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If you install Acrobat after you install Photoshop 5.0 or 5.5, the Acrobat installer will
automatically supply Photoshop with a PDF plug-in that enables you to edit an image in a
PDF document using Photoshop. With this plug-in, you can edit an image in Photoshop
while in the PDF document, save the changes, and automatically return the image to the
PDF document for viewing. The Acrobat Installer puts the required Photoshop plug-in in
the File Formats folder in your Photoshop application folder. The plug-in file is named
PDFFormat.8bi (Windows) or PDFFormat (Mac OS). If you install Photoshop 5.x after you’ve
installed Acrobat, you will need to configure the application manually.
To configure Adobe Photoshop 5.x to work with Acrobat:
1
Open Windows Explorer, and locate the Photoshop plug-in in Program Files\Adobe\
Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat\Photoshop\PDFFormat.8bi.
2
Copy this file to Program Files > Adobe > Photoshop 5.0 > Plug-ins > File Formats.
3
Shut down Photoshop if it is currently running. When you restart Photoshop, it will
recognize the new plug-in.
To disable a plug-in:
1
Open the Plug-ins folder in your Acrobat folder.
2
Select the plug-ins you do not want to load. Some of the plug-ins may be in folders
within the Plug-ins folder.
3
Move the selected plug-ins to the Optional folder in the Acrobat folder (Windows) or
the Optional Plug-ins folder in the Acrobat folder (Mac OS).
To temporarily disable all plug-ins:
Hold down the Shift key immediately after starting the Acrobat program.
About Web Services
Acrobat 5.0 provides functionality beyond that supplied by the software installed on your
computer. Some features are enabled by online services (also known as Web services, or
Web-hosted applications). For example, Acrobat 5.0 can connect you to services automati-
cally to allow you to convert scanned pages to Adobe PDF (see
“Capturing pages to
convert to searchable text” on page 35
), or check your PDF files before sending them to a
commercial printer or service bureau, or posting them to the Web (also known as
preflighting).
To set your computer to check for updated Web services:
1
Choose Edit > Preferences > General and select Update from the list on the left.
2
Select the frequency of automatic updates using the pop-up list, or select Manually.
3
Do one of the following:
•
Click Update Web Services Now to check immediately for new Web services
•
Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box without updating Web services.
Note:
When Acrobat checks for new Web services, it will use an open Internet connection;
if none is available, Acrobat will merely check again later. An automatic check takes place
when you start the application and the designated time period has elapsed. To avoid
unintended connections to the Internet, set the frequency of updates to Manually.