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Acrobat Pro X (Mac) Annoyances

smithsm
Registered: Jun 18 2010
Posts: 7

I use Acrobat Pro on a almost daily basis. Here are some real frustrations.
 
1. Options for OCR
 
If I "Recognize text in this file", I'm presented with 3 output options:
 
a. Searchable image
b. Searchable image (Exact)
c. Clearscan
 
I almost always want the second option; this preserves the original scan without making the file overly bloated.
 
HOWEVER, if I use "Optimize Scanned PDF", and edit the OCR options, I'm presented with only 2 output options:
 
a. Searchable image
b. Clearscan
 
Why can't I have an "Exact Image" option here?
 
If this has something to do with scanning from within Acrobat, then let's get this repaired. I ALWAYS scan outside Acrobat; I'm often scanning old papers of poor quality and the images MUST be cleaned up in an image editor before they're converted to PDF.
 
2. Deskew doesn't work
 
If I use the "Optimize Scanned PDF" and turn deskew on, Acrobat X will NOT adequately deskew scanned images. I have to run Acrobat in Windows to get decent deskewing. I can't use version 9 of Acrobat on the Mac because the optimize function has been broken forever -- if the scanned image contains a halftone, Acrobat 9 on the Mac will utterly clobber the output file. This bug was repeatedly reported to Adobe but never fixed.
 
3. Why can't Acrobat remember options set by the user?
 
I use the "Combine Files into a Single PDF" function VERY frequently, to assemble a PDF from a set of scanned pages. If I open Options and deselect "Always add bookmarks to Adobe PDF" (I NEVER want each page to have a bookmark), Acrobat will NOT remember that option. I have to deselect this option EVERY TIME I open the program.
 
There should be a way to stop annoying users and make options "sticky" if the user prefers that.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 10.1, Macintosh
Merlin
Acrobat 9ExpertTeam
Registered: Mar 1 2006
Posts: 766
smithsm wrote:
3. Why can't Acrobat remember options set by the user?
I use the "Combine Files into a Single PDF" function VERY frequently, to assemble a PDF from a set of scanned pages. If I open Options and deselect "Always add bookmarks to Adobe PDF" (I NEVER want each page to have a bookmark), Acrobat will NOT remember that option. I have to deselect this option EVERY TIME I open the program.
There should be a way to stop annoying users and make options "sticky" if the user prefers that.
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It's a shame!

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DelcourSolutions
Registered: Sep 30 2011
Posts: 1
Regarding deskewing, it seems to work fine for me using Actions. With the action wizard, I created a Deskew action using the "Optimize Scanned PDF" step followed by the "Reduce File Size" step. Works great for me. Let me know if you need more specific help.

Mike