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ADOBE ACROBAT 8 STANDARD
User Guide
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Drag to select characters, spaces, words, or a line.
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Edit the text by doing one of the following:
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Type new text to replace the selected text.
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Press Delete, or choose Edit > Delete to remove the text.
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Choose Edit > Copy to copy the selected text.
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Right-click/Control-click the text and choose the appropriate option.
Click outside the selection to deselect it and start over.
Edit text attributes
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Select the TouchUp Text tool.
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Click in the text you want to edit.
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Right-click/Control-click the text, and choose Properties.
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In the TouchUp Properties dialog box, click the Text tab. You can change any of the following text attributes:
Font
Changes the font used by the selected text to the font you specify. You can select any font installed on your
system or fully embedded in the PDF document. Document fonts are listed at the top; system fonts are listed below.
Font Size
Changes the font size to the size (in points) that you specify.
Character Spacing
Inserts uniform spacing between two or more characters in selected text.
Word Spacing
Inserts uniform spacing between two or more words in selected text.
Horizontal Scaling
Specifies the proportion between the height and the width of the type.
Baseline Offset
Offsets the text from the baseline. The
baseline
is the line on which the type rests.
Fill
Specifies the fill color.
Stroke
Specifies the stroke color.
Stroke Width
Specifies the width of the stroke.
Note:
For legal reasons, you must have purchased a font and have it installed on your system to revise text using that font.
Add new text
You can add new text to a PDF using any of the fonts installed on the system.
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Select the TouchUp Text tool.
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Ctrl-click/Option-click where you want to add text.
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In the New Font dialog box, select the font and mode you want, and click OK.
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Type the new text.
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Do any of the following:
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To change the font size and other attributes, select the text, right-click/Control-click, and choose Properties.
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To move the text block, use the TouchUp Object tool.