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Working with Acrobat

With Adobe® Acrobat® software, everyone can create, contribute, and deliver streamlined workflows with advanced review and commenting tools. Keep secrets safe by controlling who can view, edit, copy, or print documents. Ever wonder “How did you do that?” Here are some Acrobat tips to help you get started.

Lee Sutton

Adobe Acrobat 8 and barcoded forms (PDF, 1M)


Learn how to capture user-supplied data from printed forms in Acrobat 8 using Adobe 2D barcode technology.

Donna Baker

Redacting text and images in a PDF file using Acrobat 8


Learn how to redact, or permanently remove, text and images from a PDF file.


Combining LiveCycle 6.x server products with LiveCycle Designer 7.0 and Acrobat 7.0 or Reader 7.0 (PDF, 399k)

Use this tip to ensure compatibility when you are combining LiveCycle 6.x server products with LiveCycle Designer 7.0 and Acrobat 7.0 or Reader 7.0.

Determining the Adobe Acrobat/Reader version (PDF, 1.7M)

Many times during development and deployment, it is critical to understand which version of Acrobat or Adobe Reader your customer is using. You will want to ensure the version they have available is compatible with the solution you are deploying.

Understanding Compare Documents using Adobe Acrobat 7.0 (PDF, 1.2M)

This tip documents the indicators used in Compare Documents to help you understand the marks applied to the compare report.

Using the Snapshot Tool (PDF, 252k)

For large or complex PDF documents, the Snapshot Tool in Acrobat/Reader 7 can be an easy want to identify a print region.

Web service example (PDF, 339k)

This sample calculates lease payment depending on your input.

Creating a Custom Dynamic Stamp (PDF, 800k)

You may have noticed the ability to use a dynamic stamp in Adobe® Acrobat® 6.0 software and wondered how to create your own. This tip reviews how to do that.