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| Change in DPI already saved PDF. | 11/19/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I have a lot of PDF files saved on DPI 150-300. All I need to unify the DPI i.e. 300. But I don't ...
A: Unfortunately, you are pretty much stuck. You could change the resolution of the pdf by rasterizing ...
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| VImp: PDF Link | 11/12/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: During our process, We have two pdf file(A & B) in same folder. We have provided the links in ...
A: When you move pdf B to a new location, you will need to change the link targets to reflect the new ...
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| Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro, Calculator | 11/9/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: Where can I find the calculator tool in Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional?
A: The only calculator tool that I am aware of is a Flash multi-media application that can be added to ...
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| PDF Forms - Date/Time Field | 10/29/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: Trying to set up a Date/Time Field to be automatically calculated when the user opens the form. No ...
A: It should not make any difference what the original doc is. The form field and assigned values are ...
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| Graphic Resolution Issues Between MS Office Applications and Adobe Acrobat | 10/22/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: Black, I am a seasoned graphics professional who has been working as a desktop publisher in recent ...
A: Are MS applications problematic when creating PDFs? YES!!! I have stopped entirely at using the ...
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| Acrobat 7.1.0 Error | 10/9/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: Sir: I have Windows 2000 on my laptop. The other day I upgraded my Acrobat Reader from 5.5 to ...
A: Unfortunately, I don't have anymore information on this. It seems to be an issue with Windows and ...
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| PDF File Size | 10/8/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: i have the follow-up information including screen shots but i need to email it can that be done? ...
A: I can only see the first screen shot. I know it is a pain that you can only upload 1 image. A way ...
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| PDF File Size | 10/7/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: i have the follow-up information including screen shots but i need to email it can that be done?
A: You can attach images to your post when you preview your question. There should be an attach image ...
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| PDF File Size | 10/6/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: We publish a monthly magazine for the state of Arizona. Each month we also online publish it to ...
A: In order to answer your question more effectively, I need to ask for some more information. What ...
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| Search words in pdf file | 10/5/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I'm trying to do a search within in a pdf file but nothing comes up. Is there something I need to ...
A: To search within a pdf file, the file must contain text. It is likely that the file you created by ...
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| Acrobat 7.1.0 Error | 10/1/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: Sir: I have Windows 2000 on my laptop. The other day I upgraded my Acrobat Reader from 5.5 to ...
A: Try restarting your machine in "Safe Mode". This will rebuild the iconcache.db file and your icons ...
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| editing a PDF | 9/29/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I have a PDF that I got off the website of the organization I work for. I would like to use it for ...
A: Unfortunately, not all pdf files are created equal. This is to say that certain editing functions ...
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| Editable PSD to PDF Cv | 9/28/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: Black, As more and more companies are preferring to have people apply for jobs online ...
A: If you are using Photoshop CS 4, the most recent version, it will allow you to Preserve Photoshop ...
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| Acrobat Forms (V8) | 9/27/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I have set up a PDF form using Acrobat Professional V8 and have created a Submit button that should ...
A: Reader can only submit the form data as an FDF file in this way. For the submit to work properly ...
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| Acrobat 7.1.0 Error | 9/26/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: Sir: I have Windows 2000 on my laptop. The other day I upgraded my Acrobat Reader from 5.5 to ...
A: You should be able to re-associate the file-type with Acrobat. 1. In My Computer or Windows ...
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| Partial printing of Quattro Pro spreadsheets with Acrobat Distiller | 9/24/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: We use both versions 10 and 12 of Quattro Pro for spreadsheet applications (prefer it to Excel) but ...
A: I am not familiar with Quattro Pro at all, but this may help - Make sure the page size in Distiller ...
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| Saving From Word Into PDF | 9/14/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I am encountering a problem. I have created a document in Word 2007. I have inserted a jpeg into ...
A: Your entire image is still present in the pdf file. When you are copying it, you are only copying ...
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| lost adobe | 9/10/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I have attachments sent to me via e-mail that were adobe but some how I made a mistake and said to ...
A: On Windows 2000, right-click the file you want to open and choose Properties. You should see a line ...
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| Restrictions on a PDF "fill-in" form | 9/3/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: Black, My question is concerning restrictions on a PDF fill-in form. I have a PDF fill-in form ...
A: I have not had much luck with the various "restriction remover" freewares either. There is most ...
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| Saving to CD | 8/27/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: Have a file from Wordperfect that is converted to pdf in acrobat. I need to save it to a CD. How ...
A: You will need cd / dvd authoring software and a writable cd drive. My personal choice for cd / dvd ...
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| Copying a password-protected PDF | 8/26/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I'm trying to modify a PDF form that is password-protected (I need to change some fields to combo ...
A: I have tried to work around password-protected pdf files in the past without any luck. There are ...
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| Adobe Reader 9 | 8/22/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I'm trying to run Adobe Reader for the first time on an Inspiron laptop. The agreement window says ...
A: The button should be at the bottom of the window frame or if you scroll all the way to the bottom of ...
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| Adobe Acrobat Pro 6.0 does not print content contained in MS Word text boxes | 8/21/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I am trying to print a MS Word 2007 document to PDF using Adobe Acrobat Pro 6.0.6.2007010500. I am ...
A: Sorry for the delay. Unfortunately, MS Word 2007 is not compatible with the PDFMaker that Acrobat 6 ...
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| PDF file takes forever to print | 8/19/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I wonder if everyone has this problem. We often download bids to fill out. Sometimes they are ...
A: If you are using a Windows PC, you may try right-clicking on the printer in the printers list and ...
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| Adobe pdf file | 8/12/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: This is a sales letter. Would really appreciate your advice! Thanks.
A: Different operating systems and different email programs can and do operate in different ways. As ...
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| Dropped bullet point text | 7/28/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I have a few Word documents with bullet points that spill over onto the next page. The converted ...
A: Nicole, I have attempted to re-create the issue you are having, to no avail. In all of my attempts ...
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| Dropped bullet point text | 7/27/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I have a few Word documents with bullet points that spill over onto the next page. The converted ...
A: Try checking the margins settings for print in Word, make it so that the header is not getting ...
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| Printing a PDF with Multi-line text | 7/24/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: How do I get fields that are multi-line text to print the text that online has to be scrolled ...
A: The fields are not large enough to print all the text typed into them. You will need to edit the ...
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| PDF to excel or other editable form | 7/23/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: Deal Ken, I have a question on conversion pdf file to excel or other editable forma, because I ...
A: You could try saving the pdf in xml, text or the rich text format and importing that into Excel. I ...
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| Converting pdf to a GIS SHP file | 7/22/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: Ok, I've been creating maps in InDesign and I now need to convert to a GIS shape-file. I was going ...
A: You might want to try saving the file from Indesign as an .eps. Try opening the file (eps or pdf) in ...
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| Fill in forms | 7/19/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I was wondering if you could please tell me which versions of Adobe Acrobat allow you to save filled ...
A: Any version of Acrobat should allow you to save your form, unless the document has security settings ...
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| cropping in Adobe Acrobat | 7/10/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I am putting together a sports program. I am grabbing a lot of advertisements from a previous 24 ...
A: When you crop the ad in Acrobat, the rest of the page is still in the pdf file. Acrobat is cropping ...
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| Forms in Adobe | 7/7/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I am new to acrobat and just finding my way around. Is it possible in Acrobat 9 to convert ...
A: Yes, Acrobat 9 will "automatically" create forms that it can recognize from existing documents, ...
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| printing in black and white | 6/16/2009 | Judith |
Q: I need to print color PDF (created from DWG drawing) as by-tonal black and white. I am using Adobe ...
A: Adobe Reader 9.1.2 cannot print PDF files only acorbat can. Do you mean you want to print the pdf ...
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| Creating pdf files in multiple locations at the same time | 6/5/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: we created multiple acrobat printers and we're printing from different programs to these printers. ...
A: Are you using a copy of Acrobat Pro to perform the creation or are you using a copy of Acrobat ...
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| Creating pdf files in multiple locations at the same time | 6/4/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: we created multiple acrobat printers and we're printing from different programs to these printers. ...
A: One thing that comes to mind here since you mention having multiple pdf printers using version 8 or ...
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| Transparency | 6/3/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I designed a logo for a basketball team in Photoshop. I brought in some vector art from Illustrator ...
A: Photoshop "flattens" these file formats (.eps and .pdf) when you save the document. So, your ...
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| Alternating Color in Interactive box | 5/28/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: Hope you can help. I have created an interactive PDF with 3 x interactive text boxes. In 1 of the ...
A: One way you could do this would be to check the "Required" box in that fields properties dialog ...
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| Electronic Portfolio | 5/20/2009 | Ken Black |
Q: I'm a graphic artist I want to create an Electronic Portfolio that looks good to show future ...
A: You could use Indesign for your initial layout. I would recommend creating it in the same way you ...
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| pdf | 5/19/2009 | Judith |
Q: Ok there must be a program that will allow me to scan a document, make it a pdf and then allow me ...
A: You can use Adobe Acrobat to create this kind of form. I don't think I can descript it clearly here. ...
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