Datasheet

FIGURE 1.34

The Typewriter tool is used primarily for filling in forms that don’t contain form fields.

For more information on using the Typewriter tools, see Chapter 33.

Properties Bar

You use the Properties Bar (see Figure 1.35) in conjunction with several different tools. After you create

comments, links, buttons, and similar content in a PDF document, the selected comment, link, button, and

so on displays current properties such as colors, fonts, and line weights in the Properties Bar. You can make

changes in the Properties Bar without visiting the Properties dialog box. You can quickly open the

Properties Bar with a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl/Ô+E) or via a context menu opened on the Toolbar Well.

FIGURE 1.35

The Properties Bar offers a quick solution for editing item properties without the need for opening dialog boxes.

Customizing the Acrobat workplace

Whether you’re an Acrobat pro or a new Acrobat user, seeing all those toolbars loaded and scattered across

the Toolbar Well the first time can be very intimidating. As you poke around and possibly feel a little frus-

tration when trying to identify the right tool icon to select the right tool for the task at hand, please realize

that Acrobat is a multifaceted program serving a huge array of needs for different users. Not all the tools and

features are designed for use in a single Acrobat session. You may be a PDF forms author and need only

Basic tools, Navigation tools, Edit tools, and Form tools. In another session you may be a reviewer and only

have need for the Comment and Markup tools. You might be an eBook author and need to work with many

features for creating and viewing eBooks, or you might want to edit PDF pages and post modified PDFs on

your Web site.

When learning all the tools and commands contained in Acrobat Professional, be certain to look over all the

chapters where tools are discussed. Learn how to access toolbars and organize them in the Toolbar Well.

When you begin a new Acrobat session, set up your environment so you can easily select a tool from tool-

bars you dock in the Toolbar Well.

As a starting point, you can configure Acrobat to provide you with immediate feedback related to tools

selection and keyboard shortcuts. As you first start using Acrobat Professional, follow the steps in the next

section to help you customize your environment for more efficient editing and less frustration. In this exam-

ple, an environment for engaging in a commenting session is used. You can change the toolbars to meet

needs in PDF editing or PDF creation, or add tools for some other kind of work you do.

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Welcome to Adobe Acrobat

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