Adobe Pro 2020 Documentation

The following documentation for Adobe Acrobat Pro 2020 includes links to helpful tutorials and walkthroughs of each action listed as presented by Adobe’s support.

If you have any questions please contact support@apu.edu

Merge and Split

• Learn how to combine, or Merge, multiple files together. Delete and reorder pages before saving the merged file as a complete document. 
• Ex: I have a form and supporting documentation for Student A that need to be combined into one document.
• How to combine files into a PDF
• Split, or Burst, one file into several files and easily control the amount of pages in the documents created. The split files will be saved in the original file folder.
• Ex: I have a 10 page document that needs to be split into five 2 page documents. 
• How to split a PDF file
• Easily Organize the pages to create the PDF needed by either Replacing, Rotating, Deleting files in the document.
• Ex: I have a document that needs a page to be inserted, another page to be rotated to the correct orientation and two extra pages that can be deleted. 
• Add and organize pages in a PDF
• Extract, or separate, out certain pages from a document.
• Ex: I have a 10 page document but only need to send 2 pages as a separate document to a coworker. 
• How to extract pages from a PDF

Annotate

• Add and format text boxes to the document. Adjust, crop, or rotate images found in documents.
• Ex: I have an incorrectly rotated image and need to add a text box to make notes on the student document.
• Edit text and images in PDF files

Prepare Forms

• Add a Checkbox to be used during Annotation edits.
  • Ex: I would like to check off a list of requirements.

• PDF form field properties
  • Checkbox Style
    • Specifies the shape of the marker that appears inside the check box when the user selects it: Check (the default), Circle, Cross, Diamond, Square, or Star.
    • This property does not alter the shape of the check box itself.
    • Note: The size of the marker inside the check box is determined by the size of the font you specify in the Appearance tab.
  • Checkbox Is Checked By Default
    • Shows the check box selected unless the user deselects it.
      

Sign

• Fill out a fillable PDF with previously entered text. Add checkmarks and a Signature by either typing, drawing, or uploading an image of a signature.
• Ex: I have a form to sign before sending to my supervisor.
• Fill and sign PDF forms

Stamps

• Electronically stamp documents with various templates that can be saved for easy use. Create a stamp that automatically updates the date to the most current one. 
• Ex: I need to add the date stamp to a document the office received. 
• Adding a stamp to a PDF
• Create a custom dynamic stamp using Acrobat DC

Customize the Toolbar

• Easily customize the toolbar at the top of Adobe for easy access to the action buttons that are used most often.
• Ex: I want to quickly merge files and save the file because it reduces the amount of clicks I need to make.
• How to customize your toolbar