window
• To collapse a floating palette window to show only the tabs,double-click any tab in the
palette.Double-click a tab again to return the window to its full size.
• To move a floating palette window, drag it by the title bar.
To choose a command from a palette menu:
Click the palette name and triangle in the upper right corner of the palette to open the
menu, and choose the command you want.
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Using the grid
You can use the Acrobat grid to accurately line up text and objects in a document.When
turned on, the grid is visible over the document. By default, it consists of vertical and
horizontal lines spaced 1 inch apart, with three smaller subdividing lines within each
square.The Snap to Grid option aligns an object with the nearest grid line when you move
the object.You can change the spacing between grid lines, the number of subdivisions
within a grid square, the color of the grid lines, and the grid units.
To view or hide the grid:
Choose View > Grid. A check mark appears next to the command name when the grid is
active.
To turn the Snap to Grid option on or off:
Choose View > Snap to Grid. A check mark appears next to the command name when the
option is active.
To customize the grid options:
1 Choose Window > Info to open the Info palette.
2 From the Info palette menu, choose a unit of measurement for the grid.
3 Choose Preferences from the document pane menu. Select Layout Grid from the scroll
list and do one of the following:
• To change the spacing between grid lines, use the arrow keys or the text box to enter a
value between 0 and 10000 for Width and Height.
• To change the origin of the grid, use the arrow keys or the text box to enter a value
between 0 and 10000 for Horizontal Offset and Vertical Offset.
• To change the number of subdivisions within each grid square, use the arrow keys or
the text box to enter a value between 0 and 10000 for Subdivisions.
• To change the color of the grid lines,click the Color square and choose a new color from
the Color palette.Then click OK.
4 Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box.
Using the Info palette
The Info palette lets you see the coordinate position of the cursor within the document
pane.The position numbering begins at the upper left corner of the document.The Info
palette also shows the width and height of a selected object as you resize it.You can
change the units used in the Info palette.
To show or hide the Info palette:
Choose Window > Info. A check mark appears next to the palette name when the palette
is visible.
To change the palette’s measurement units:
Click the triangle next to the palette title and select a unit option.The currently selected
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Opening PDF documents
The creator of a PDF document can set the document to open in a variety of ways. For
example,a document might open to a particular page number, at a particular magnifi-
cation, or with the bookmarks or thumbnails visible.
If a document is set to open in Full Screen view, the toolbar, command bar, menu bar, and
window controls are not visible.You can exit Full Screen view by pressing Escape,if your
preferences are set this way, or by pressing Ctrl+L (Windows) or Command+L (Mac OS).
For more on this view, see “Reading documents in Full Screen view” on page 19.
To open a PDF document:
Do one of the following:
• Click the Open button , or choose File > Open. In the Open dialog box, select one or
more filenames,and click Open. PDF documents usually have the extension .pdf.
• Choose the document’s filename from the File menu.The menu lists the four PDF
documents you last opened.
• Double-click the file icon in your file system.
Note: On Mac OS, you may not be able to open a PDF document created in Windows by
double-clicking the icon. If double-clicking the icon on Mac OS does not open the
document, use File > Open in Acrobat to open the document, close the document, and try
again. After you’ve used the Open command once on the document, you’ll be able to open
the document next time by double-clicking.
Adjusting the view of PDF documents
You can change the magnification level of a PDF document and set a page layout that
determines whether you’ll see one page at a time or a continuous flow of pages.
Magnifying and reducing the view
The minimum and maximum zoom levels available depend on the current page size.
If you need to magnify a page to a size larger than the window, use the hand tool to
move the page around so that you can view all the areas on it.Moving a PDF page with the
hand tool is like moving a piece of paper on a desk with your hand.
To increase magnification:
Do one of the following:
• Select the zoom-in tool , and click the page.
• Select the zoom-in tool, and drag to draw a rectangle, called a marquee,around the
area to magnify.
• Click the triangle next to the magnification value box in the viewing toolbar, and
choose a magnification level.
• Click the Zoom In button in the viewing toolbar.
To decrease magnification:
Do one of the following:
• Select the zoom-out tool , and click the page.

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• Select the zoom-out tool, and drag to draw a marquee the size you want the reduced
page to be.
• Click the triangle next to the magnification value box in the viewing toolbar, and
choose a magnification level.
• Click the Zoom Out button in the viewing toolbar.
Note: When the zoom-in tool is selected, you can press Ctrl (Windows) or Option (Mac OS)
while clicking or dragging to zoom out instead of in.When the zoom-out tool is selected,
press Ctrl or Option to zoom in.
To change the magnification level using a thumbnail:
1 Choose Window > Thumbnails to open the Thumbnails palette.
2 Position the pointer over the lower right corner of the red page-view box in the
thumbnail until the pointer changes to the double arrow .
3 Drag the corner of the box to reduce or expand the view of the page.
To resize a page to fit the window:
Do one of the following:
• To resize the page to fit entirely in the window, click the Fit In Window button , or
choose View > Fit in Window.
• To resize the page to fit the width of the window, click the Fit Width button , or
choose View > Fit Width. Part of the page may be out of view.
• To resize the page so that its text and graphics fit the width of the window, choose
View > Fit Visible. Part of the page may be out of view.
To return a page to its actual size:
Click the Actual Size button , or choose View > Actual Size.The actual size for a PDF
page is typically 100%, but the document may have been set to another magnification
level when it was created.
Setting the page layout and orientation
You can use three page layouts when viewing PDF documents:
• Single Page layout displays one page in the document pane at a time.
• Continuous layout arranges the pages in a continuous vertical column.
• Continuous - Facing layout arranges the pages side by side.This configuration accom-
modates a two-page spread display and multiple-page viewing in the window. If a
document has more than two pages, the first page is displayed on the right to ensure
proper display of two-page spreads.
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In Single Page layout, the Edit > Select All command selects all text on the current page. In
Continuous and Continuous - Facing layouts, it selects all text in the PDF document.
To set page layout:
Do one of the following:
• Click the Single Page button , the Continuous button , or the Continuous - Facing
button in the status bar.
• Choose Single Page,Continuous, or Continuous - Facing from the View menu.
To see two-page spreads most efficiently, use the Continuous - Facing page layout,
and choose View > Fit Width.
To rotate a page:
Do one of the following:
• Click the Rotate View Clockwise button or the Rotate View Counter-Clockwise
button in the status bar.
• Choose Rotate View Clockwise or Rotate View Counter-Clockwise from the View menu.
You can change the orientation of a page in 90-degree increments with the rotation
tools.
Reading documents in Full Screen view
In Full Screen view, PDF pages fill the entire screen; the menu bar, command bar, toolbar,
status bar, and window controls are hidden.A document creator can set a PDF document
to open in Full Screen view, or you can set the view for yourself. Full Screen view is often
used for presentations, sometimes with automatic page advancement and transitions.
The pointer remains active in Full Screen view so that you can click links and open notes.
You can use keyboard shortcuts for navigational and magnification commands, even
though the menus and toolbar are not visible.You can also set preferences to define how
Full Screen view appears on your system.
To read a document in Full Screen view:
Choose View > Full Screen.Press Return or the Down Arrow or Right Arrow key to page
through the document. Press Shift-Return or the Up Arrow or Left Arrow key to page
backward through the document.
Note: If you’re using Windows 98,Windows 2000, or Mac OS and have two monitors
installed, the Full Screen view of a page appears on only one screen.To page through the
document, click the screen displaying the page in Full Screen mode.
To exit Full Screen view:
Press Escape, if your Full Screen preferences are defined this way, or press Ctrl+L
(Windows) or Command+L (Mac OS).
To set preferences for Full Screen view:
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Full Screen.
2 Select the navigation options:

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• Advance Every specifies whether to advance automatically from page to page every set
number of seconds.You can page through a document using mouse or keyboard
commands even if automatic paging is selected.
• Advance On Any Click lets you page through a PDF document by clicking the mouse. If
this is not selected,you can page through a document by pressing Return, Shift-Return
(to go backward), or the arrow keys.
• Loop After Last Page lets you page through a PDF document continuously, returning to
the first page after the last.This option is typically used for setting up kiosk displays.
• Escape Key Exits lets you exit Full Screen view by pressing the Escape key. If this is not
selected, you can exit by pressing Ctrl+L (Windows) or Command+L (Mac OS).
3 Choose the appearance options:
• Background Color specifies the window’s background color. If you choose Custom, the
system color palette is displayed. See your computer’s user guide for instructions on
setting a custom color.
• Default Transition specifies the transition effect to display when you switch pages in Full
Screen view.
• Mouse Cursor specifies whether to show or hide the cursor in Full Screen view.
• Monitor (Mac OS) selects a monitor to use for Full Screen view when two monitors are
installed.You can choose Main (for the monitor with the menu bar), Largest Inter-
section (for the monitor that displays the largest portion of the document),Deepest (for
the monitor with the most colors),Widest (for the monitor with the greatest horizontal
resolution),Tallest (for the monitor with the greatest vertical resolution), or Largest Area
(for the monitor with the most pixels).
4 Click OK.
Navigating in PDF documents
You can navigate in PDF documents by paging through them or by using navigational
structures.You can also retrace your steps through documents to return to where you
started.
Paging through documents
Acrobat provides buttons,keyboard shortcuts,and menu commands for paging through a
PDF document.
Note: If you use the number keys on your keyboard’s number pad, make sure Num Lock is
off.
To go to another page:
Do one of the following:
• To go to the next page, click the Next Page button in the navigation toolbar or status
bar, press the Right Arrow key, press Ctrl (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and the Down
Arrow key, or choose Document > Next Page.
• To go to the previous page, click the Previous Page button in the navigation toolbar
or status bar, press the Left Arrow key, press Ctrl (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and the
Up Arrow key, or choose Document > Previous Page.