Operation Manual

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USING ACROBAT X STANDARD
PDF Portfolios and combined PDFs
Last updated 10/11/2011
Adding unifying page elements
Add and edit headers and footers
A header and footer present consistent information in the page margins throughout a PDF. For example, the
information could be a date, automatic page numbering, the title of the overall document, or name of the author. You
can add headers and footers to one or more PDFs, including component PDFs in a PDF Portfolio.
You can vary the headers and footers within a PDF. For example, you can add a header that displays the page number
on the right side of odd-numbered pages, and another header that displays the page number on the left side of even-
numbered pages.
You can define and save your headers and footers to reuse them later, or you can simply apply a header and footer and
forget it. After applying a header and footer, you can edit, replace, or delete it in the PDF. You can also preview headers
and footers before applying them and adjust the header and footer margins so that they don’t overlap other page
content.
Add headers and footers, with an open document
1 Choose Tools > Pages > Header & Footer > Add Header & Footer.
2 As needed, specify the Font and Margin values.
The text properties apply to all header and footer entries that are part of this setting definition. You cannot apply
different settings to individual header or footer text boxes within the same session in the Add Header And Footer
dialog box
To prevent overlapping, click the Appearance Options button and select Shrink Document To Avoid Overwriting The
Document’s Text And Graphics. To prevent resizing or repositioning when printing the PDF in large format, select
Keep Position And Size Of Header/Footer Text Constant When Printing On Different Page Sizes.
3 Type the text in any of the header and footer text boxes. To insert page numbers or the current date, click in a box
and then click the corresponding buttons. To select formatting for automatic entries, click Page Number And Date
Format.
Note: You can combine text with dates and page numbers. You can also add several lines of text to an entry.
4 To specify the pages on which the header and footer appear, click the Page Range Options button. Then specify a
page range and choose a Subset option, as needed.
5 Examine the results in the Preview area, using the Preview Page option to see different pages of the PDF.
6 (Optional) To save these header and footer settings for future use, click Save Settings at the top of the dialog box.
7 (Optional) To apply the same settings to additional PDFs, click Apply To Multiple. Click Add Files, choose Add
Files or Add Open Files, and select the files. Then in the Output Options dialog box, specify your folder and
filename preferences, and click OK.
Add headers and footers, with no document open (Windows only)
1 Choose Tools > Pages > Header & Footer > Add Header & Footer.
2 In the dialog box, click Add Files, choose Add Files, then select the files.
You can also add files or folders by dragging them into the dialog box.
3 Follow steps 2 through 6 in the procedure for adding headers and footers with an open document. When you have
finished setting up your headers and footers, click OK.