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Displaying the current Date

Dave Wraight

By using Acrobat Form Fields it is possible to display the current system date in a field, best of all this field will dynamically update even in Acrobat Reader.

Developer   May 17, 2000

Moving Pages between PDF files - the easy way

Dave Wraight

Although many methods exist to move pages between PDF files, by far the easiest is by using document Thumbnails.

Enterprise & Government   May 03, 2000

Rearranging your Objects

Dave Wraight

Using the new 'Touch Up Object' tool you can move and even copy existing pictures in your documents.

Creative & Print   April 24, 2000

Displaying the Current Named Destinations

Dave Wraight

Bring up the normally hidden 'Destinations' tab, from the Window menu.

Developer   April 11, 2000

Silently Printing Your PDF

Dave Wraight

If you have ever had the need to give your end users a 'Print' button on the page then read on.

Developer   March 23, 2000

Extracting all text from a PDF at once

To extract all text from a PDF you need to understand that Acrobat has three ways in which pages can be viewed: Single, Continuous and Continuous - Facing.

Enterprise & Government   March 16, 2000

Finding your menubar and toolbar

Ever setup a presentation with PDF to not display the Toolbars and Menu Bar, only to find you then need them back?

Enterprise & Government   March 08, 2000

Skipping edit message warning dialogs

You may have noticed that often you have to click OK to make simple changes, such as moving bookmarks around. If you are doing it regularly it can get pretty frustrating. Don't fret, here's how to stop it occurring in the future.

Enterprise & Government   February 12, 2000

Making Your Palettes Float

Dave Wraight

Did you know that the Thumbnails, Bookmarks, Annotations, Signatures, Destinations and Article Tabs can be made to float?

Enterprise & Government   February 09, 2000

Expanding Your Bookmark Horizons

Dave Wraight

Did you know that Bookmarks aren't just limited to 'Goto View' actions?

Enterprise & Government   February 07, 2000

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