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Editing PDFs
Last updated 4/7/2015
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Action wizard (Acrobat Pro DC)
About Action wizards
When you apply one or more routine sets of commands to your files, you can save time and keystrokes by using an
action wizard—a defined series of commands with specific settings and in a specific order that you apply in a single
step. You can apply an action to a single document, to several documents, or to an entire collection of documents. You
can even scan documents and combine several documents into a single PDF before running an action.
Acrobat DC provides some predefined action wizards. You can also create your own actions. You can access and
manage the actions by clicking Tools > Action Wizard.
Adobe Acrobat DC also lets you export and import actions so that you can share actions with others.
Note: The actions interface and architecture replace the batch script mode available in the earlier versions of Adobe Acrobat
DC. Most of your Acrobat XI batch scripts can be imported as actions; some scripts require minor changes.
Run an action
Acrobat DC includes several simple predefined actions that you can use to streamline your work. These actions
represent common tasks that you routinely perform to prepare files for distribution. You do not have to open any of the
PDF files before you begin to run these actions.
Note: You can avoid password prompts when you run a sequence on PDFs that require passwords. Automate password
entry, or specify a security method for these files in the Action Wizard panel of the Preferences dialog box. If you select Do
Not Ask For Password, PDFs that require passwords are not processed.
1 Choose Tools > Action Wizard. A list of available actions is displayed under the Actions List in the right hand pane.
2 Choose the action from the list. The right hand pane changes to display each task included in the action, as well as
any instructions provided by the author of the action.
3 Under Files To Be Processed, clickAdd Filesto select the files that you want to run the action on. You can run the
action on the currently opened file, or add more files, folders, or email attachments.
4 When all the files you want to process are listed, click Start.
5 If Acrobat prompts you, provide additional information, such as output location and settings.
A progress indicator displays the status of the currently running process or task. A check mark identifies completed
actions or tasks. On successful completion of all tasks, “Completed” status is shown in the panel.
Note: You can cli ck Stop in the panel to stop processing an action. Acrobat saves any files that have already been processed
as defined in the action. You can click Resume to continue the Action or click the cross icon before the action name in the
RHP to exit from further processing of the action.