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Adobe Acrobat is Adobe's family of Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) management software.

Adobe Acrobat can refer to Adobe Acrobat Standard, Adobe Acrobat Pro, or Adobe Acrobat Reader. Each version of the software has its own set of features and capabilities. The majority of the functionality revolves around the PDF file-type and conversions to- or from- it. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is the free version of the software that will allow any user to read the PDF file type.

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How to set "Enable scrolling" as default in Adobe Acrobat 11

I have Acrobat Adobe 11.0.07 for OSX and I can't find a way to set "Enable scrolling" (in "View" -> "Page Display" as a default option. Is there a way?
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How do I set default view preferences in Adobe Acrobat?

In Acrobat Pro, I try to set preferences (open in "page-width" view and use "one-page continuous) but it only makes changes for the document I have open, not as default for every time I open.
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Open multiple instances of Adobe Acrobat Professional

When I run OCR on a PDF file using Acrobat, I am not able to use Acrobat at the same time to view or work with other PDF files. Is there anyway to get around this?
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Where are Adobe Acrobat Pro settings saved

I'm trying to figure out where the settings and options of an application(Adobe Acrobt Pro) are saved. This is to modify the settings without opening the application and going through the menu options. I'm trying to change the resolution of TIF…
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How can I combine several PDFs so that the first page of each PDF has an odd page number?

I combine several PDFs with Adobe Acrobat Pro XI: How can I combine several PDFs so that the first page of each PDF has an odd page number? (e.g. by inserting a blank page if needed at the end of PDFs that have an odd number of pages) I didn't see…
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OCR directly to text files Acrobat X

In Acrobat 9, it was possible to export directly to text files when performing OCR on PDF documents, using the "Export to Alternate Format - Text" option. This feature appears to be missing in Acrobat 10. Is this still possible in a single step?
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Would it be possible to show line numbers as part of the pdf document

Would it be possible to show line numbers as part of the pdf document. What option should I use?
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Hotkeys set to open apps in windows 10

I set a hotkey in windows 10 to open Adobe Acrobat 15 which was recently removed and replaced with newer version Acrobat 17. I then set the same hotkey CTRL-ALT A to Acrobat 17, but I get an error message when I try to use it because the hotkey is…
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In Adobe Acrobat, how can I pick my Custom Color with merely 1 click?

Please see the GIF below. My Custom Green Color (R, G, B) = (76, 230, 0) isn't appearing when I click the Color icon; only the Default Colors appear. It's too unproductive to click (1) on the Color icon, (2) 'Other Colors', (3) then my Custom Green…
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How do I flatten signatures in Acrobat 11 Pro?

I want to "flatten" signatures in Acrobat 11 such that someone else with Acrobat Pro cannot just lift them off as images that can be saved. Is that possible?
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What are the margin sizes in this pdf?

Someone sent me a pdf and asked my what the margin sizes are. I have no idea where to begin without just printing and getting out my trusty (and dusty) ruler. I have Acrobat X and was wondering if there is a way to tell using this?
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Stop editing text & images in Acrobat Pro XI

This may sound like a silly question, but how do you stop editing text & images in Acrobat Pro XI? Clicking on Edit Text & Images again under Content Editing does nothing. Clicking on the Edit Text & Images button in the toolbar does nothing.…
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Acrobat Pro XI does not start up

When I run Adobe Acrobat XI pro, it won't start. Nothing happens as if I did nothing. Even I uninstalled and installed again, it's the same. What's wrong?
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Adobe acrobat doesn't launch on windows 7

I have adobe acrobat (legal copy) installed as part of the adobe suite. When I try to launch it nothing happens. I've heard from coworkers it's a common problem. What is the cause and how do I fix it?
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Inserting a page into a .pdf causes the rest of the document to become all symbols

I'm trying to add another page to an existing .pdf document but every time I try the rest of the document becomes corrupt, it shows all symbols. Why is that, how can I fix it?
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