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Mon, Jan 14, 2008
Auto tabbing is not working , why?
Thom - Sorry about the script not being in the original question, but I have it now. I am not sure as to why the auto...

Mon, Jan 14, 2008
RE: pt Size/Baseline shift LiveCycle
Sorry to be resubmitting this question, I realize my first submission seemed misleading for what I wanted to accomplish I am using LiveCycle 8.0 to...

Sat, Jan 12, 2008
Changing pt size and superscript in Java
how can I change the pt size and raise up ® trademark character in text generated from a script? The text from my dropdown...

Wed, Jan 9, 2008
Acrobat Pro 8 scrollable text field printing and white box cover-up edits
I am using Acrobat Pro 8 on XP SP2 and don't have Adobe Products on networked computer. One problem I am having is the...

Tue, Jan 8, 2008
Auto tabbing not working, why?
I am not sure as to why the auto advance is not working in the following script. The alert box does appear when...
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Tue, Jan 8, 2008
Auto advance to next field is not working, why?
I am not sure as to why the auto advance is not working in the following script. The alert box does appear when...

Tue, Jan 8, 2008
Navigate around in a PDF page online
Hi, Would like to know how to allow a PDF file to be navigated online as in: http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/pageview.aspx?issue=42162008010800000000001001 Thanks...

Thu, Jan 3, 2008
Hyperlinks in Adobe 7 Standard
How can I modify an internal link using Acrobat 7 Standard? I've created a table of contents to 375 individual pdfs from our network,...

Fri, Dec 28, 2007
Changeable checkbox background
I'm trying to create a checkbox that the text field background color has three option dependent/interactive with on the end user's answer. (Red for...

Thu, Dec 20, 2007
Text Overflow Or Auto Tabbing Capable?
Does anyone know if a text field can be linked together like for text overflow or auto tabbing? If so could you please...

Thu, Dec 20, 2007
Tweaking the Acrobat "Loop Up" function.
Is there anyway to tweak Acrobat's built in lookup function. I just discovered this today that if a right click on a word in...

Mon, Dec 17, 2007
Adding Text to Textframe with C#.NET
Hi, I am developing an indd file programatically with C#.NET. I am importing an XML successfully and want to design the indd file with...

Fri, Dec 14, 2007
Managing highlighted information
Hi, I am a research scientist and I have assembled a library of thousands of research articles published in PDF format. I am currently using...

Tue, Dec 11, 2007
Problems with TouchUp Tool
I am using Acrobat 8 and having problems with the TouchUp Text tool. I've used it before and it's worked fine, but now it...

Mon, Dec 10, 2007
Use "Small Caps" format on text in Acrobat forms
Is it possible to use "Small Caps" formatting on text in Acrobat fields (text, combo boxes, etc,)? I am using Acrobat 7 Pro...

Wed, Dec 5, 2007
Creating an Email Address Format to the text box Formatting
I am trying to create a form that requires a person Email Address, I was wondering what I have to do to the text...

Tue, Dec 4, 2007
Can we insert table/image into Text field with Rich Text format?
Can we insert table/image into Text field with Rich Text format? This feature is very necessary to our users, since we use eForm as document...

Tue, Dec 4, 2007
Editing text in PDF documents
I have a foreign language translation agency. I translate English language PDF documents into other languages, which leads me to several font-related questions...

Mon, Dec 3, 2007
Font size in text field (in form)
Im using live cycle and i want to change text field font size in form but the biggest size whats working is 72....

Mon, Dec 3, 2007
Text Touch Up tool doesn't work
Hello, I'm having problems with the Text Touch up tool in Acrobat Professional 8.0. When I select the tool and then try 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...

Mon, Nov 26, 2007
Problems Conversion from PDF to Word
After I have converted my PDF to Word, the converted document resulted in several text boxes for each sentence instead of flowing sentences. ...

Thu, Nov 22, 2007
About error in copying PDF file text contents
I've got a PDF text-copying problem. The PDF file is not protected, but when I copy its content to a text editor, they show...

Fri, Nov 16, 2007
PMS Colors and Text Fields
Is there a way to apply PMS colors to a Text Field in Acrobat 8 Pro? Or import a Pantone library into Acrobat?...

Fri, Nov 16, 2007
Hyperlinks in PDF Creation with Acrobat 8.1.1 Pro
I'm running Acrobat 8.1.1 Professional on a Windows XP machine. When I create a PDF from a document, it fails to underline and differentiate...

Fri, Nov 16, 2007
Probem with fonts with Acrobat 8 Pro
I am 'printing to PDF' from an Excel document (using Acrobat 8.0 and Excel 2003). When printing, a message appears warning that ArialMT is...
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Thu, Nov 15, 2007
Creating Hyperlinks with Acrobat 8.1 Pro
When I create documents from MS Word on Adobe Professional 8.1.1 on my Windows XP machine, it not only fails to underline e-mail links,...

Thu, Nov 15, 2007
Water marks
In Adobe 8 Standard I can not add a watermark and get it to appear behind the page. I want to set the...

Wed, Nov 14, 2007
Adobe Acrobat Professional 7
How do I change/replace text on a pdf using Acrobat 7 Pro?...

Tue, Nov 13, 2007
Can't Print Document Text with Comments in 7.0 Professional
I'd like to print comments with my pdf document. When I "Print with Comments Summary" and I select "Document and comments with connector...

Tue, Nov 6, 2007
Batestamp
Is there a way to batestamp a pdf document using Adobe?...

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...

Fri, Nov 2, 2007
Catia V5R17 symbol conversion problem.
Right clicking on a .CATPart (V5R17) and selecting Convert To PDF substitues all diameter symbols with description of the symbol instead. Doing a...

Thu, Nov 1, 2007
How to get rid of email link
PLEASE HELP! I created a document in InDesign CS2, and it has an email address. When I save the document as a pdf, the email...

Thu, Nov 1, 2007
to display filename on pdf printout
How to display the filename automatically on the printouts? I want the picture printout to show the filename....

Thu, Nov 1, 2007
PDF with embedded fonts now has font replacement problems
A file that everyone who previously downloaded it had no problems with viewing or printing, Mac or PC. File is over a year old...
1 comment

Wed, Oct 31, 2007
Forcing upper case in an alpha/numeric textfield.
I have a text field that allows both alpha and numeric entry. The numeric input can be anywhere in the field. What...
2 comments

Tue, Oct 30, 2007
Web Iink s
We have a Lotus Notes database from which we create PDF files of these NOtes documents using PDF Distiller(Acrobat Standard V8).The PDF creation process...

Tue, Oct 30, 2007
Muliple Title Bookmarking after several hundred pages
Several of us are experiencing problems in bookmarking after our number of pages exceed anywhere around 500 pages. The bookmark text runs together...

Mon, Oct 29, 2007
richValue
I am working with multiline form fields and would like to vertically center the text string. It appears that this is possible by using...

Mon, Oct 29, 2007
Acrobat "typewriter feature"
The reason I bought Acrobat prof.7 is so I can use the "typewriter" feature to fill-in pdf forms. But lately, the text that I...

Thu, Oct 25, 2007
Auto TextSize Container?
Hello, I am designing a form that will use a text field we will call "A". Text field "A" is set to auto-size the text...

Thu, Oct 25, 2007
Replacing text on a scanned, OCR'd PDF document
I scanned a document, saved it as a PDF, then performed OCR on it.. I am now attempting to make changes and replace text....

Tue, Oct 23, 2007
Acrobat 7.0 professional - text box fonts
I have recently upgraded to acrobat 7 professional. I'm having trouble and was looking for some expert help. I can't seem to change the...
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Mon, Oct 22, 2007
Save error in Acrobat 5.0 after using stamp
We are using Acrobat 5.0 in our office (Win XP environment). One of our users is eperiencing the following message when se attempts...

Thu, Oct 18, 2007
Unable to print markups--even with "document and markups" option selected
I am using Windows XP, Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0.8, and I'm on a network. My coworkers and I are trying to print a document...

Tue, Oct 16, 2007
xml tooltip code
LiveCycle I want to set the font for a Tooltip. How I have coded it is below and it does not work. Can...

Mon, Oct 15, 2007
Beginner at this.
I am very new to Adobe and it's usage. We recently purchased several copies of Adobe Std 7.0 and I am finding a...

Fri, Oct 12, 2007
Multiple stamping in 8.0
Using Acrobat 8.0... how do I stamp multiple check marks without the cursor changing back to the default cursor?...

Fri, Oct 12, 2007
My art is moving!
Sometimes when I make a .pdf from PageMaker 7.0, and I'm using a logo or a piece of art in the design, when I...

Tue, Oct 9, 2007
Inserting symbols into rich text fields.
In rich text fields using available fonts like Arial, how can I allow users to insert Greek or other symbols?...

Mon, Oct 8, 2007
Text Size and Color not showing up in properties of text box
I am having trouble changing the text size and color in text boxes. I am using Adobe Acrobat Standard version 6. I...

Mon, Oct 8, 2007
Prevent Touchup in stamps
I making dynamic stamps for my company in Acrobat 8.x. After the document has been stamped we flatten the document. To my surprise I...

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...

Tue, Oct 2, 2007
Deleting text in Acrobat Pro 8 - it won't do it
Help please I'm in serious trouble. I have a PDF file, which was paper captured in 6.0. I now am using acrobat...

Tue, Oct 2, 2007
expanding text fields
Hello! I have been spending the past few weeks creating new templates in LiveCycle Designer 8.0 for my office. I have created most...

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
Font Size Shrinks In Some Report Fields
We are experiencing a shrinking font issue that has us stumped. Here's the background: The report engine that we developed calls Crystal Reports forms...

Wed, Sep 26, 2007
Font substitution in Acrobat
With Acrobat 8, do you all know if you can substitute fonts in a PDF document. Example: substitute a truetype font (Tekton) for a...

Fri, Sep 21, 2007
Calculating PDF file size after OCR
Is their a formula to predict file size when lart document , say 500 pages in OCR'd? Recently scanned in a State of Colorado document...

Thu, Sep 20, 2007
Display Pattern working incorrectly when maxChar>16
Hi,I'm using LiveCycle Designer 8.0, and need to format a text field/numeric field (maxChar = 20) to 999,999 style. Anyway, I've set the Display pattern...

Thu, Sep 20, 2007
Text Box Color Problem
I'm having trouble and new using Abobe to modify existing PDF files. I have Adobe Standard 7.0 with the updates through 7.0.9 and...

Fri, Sep 14, 2007
Using Preflight "fixup" to "Convert to grayscale"
I am trying to meet the requirements of my book publisher who wants a PDF document in which all imbedded photos appear in grayscale...

Fri, Sep 14, 2007
Adobe 7 Standard
Can Adobe Acrobat 7 Standard create a CATALOG of multiple PDF files for a word search?...

Mon, Sep 10, 2007
Printing a non-standard size PDF
We have created index cards and a time management system that are a different size from the standard. Two of these cards one on...

Wed, Sep 5, 2007
Text Appearance
Is it possible to style the text within an interactive form field? I want to adjust line spacing and bold words....

Wed, Sep 5, 2007
General Question
In all versions up to 8 there was a T+ tool located under. Has this tool been eliminated? IS there another tool that replaces...

Sun, Sep 2, 2007
TouchUp Text Tool
I am able to use the "TouchUp Text Tool" on some .pdf's with text, but not others. I printed a page from the web, I...

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...

Fri, Aug 31, 2007
Changing the font size in a form
I am using Adobe Acrobat Standard 8.0, I am working in a form that was created by another person and I would like to...

Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Unistalling Adobe Acrobat Fonts
Hi, Is there a simple way I can prevent Acrobat from using Adobe fonts? I want to use only Local fonts, ie, only those...

Thu, Aug 30, 2007
Accessibility issue with Indesign created PDF
Hi, I have a PDF that was created with Indesign 2.0. It is my job to review and edit the accessibility tagging in Acrobat...

Wed, Aug 29, 2007
Typewriter Tool
Is there a way to change the color of the text using the typewriter tool?...

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
Text Field Options
I am creating a from in Live Cycle Designer 8.0. I would like to give the user the option to change size color and...

Mon, Aug 27, 2007
Tab Automatically Please Help
Alright this will be my last ditch effort to figure this out in adobe, if I can't get it I will Just have to...

Thu, Aug 23, 2007
Default settings
How do I change default font for commenting tools including text box tool. Acrobat 8 standard...

Mon, Aug 20, 2007
Change font size
How can i change the font size on text box? I am using acrobat 7.0 professional....

Sat, Aug 18, 2007
Acrobat printing symbols instead of letter fonts
I have the following: Acrobat Standard 7.0.9 instead of letter fonts prints some symbols (in all documents) All fonts are embedded! GSView prints this .pdf without...

Fri, Aug 17, 2007
memory
I am working with a document and it says adobe is out of memory, how can I fix this problem and can I get...

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....

Mon, Aug 13, 2007
Info for acorbat 8 pro
How do i make the font's bold i type in a form called I-130 In all the box's on the form, there all real...

Mon, Aug 13, 2007
text box tool with 8.1: how resize automatically?
On Adobe Acrobat Standard 7.0, we could use the text box tool to color the text & box & most importantly, when you clicked...

Mon, Aug 13, 2007
Bopokmark special characters
We deal with 27 languages. How can you ensure that bookmarks capture the correct special characters for each of these languages?...
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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
text color
I have acrbat 8 pro and when I use text box the font is red. How do I get black text?...

Thu, Aug 9, 2007
Text prints as black boxes
We regularly get PDFs from architects (usually created using Acrobat Distiller 7.0 with PDF Version 1.4 / Acrobat 5.x). When we view them in...

Wed, Aug 8, 2007
Auto Tabbing - Uppercase Only
Auto Tabbing Ok, So I have been all through the forums on an auto tab script. I need a script that will allow the end...

Fri, Aug 3, 2007
conditional formatting
I am creating a fillable form and have a field set to calculate the sum of selected fields. It appears as $0.00 on...

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
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...

Mon, Jul 30, 2007
Text additions using Headers and Footers in Acrobat
I download lots of academic journals in pdf format and find it useful to use the Headers feature of Acrobat to put a meaningful...

Fri, Jul 27, 2007
Acrobat 8 Reader display problem in 256 color mode
Is there a way to setup Acrobat Reader 8 to use solid color to display the menu and text instead of dithering color when...

Wed, Jul 25, 2007
Print quality problem
I recently upgraded to v8 Pro. PDF documents that clients are sending via email do not print correctly. All print with heavy...

Mon, Jul 23, 2007
info
I'm trying to change the font size in acrobat 8 pro, so i can't fill in the form in a g-325 form ...
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Mon, Jul 23, 2007
Highlighting tool
Re: highlighting tool - can I change the colour? My printer is not colour and yellow does not show up on printed pages....

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...

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
Function
How do you use the pen function on Adobe 8.0? Also the text box function....

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...

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...
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Tue, Jul 17, 2007
Now you see, now you don't
I added margin notes via typewriter tool and saved. Sometimes they are visible, others not. Waz up w/dat?...

Fri, Jul 13, 2007
Typwewriter tool
Is there a way to change the default typewriter font size to be the larger of the two sizes?...

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...

Wed, Jul 11, 2007
replacements with v8 will not show on v.6
Why a pdf text edited on Acrobat Professionalv.8 does not show replacements (blue colored cross-outs) on Acrobat Professional v6? Is there any solution?...

Tue, Jul 10, 2007
Hide Or Edit URL Path / Alt Text That Pops Up
Hello Does anyone know where I could get/Buy a plug in for adobe acrobat pro that allows you to EDIT or Disable the alt text...

Sat, Jul 7, 2007
Designer 7 Forms Upper Case
I'm creating forms with Designer 7. I'd like to change any alpha entered into a Text Field to upper case. I can't...
1 comment

Fri, Jul 6, 2007
Overtyping/highlighting on PDF's
I review appraisal reports and would like to be able to circle, highlight and/or overtype on top of the report so I can show...

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
How to convert Pictured data in to text or data fit in to different XL cells.
If an acrobat page is copied and pasted to Word or XL it is pasted as picture. Can I convert the picture as data...

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...

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...

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"...

Tue, Jun 26, 2007
Fonts
Is there I can change my default from Helvetia to Times New Roman in Adobe acrobat 8.0?...

Mon, Jun 25, 2007
Typewriter tool toggling
How do I toggle the Typewriter tool to stay active until I select another tool?...

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?...

Fri, Jun 22, 2007
Shrinking font in Reader 8 Text Fields
Please help me understand why text in a form field is much smaller when opened in Reader 8. Details: A form opened in...

Tue, Jun 19, 2007
Export to Word 2002
Just got Acrobat 8 Professional. Have a PDF to convert to MS Word 2002. Error message "Acrobat was able to make this...

Tue, Jun 19, 2007
Text editing
I use Acrobat 7.0 and am considering upgrading to 8. Can I take an existing pdf and edit the text to form columns and...

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...

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...

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...
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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...

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
font color
Hi, I am the Assistant to a real estate agent. I need to know how to change the color on the text for Adobe...

Thu, Jun 7, 2007
Convert pdf document into editable document
I want to convert scanned documents saved as pdf into editable documents so merge code fields can be added and changes such as...

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?...

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...

Thu, May 31, 2007
Text Edits
I was trying to add text to an existing document and I can not get the text to insert. It stays in the...

Tue, May 29, 2007
Typewriter Tool Font Color
I understood that the typewriter tool defaulted to black. However, my typewriter tool is red. I would like black. Any suggestions...

Fri, May 25, 2007
Custom Stamps
How can I create a custom stamp and have the date automatically inserted in the stamp? I am trying to create an "approved" stamp...

Thu, May 24, 2007
Links
I have Acrobat 7.0.9 and am having trouble positioning the link across the text in my document. The link command and box seem to...

Thu, May 24, 2007
Enabling Word Search
I simply want to know how to enable the word search option for a scanned document. I have a scanned manual that has been...

Wed, May 23, 2007
PDFs from AI
We are looking for a little help with a PDF problem. When we make a PDF from our Illustrator files we get fine...

Tue, May 22, 2007
Powerpoint file converted in PDF with Acrobat Standard 7
Acrobat Standard 7 When I convert a Powerpoint file (office 2000) to PDF through the PDF maker buttons, the resulting PDF file is in full...

Tue, May 22, 2007
Rotate Views - Lines in table not appearing
I have converted a Word document to PDF. When I do a Rotate-View in PDF, some lines in the table do not appear. ...

Sat, May 19, 2007
Optimum Compressions for v large images
File Compression. I produce interactive PDF's of luxury international properties for on screen A4 presentation. Typically running between 20-25 pages, the PDF's feature...

Sat, May 19, 2007
Line Breaks in Email Message Text
I am keen to find a way to include and add limited formatting such as Line breaks Bold etc to message body text in...

Fri, May 18, 2007
form design
When I'm in the forms design, I'm having difficulity activating the e-mail for the form??...

Wed, May 16, 2007
Acrobat 5.0 free text tool stopped working
Hello. I have been using Acrobat 5.0 on Windows 2k Pro for several years. I have not updated because I haven't needed...

Mon, May 14, 2007
global font?
I am using acrobat 8 pro. I have a pdf that has text interspersed with images. I would like to change the...

Fri, May 11, 2007
Embedded Fonts in Livecycle Designer
Hi, Please can you tell me about embedding fonts in Livecycle Designer 8. I have a two page form. One page uses Helvetica fonts. This...

Thu, May 3, 2007
Printing problems
I have a few files .. that used to print in Acrobat v5 .. now I've upgraded to v8 .. and suddenly .. some...
2 comments

Tue, May 1, 2007
Question Response
I sent in a question on Sunday, April 30th and I'm not able to find a response. Where do I look to find who...

Tue, May 1, 2007
Using the Select Tool to Create a Link
Using Adobe Acrobat Professional 7 with Windows XP. Per Help, I should be able to use the Select Tool to highlight the text...

Sun, Apr 29, 2007
Selecting and changing text
I'm working on a G5 Mac with an OSX (10.4.9) operating system. I have a client that sent me a 358 page pdf document...

Wed, Apr 25, 2007
Page numbering: alpha numeric and roman numerals
Adobe Acrobat 8. How do I insert Roman numerals for a page range and then change to Alphanumeric for the remainder of the document...

Tue, Apr 24, 2007
Field summation using fractional text
I recently asked a question regarding formatting text fields. However, I think that I asked the wrong question. I have PDF drawings...

Fri, Apr 20, 2007
Deleting Borders
I generate PDFs through Java using Apache's .93 FO version. Previous to this release, we were able to use Adobe 6.0 Professional to...

Thu, Apr 19, 2007
exporting to PDF from InDesign
Using InDesign CS2 and exporting to PDF using Acrobat Professional 7, a good number of files end up with missing spaces between words and...

Wed, Apr 18, 2007
Word 2003 to PDF
Why do tiny numbers display in front of all headings after creating PDF from Word? AcroPro8-Word 2003 After writing to PDF (either through PDFMaker or...

Wed, Apr 18, 2007
error
>Everytime I try to open up a PDF file on my email, this message pops up >and it will not allow me to view...

Wed, Apr 18, 2007
Creating PDF from webpage: problems with umlauts and accents
Hi there, I'm trying to create a PDF with acrobat 6.0 standard from part of my website which is held in English, German and French....

Tue, Apr 17, 2007
Feasibility Check with Acroforms/XFA
We proposed to develop an application which will be having interactive adobe acrobat forms. We want to use Microsoft .NET with C# as a...

Tue, Apr 17, 2007
changed documents
Hello, I am using Acrobat Professional 7.0.9. Since a few days I have the following problem: When I open a PDF-document all is ok. Then e.g. if...

Thu, Apr 12, 2007
Typewriter is not selectable in Pro 8.0.0
Just upgraded from 7 Std to 8.0.0 Pro for a trial period of 30 days. With 7 I was using typewriter a lot. I...

Wed, Apr 11, 2007
Changing Fonts using the Text Box Tool
I am unable to change fonts when using the text box tool in Acrobat Professional. When I type in a text box I get...

Mon, Apr 9, 2007
Forms
Forms: I have a form that allows for scrolling, but how do I print the additional lines that are not visible?...
2 comments

Sat, Apr 7, 2007
Fonts changing in Acrobat Prof.
Hello I am a new member, using Acrobat 7.0 Professional. Recently, even after a TOTAL removal and reinstall, I am finding that fonts are changing....

Fri, Apr 6, 2007
Dreamweaver?
Hi, you will prob. find this Q to be completley amusing, as I am not using this for business and am truly unfamiliar with...

Wed, Apr 4, 2007
using the text box tool in prof 7
I use Prof 7. In the "drawing markups toolbar" there is a text box tool. When you click on the text box tool a...

Wed, Apr 4, 2007
pdf form text size
i am filling in a pdf form using acrobat professional and the text i am writing in the forms is way too tiny, i...

Wed, Apr 4, 2007
Parameter for opening pdf files Adobe Acrobat 7.0
Parameter for opening pdf files doesn't work with Acrobat 7.0, am I missing something URL tried http://localhost:8080/pdf_open_parameters.pdf#page=3...

Tue, Apr 3, 2007
Word to PDF Underline Problem
I am running Acrobat Professional 6.0, Windows XP, and Word 2003. I am converting Word documents to PDF. In the Word docs I have dates...

Mon, Apr 2, 2007
Dynamic TextFields
New to forms development. I've found out how to use subforms and 'flowing' pages for multiple line text. Is there a way that the...

Sat, Mar 31, 2007
Conditional Formatting
When designing an interactive form (via Adobe Live Cycle?), can you tweak things a bit. What I'd like to see is to be able...

Fri, Mar 30, 2007
Copy/paste problems
Hi. Thank you Donna Baker for your answer, but it seems that I am getting just a single space between the letters of what I...

Fri, Mar 30, 2007
Copy/paste problems
Hi. I am getting troubles trying to copy/paste text from Acrobat Pro. It happens in all I use to paste the text (Word, Excel, Notepad)....

Wed, Mar 28, 2007
White out a text block
In Acrobat 6.0, I was able to create a text block that would cover over existing text, thereby "whiting it out." I can't...
2 comments

Tue, Mar 27, 2007
incorrect email address
I'm using Acrobat Professional 8.0 in creating pdfs for our website. on the e-mail addresses within the pdf, the mail to is incorrect, i.e., should...

Mon, Mar 26, 2007
delete and replace text
:Just installed 7.0. never used Acrobat before. I scanned a doc. into 7.0. I need to change some info in it. Tried "Touch up"...

Mon, Mar 26, 2007
delete and replace text
Just installed 7.0. never used Acrobat before. I scanned a doc. into 7.0. I need to change some info in it....

Sat, Mar 24, 2007
Acrobat Professional 7
On a Taplet PC (XP) is there a way to capture an actual signed signature (not a digital signature) in a PDF? An example:...

Fri, Mar 23, 2007
Conversions
I have several pdf files and I go to convert them to word by using the "Savw As". When i do this, they save...

Thu, Mar 22, 2007
Text select in a pdf to word doc. Content that doesn't paste
I'm attempting to select text in a pdf and paste into a word document. I've done this before successfully but in this case the...

Thu, Mar 22, 2007
Combing/layering files
I am looking for a scripted way to combine a PDF file, some html text, and a .jpg logo file into a single PDF...

Wed, Mar 21, 2007
Capitalizing the initial character
Hi, This is for LiveCycle Designer 8. How do I set an input text field to always capitalize the first letter, like Last Name, or...
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Wed, Mar 21, 2007
Checkbox Sizes
I have inherited a PDF form which is currently entered w/o benefit of a keyboard, i.e using pencil or pen. On trying to...

Mon, Mar 19, 2007
Tab Order on Form
I have created a form using LiveCycle Designer. I have set the tab order, but have one field that is not recognized even...

Fri, Mar 16, 2007
copy/paste to text box
When I copy/paste information of PDF files to a text are in a HTML form, the text I got is separated within. I have...

Fri, Mar 16, 2007
Weblink
I want to link all text refering a website to be linnked. The text may contain only google.com not www.google.com. Is it possible to...

Fri, Mar 16, 2007
for Thom Parker
For Thom Parker Hi Thom, I placed #search="search Term" but it open search window also with highlight.. what to do ? regards maneesh...

Thu, Mar 15, 2007
Highlight Text in PDF
Hi, I am buliding a search engine of our publications. I have converted a book of 10000 pages into PDF. All the files are indexed...
3 comments

Wed, Mar 14, 2007
Letters are not sharp
Hello, I use standard Adobe Reader 7.0.9 for reading PDF files, but letters of PDF text on my LCD screen appear not sharp, even...

Wed, Mar 14, 2007
Stamps?
How do I put a water mark on print outs. This mark will say Uncontrolled Copy? Thanks Roy...

Tue, Mar 13, 2007
Changing font color in text box
I currently have Acrobat 8 Standard and i would like to know how to change the font color in a textbox from red to...
1 comment

Tue, Mar 13, 2007
Setting up TouchUp in Preferences
I am fairly new to using Adobe Acrobat and we just recently upgraded to the 8 Professional version. I am unable to edit...

Tue, Mar 13, 2007
Custom Stamp
A custom stamp I created in Acrobat 5.0.5 includes all the white space around the "stamp". How do I get it to be...

Tue, Mar 13, 2007
Hidden Toolbars
I found the wonderful keystroke of F8 to hide my toolbars. However, my toolbars are not hidden each time I get in Adobe. I...

Mon, Mar 12, 2007
PDF
How do unlock a PDF file when you download it from online site?...

Mon, Mar 12, 2007
Copy/Paste problems
I have to copy/paste text from a PDF file to build a database, but spaces are added between text characters. This happen in all...

Mon, Mar 12, 2007
Rotating Stamps
How do you rotate objects created from the stamp tool? Also can you rotate objects and pages less than 90 degrees at a time...

Fri, Mar 9, 2007
watermark
Why is "Apply Print Overrides" required to print watermark? Thumbnail view in Print dialog shows watermark, however I can't get it to print unless...

Fri, Mar 9, 2007
Copy/Paste problems
I have to copy/paste information of PDF files to build a database, but sometimes the text I got is separated within. This happen in...

Thu, Mar 8, 2007
Default Preferences / Configuration / Settings File or Registry Key location for application deployment
When making a change to the properties of text written in the "text box tool" I can right click and select the option "make...

Wed, Mar 7, 2007
Proplems with Forms
I am creating a form in Acrobat 8- using the form creator. My problem is that I want to create form text boxes that...

Tue, Mar 6, 2007
CMYK text to 100%K?
PDF from client shows black text as CMYK. How can I convert this in Acrobat to but 100% black?...
1 comment

Sat, Mar 3, 2007
text color in measure distance tool
When I use the measure distance tool the text is not editable, either for size, font or color and is always black. If I...

Wed, Feb 28, 2007
Hide navigation panel buttons and keep the setting
We use Acrobat 8 to view PDF documents from withing another application's window. To get more real estate, the user has to right click...
1 comment

Wed, Feb 28, 2007
Font Changing Problem
I use Acrobat 7.00 and it constantly changes fonts when I print documents to the distiller. Can you tell me why?...

Wed, Feb 28, 2007
convert lowercase to uppercase in a form field
How do insert (s [, k ]) syntax into Adobe Designer 7.0 in order to convert lowercase to uppercase when I receive the form?...

Mon, Feb 26, 2007
Fonts unreadable
I am having a user have trouble with Adobe reader fonts. The error is "Cannot find or create the font Times-Roma.idc. Some characters may...

Mon, Feb 26, 2007
How to change text properties when adding text to a PDF from the Tools > Drawing Markups > "Call out tool" or "Text box tool"
I wish to use Acrobat Pro v7 as a markup tool for CAD drawings converted to PDF. It seems to be impossible to add...
1 comment

Sun, Feb 25, 2007
Creating PDFs for Japan, Korea and China
I've been asked to produce some PDFs for users in Japan,Korea and China. What's the best way to do this?...

Thu, Feb 22, 2007
Drop down list in LiveCycle
I am creating a form to be used for quoting by our sales people in which I am using drop down lists is it...

Wed, Feb 21, 2007
editinh
I was using touch up, after pressing enter by mistake-half of my document in page 1 moved out of margin to the left. How do...

Sun, Feb 18, 2007
Change textbox font color to BLACK
The v8.0 textbox tool creates RED font. I cannot change it to BLACK. I implemented the Adobe TechNote which said to delete...

Thu, Feb 15, 2007
Added feature to documents
I would like to create a link to a document or is there a way to have it pop up with a "Fly Over"...

Thu, Feb 15, 2007
gradient shade
When exporting a file to Acrobat Distiller, the spot color gradient shade gets changed to CMYK. How can I change the settings to accept...

Thu, Feb 15, 2007
Remove URLs
I am converting MS Word documents to pdf forms. When there is a link to a website in the Word document this converts as...

Tue, Feb 13, 2007
Markup Background Changing
Hello again, I asked te below question previously, and Thom Parker replied. I appreciate the quick reply, but the Javascript command was incomplete....

Tue, Feb 13, 2007
Copying PDF content and getting garbage
I have a PDF file created with InDesign. I need to copy and paste some content which I can do without problems. The problem comes...

Tue, Feb 13, 2007
Typewriter Tool Acrobat Pro 8
Why is the typwriter tool in my acrobat pro 8 active on some documents and deactivated on others (non interactive)?...
1 comment

Sun, Feb 11, 2007
Markup Background Changing
I'm trying to find a way to automatically change the background colour in all my Markups from Yellow to White. If I have a...

Sat, Feb 10, 2007
font color
I'm trying to change the font style and to some color other than red in the text box tool and typewriter. I did...

Fri, Feb 9, 2007
Missing options viewing in IE7 w/ AA8
When I display my pdf in IE7, I am missing tools (ie. commenting, stamp, etc.)and they will not appear unless I view the PDF...

Wed, Feb 7, 2007
PDF with bad preview
W have Acrobat 7 Pro (MAC). Our pdfs are previewing with bolded letters, uppercase "i", lower case "L", when we open the files...

Wed, Feb 7, 2007
Fonts
I am a realtor and our forms come up as PDF's for us to edit the fields and print out the forms. Recently, I...

Tue, Feb 6, 2007
Acrobat 8 Typewriter Font Color
The 'typewriter' font color is red. How do I get it back to black? I understand that one cannot change the font from Courier....

Mon, Feb 5, 2007
typewriter font color
How do you change the typewriter font color (yes, I know Courier is the only font option)? I just want to change the...

Sat, Feb 3, 2007
Batch Highlighting
I am preparing a document for redaction by highlighting Yellow. Once I have it the way I want I want to change highlight to...

Fri, Feb 2, 2007
delete watermark from SAVED pdf
Help documentation does not tell me how to delete a text watermark that I inserted (and saved) in a pdf document that I scanned...

Tue, Jan 30, 2007
form fields
Is there a way to create a fillable form field in color (blue) and have the date print without the colored backround?...

Mon, Jan 29, 2007
Typewriter Tool
How can I keep the Typewriter tool active when jumping to various places on the page? It seems that after finishing one area,...

Mon, Jan 29, 2007
watermarks
I'm a beginner using Acrobat. I am using the trial version from Abode. I would like to add a watermark behind the text that...

Mon, Jan 22, 2007
Replace text string in PDF file
Is it possible to change a part number that appears on all pages in a PDF file without having to paste it in for...

Sat, Jan 20, 2007
Selecting images
Hello, In older versions of Adobe there was a tool that allowed me to be able to drag across a body of text, select...

Fri, Jan 19, 2007
No avaliable system font
Hello I am a complete beginner at this so please forgive me because I might be asking a completely stupid question. So here goes,...

Fri, Jan 19, 2007
Search and replace text
Is there a feature in Acrobat that will allow you to globally alter a word throughout a 700 page document? A part number...

Thu, Jan 18, 2007
Font Character Spacing Adjustment
I need to space out the characters in a text box, since I am placing text boxes onto a pre-existing form. In Office, it...

Tue, Jan 16, 2007
text box tool
Chect to see if the field is Locked. You'll see the Locked chakbox on all tabs in the Field Properties. remove the checkmark in...

Mon, Jan 15, 2007
text box tool
When entering text boxes, the text always shows up as red. When I click on properties, on the appearance tab, no option comes up...

Mon, Jan 15, 2007
text tool box text color/font size
When entering text boxes, the text always shows up as red. When I click on properties, on the appearance tab, no option comes up...

Mon, Jan 15, 2007
CMYK
All I want to know is, can Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard produce CMYK PDF's, or do I have to have Professional? Nowhere on...

Fri, Jan 12, 2007
Bookmark Highlights
OK, does anyone know how you can set Acrobat 3D to highlight the bookmark that you are in. For example, if you have a...

Thu, Jan 11, 2007
Text Box Text Color
When entering text boxes, the text always shows up as red. I can't get the text box pop-up to appear, so I can get...

Thu, Jan 11, 2007
XML to PDF
I have an Issue with trying to get eidtable pdf to fill itself when I pass an XML String to it from a web...

Wed, Jan 10, 2007
Redacting an embedded file
I have converted a outlook .PST to an embedded .PDF . I now need to redact information from within the emails. I am able...

Wed, Jan 10, 2007
view settings
Something has happened to the settings for viewing PDFs on my Acrobat Pro. It was fine until about a month ago, but now,...

Tue, Jan 9, 2007
x-y plotter
Is there a way to plot an X-Y scatter graph in Acrobat from a table (like Excel can)?Can Javascript or Formcalc in anyway help...

Fri, Dec 22, 2006
Delete similar/duplicate objects in PDF doc
Is there any way to select an object that is located on every page (in Find Element this object is identified as "unmarked content")...

Tue, Dec 19, 2006
Fonts
Why do I sometimes get a message during the distilling process that "the following fonts cannot be embedded?" I was under the impression that...

Thu, Dec 14, 2006
Fonts
In the "old days" we used pdfs as an accurate snapshot of the page or pages, with no loss of validity. Today when we...

Wed, Dec 13, 2006
typewriter preferences
I just upgraded from Pro 7.0 to Pro 8.0. When I try and change the preferences for typewriter it comes up blank. ...

Wed, Dec 13, 2006
Designing form (TextField)
how to create comb field in acrobat live cycle 7.0...

Sat, Dec 9, 2006
Editing pre-existing documents
How do I edit a pre-existing legal document I have downloaded from a divorce website?...

Thu, Dec 7, 2006
Can Adobe Acrobat Professional tells the font name and size of a PDF
I have a Korean text PDF document and wondering can Adobe Acrobat Professional tells me the font name and size of the text that...