Adobe Acrobat 9 PRO Extended - Manual (Page 362)

356 USING ACROBAT 9 PRO EXTENDED
Editing PDFs
Last updated 9/30/2011
You can use the batch sequences provided or define your own. Batch sequences that you define appear (in alphabetical
order) in the list of predefined sequences so that you can reuse them in later work sessions.
For more information about using batch processing, see these online resources:
• Batch OCR using Acrobat Pro: www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/att03061.shtml
• Batch conversion of text files to PDF: blogs.adobe.com/acrobatforlifesciences/batch_processing/
Developers can further enhance batch processing and other robust capabilities in Acrobat by using the Acrobat
Software Development Kit (SDK) to create scripts and plug-ins for their particular needs. For more information about
the Acrobat SDK, see
www.adobe.com/go/learn_acr_sdk_doc_en .
Run a predefined batch sequence
Acrobat includes several simple, predefined batch sequences that you can use to streamline your work. These batch
sequences represent common tasks that you routinely perform to prepare files for distribution. You do not have to
open any of the PDF files before you begin to run these batch sequences.
You can avoid password prompts when you run a sequence on PDFs that require passwords. Automate password
entry, or specify a security method for these files in the Batch Processing panel of the Preferences dialog box. If you
select Do Not Ask For Password, PDFs that require passwords are not processed.
1 Choose Advanced > Document Processing > Batch Processing.
2 In the Batch Sequences dialog box, select a batch sequence, and then click the Run Sequence button.
3 In the Run Sequence Confirmation dialog box, verify that the sequence you selected is the one you want, and click OK.
To prevent this dialog box from appearing in the future: In the Preferences dialog box under Batch Processing, deselect
Show The Run Sequence Confirmation Dialog.
4 In the Select Files To Process dialog box, select the files that you want, and then click Select. (In Windows, these
files must be in the same folder.)
5 If a message asks for additional input for a specific command in the sequence, select the options you want and click OK.
6 When the progress bar disappears, click Close.
You can click Stop in the Progress dialog box to stop processing. The Progress dialog box expands to show the
percentage of completion and any error or warning messages. Any files already processed are saved as defined in the
batch sequence. When the Progress dialog box closes, errors are automatically written to the batch-processing error
log, depending on the selections in the Batch Processing preferences.
Predefined batch sequences
Embed Page Thumbnails Embeds miniature images of each page for display in the Pages panel.
Fast Web View Enables users to download long documents incrementally.
Open All Opens all the specified files. This batch sequence creates PDFs for any input files if they are a supported file type.
Print 1st Page Of All Prints only the first page of each of the PDFs in the batch sequence. The pages print on your
default printer, using your current default print settings.
Print All Prints all pages of the files included in the batch sequence. The files print on your default printer, using your
current default print settings.
Remove File Attachments Removes files that have been attached to the PDF files in the batch sequence.
Save All As RTF Saves the files in Rich Text Format (RTF).