How to use the Action Wizard in Acrobat X

Hi Jenny -

You’ll find that the Action Wizard works in a different way from what you’ve experienced in earlier versions. At one time, you could choose virtually any menu command to include in an action or batch sequence. Due to security and other programming issues, what can be accomplished in the Action Wizard has been modified, although the Actions can be quite extensive.

donna.

I want to do a action wizard which will save pdf as a Save as>Enable Reader> users to save form data item I was in adobe 9 able to create action for file menu commands. The link above does not cover the item I need.

Hi Marcos -

You’ll need to set the security using a password. Choose File > Document Properties > Security. Choose Password Security from the dropdown list, then proceed through the prompts. You’ll need to enter your password twice and pick the security options to apply.

donna.

Hello good morning.
I want know is how to change the security property of the PDF by command? ... I’m a university student and I have a project where I have to generate a PDF file but the person can not save or print the file, only can visualize or view it.

Hi Gabriel -

This video is just a brief overview of what goes into an action. There are a number of other videos that describe and show how to use the tools in detail:

http://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/how-create-actions

http://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/managing-actions-acrobat-x

http://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/how-do-i-secure-multiple-files

http://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/how-do-i-download-and-run-an-action

http://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/grand-tour-use-action-streamline-your-work [this tutorial also includes hands-on simulations]

donna.

Hi John -

You should be able to edit Acrobat 9 files with Acrobat X (there isn’t a version 9.5 by the way). If you can’t, there are other issues at play:

- you may have an image PDF only, and need to capture the text.
- you may be trying to select the content with the wrong tool.
- you may have security settings applied that prevent making changes to the document.

In all cases, these issues apply to any version, not just Acrobat 9 and X.

donna.

Bad video, the actions must be slower, you must think that the person watching a tutorial wants to learn and the motions must be slower.

I can not read or edit PDF files from Acrobat 9.5 with Acrobat X. Is there any way of doing this?
Regards, John