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25 Supa-Killah Acrobat Secrets, Part 3 [ continued ]
Secret #21: Forget Red Pens And Deciphering Scrawl, It’s Acrobat Commenting!
 More and more people are starting to use this feature in Acrobat, which is awesome, but as I’m sure you’ll agree, all the world must know! Commenting in Acrobat (also known as Markups, or Annotations) replaces the old-school method of printing off hardcopies and going at them with a red pen during editing and revision processes (gahh, hardcopy!). Keeping everything electronic in Acrobat saves a lot of things, like time, stress, and trees. Ready to give ‘er a try? Head to View > Toolbars > Comment & Markup, and go to town on your PDFs. There’s a ton of tools to choose from, but by far my favorite is the Sticky Note tool, which lets ya drop yellow sticky notes all over the PDF. Go nuts with the commenting tools, then manage ‘em all by choosing View > Navigation Panels > Comments. In the Comments panel, you can delete ‘em, sort ‘em summarize ‘em, and even export ‘em! Happy markup!
Secret #22: PDF Lockdown Mode, It’s Acrobat Security!
Many folks think PDFs are secured by default—I hope ya know this is not the case. If you want your documents locked, you gotta say so in Acrobat. There are a few ways to do this, but try choosing File > Document Properties; then click on the Security tab; then from the menu at the top, choose the type of security you’d like. For example, you could go with Password Security, which gives you the option of putting two passwords on the document, one to open the file, and one to make changes—you could use just one of these, or both. Just remember, whatever you do, don’t forget your passwords!
Secret #23: Need The Images In That PDF? Just Export ‘Em!
 Have a PDF that contains a few images that you’d like to use elsewhere? Easy stuff. While you could manually convert each page of the PDF to an image with Photoshop, then crop out the images you’re after, there’s a much faster way. Choose Advanced > Document Processing > Export All Images. Next, choose where you want to export the images to, and the file format that you’d like to save them in. Hittin’ Save will finish the job. Now you’ll have all the PDF’s images saved and ready for use where ever you like!
Secret #24: Convert That PDF To A Different Format!
So whadda ya do when you have a PDF, and you need it in a different file format? Well, there’s a few things you can do. To begin, try choosing File > Save As. In the Save As dialog box that appears, the Format menu at the bottom will give ya lots ‘n lots of options for converting your PDF. Ya got yer image file formats, like JPEG, TIF, and PNG, as well as Microsoft Word, PostScript, and a buncha other goodies. With most of the formats, you’ll be able to click the Settings button to set a few additional options for your conversion. Now if the conversion doesn’t go so well, don’t get too upset. I’ve found it depends a lot on what’s inside the original PDF, and how it was created. Hope this wee function’ll help ya out, though!
Secret #25: Text Editing, Acrobat Style!
 Get editing text in those PDF's! While it has it’s limitations, this is great for those last minute changes. Head for the Advanced Editing toolbar (View > Toolbars > Advanced), and choose the TouchUp Text tool. Highlight the text you’d like to fix, and after Acrobat loads in your fonts, start typin’! Now, Acrobat’s editing abilities aren’t powerful enough to recognize margins or multiple columns, so it might be a bit frustrating. Fonts can be an issue, too, so try right-clicking on some selected text; then choose Properties. In the TouchUp Properties dialog box, you can change the font, set a size and color, and a buncha other cool things. Have fun!
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