Operation Manual

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USING ACROBAT 9 STANDARD
Creating PDFs
Last updated 9/30/2011
• Scanning and OCR: /www.acrobatusers.com/monthly_topic/2009/01
• How to extract active text from an image: www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1272051
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“Choosing a security method” on page 214
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Scan a paper document to PDF using a preset (Windows)
1 Choose File > Create PDF > From Scanner > [document preset].
2 If prompted to scan more pages, select Scan More Pages or Scan Is Complete, and click OK.
Scan a paper document to PDF without presets
1 In Acrobat, do one of the following:
• (Windows) Choose File > Create PDF > From Scanner > Custom Scan.
• (Mac OS) Choose File > Create PDF > From Scanner.
2 Select scanning options in the Scan dialog box, as needed, and then click Scan.
Note: If you specify that you want to use the native scanner user interface instead of the Acrobat user interface, other
windows or dialog boxes appear. Consult the scanner documentation information on available options. In Mac OS, the
scanner user interface is always shown.
3 If prompted to scan more pages, select Scan More Pages or Scan Is Complete, and click OK.
Optimize a scanned PDF
1 Open a PDF created from a scanned document.
2 Choose Document > Optimize Scanned PDF.
3 Select options in the dialog box, and click OK.
The options available in the Optimized Scanned PDF dialog box also appear in the Optimization Options dialog box,
which are described in detail under that heading in this topic.
Configure scanning presets (Windows)
1 Choose File > Create PDF > From Scanner > Configure Presets.
2 In the Configure Presets dialog box, select a preset: Black & White Document, Grayscale Document, Color
Document, or Color Image.
3 Adjust the settings as needed.
4 Click Save to save the preset, and then click OK.
Scanning options
Scanner Select an installed scanner. You must have the manufacturer scanning software installed on your computer.
In Windows only, click the Options button to specify scanner options.
Sides Specify single or double-sided scanning. If you select Both Sides and the settings of the scanner are for only one
side, the scanner setting overrides the Acrobat settings.