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\uD83D\uDCD8 InstructionsInstructions

Section 6.1: Creating a Title

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  1. Use your Marquee Tool to highlight your page.

    Adobe Acrobat Marquee Tool
  2. Select the New Bookmark tab and type in the appropriate title for the bookmark.

    The Bookmark Tab in Acrobat.The Bookmark for Part 4 Grading Policy is highlighted.Image Modified

Section 6.3: Combining Multiple PDFs

  1. Select the Tools Tab and under Create and Edit, choose Combine Files.

    Adobe Acrobat Tools TabAdobe Acrobat Combine Files Tool with a purple page icon.
  2. Click the Options Tab

    The options tab with a gear icon.Image ModifiedOptions panel open with your options checked.
  3. Now click Add Files. Search your computer for the files you want to add to the PDF. Once you have all of your files, click Combine.

    A big blue Add Files Button A big blue Combine Button

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  1. Click the Organize Pages tool.

    Organized Pages Tool Icon. It is a green rectangle and a green arrow pointing down to the silhouette of a box.Image RemovedOrganized Pages Tool Icon. It is a green rectangle and a green arrow pointing down to the silhouette of a box.Image Added
  2. Click on your page that is out of place and drag to where you want it to go.

    Organize pages section in Acrobat with Page 1 to the left and Page 2 to the right.Organize Pages section with the pages in a different order
  3. If you want a collection of pages moved, click one page, and hold shift.

    Three pages are selected and highlighted in blue
  4. Click a few pages and they automatically become highlighted. Drag the pages to where you want them.

    The three pages were moved from the right side to the left side.

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  1. Select your Marquee Tool and draw a box around the object you want cropped.

    The marquee tool, a blue magnifying glass in the bottom left corner of a box.
  2. Select Edit PDF Tool, then at the top of the page, select Crop Pages.

    Edit PDF tool with a pink page icon. A rectangle is on top. Below there is a square to the left and three dashes to the right.Crop Pages button with a blue page icon and a crop symbol.
  3. Highlight your object again and press enter.

    Example of a course syllabus' Student Learning Outcomes
  4. In the Set Page Boxes, change the numbers in Top, Bottom, Left, and Right until boxes. Try to line up the cropping lines are lined up to the edges of the object. Click OK.

    Set Pages Boxes with the margin numbers changed

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  1. Click the Organize File Tool and choose split.

    The Organize Pages Tool with a green icon. It is a vertical green rectangle with an arrow pointing down and left to a green outline of a horizontal box.Image RemovedOrganized Pages Tool Icon. It is a green rectangle and a green arrow pointing down to the silhouette of a box.Image AddedThe Organize Pages tools with Split as the fourth tool. Its icon looks like a pair of scissors.
  2. In the Split by menu, choose the number of pages you want split.

    The Split Menu with options on how to split your pages.

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  1. Click the Organize File Tool and choose split.

    The Organize Pages Tool with a green icon. It is a vertical green rectangle with an arrow pointing down and left to a green outline of a horizontal box.Image RemovedOrganized Pages Tool Icon. It is a green rectangle and a green arrow pointing down to the silhouette of a box.Image AddedThe Organize Pages tools with Split as the fourth tool. Its icon looks like a pair of scissors.
  2. In the Split By menu, choose the file size and limit the a low number of MBs in size you want your files to bemegabytes.

    The Split by Options set for File Size at 2 Megabites.

Section 6.10: Exporting PDFs to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

  1. Go to the File Tab. Click Export to the software of your choice. Save your file and click Settings.

    The File Tab in Acrobat with Save As highlighted in blue.The Settings button located under the File Name and Save as Type boxes.
  2. If you want your document to have nice word flow from one page to another, click Retain Flowing Text. If you want to have your text appear in a blocky format, click Retain Page Layout

  3. If there were comments in the file and you want them transferred to MS Word, Excel or PowerPoint, to transfer comments from your project, click Include Comments.

  4. If your PDF has images, click Include Images. If your PDF has images of text or “scanned” text and you want to change ityour “scanned” text, click Recognize Text if . If needed and , set your language to the one you prefer.

    The Save As DOCX Settings with all sections checked. Retain Page Layout is not checked.

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  1. Click the sticky note tool and leave a comment.

    An example of a comment asking to make the font bigger.
  2. Open up the Comment Tool and click the Three Dots icon.

    The Comment tool in Acrobat with a yellow message icon.Image RemovedThe comment tool with a yellow message box icon.Image AddedA comment box that says make this bigger.
  3. Click the Three Dots icon and choose Export Selected to Data File. This will create an FDF or Forms Data Format File. It will be a document that just has the comments.

    The three dots icon all the way to the right.

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Now you have your comments listed. But you want to organize them

  1. Go to the Comments Tool.

    The Comment tool in Acrobat with a yellow message icon.Image RemovedThe comment tool with a yellow message box icon.Image Added
  2. Click the Filter Icon. The icon that looks like a flash light.

    The three dots icon all the way to the right.
  3. Select the persons comments you would like to see and click apply. Now you will only see the comments from that one person.

  4. To reset the filters, click Clear All.

  5. Other ways to organize comments is by clicking the A-Z tool. This will allow you to organize them by page, author, date, type, checkmark status, and color

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  1. Right Click the side bar and choose the Destinations Pane.

    The Destinations Pane in Acrobat.

  2. Highlight your text. In the destination pane, click the New Destination Icon. Right Click the Destination and rename it.                          

    The New Destination Icon in Acrobat.An example of a new destination. Part 1 Introduction.
  3. Scroll up to your Table of Contents. Highlight the section you want linked, and right click the section and click Create Link. In Link Type, choose Invisible Rectangle, and under Link Action, choose Go to a Page View.

    The Create Link Box with Part 1 Introduction highlighted.
  4. Click Next, you will get another pop-up menu asking if you want to set the link. DO NOT SET THE LINK. Just double-click your destination to the left and you will be able to immediately go to the section you linked.

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