Adobe Acrobat 8 3D - Manual (Page 71)

64 ADOBE ACROBAT 3D VERSION 8
User Guide
3 In the Save As dialog box, select a new name and location for the file, or leave the original name and location
selected to replace the original file with the uneditable version.
Preferences for the PDF Editor
You can access the PDF Editor preferences options by choosing Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Acrobat > Prefer­
ences (Mac OS) and then selecting New Document in the list under Categories.
Font Specifies the font family that will be used by default for typing on a new, blank page.
Size Specifies the font size of the default font.
Default Margins Specifies the measurements of the insets from the edges of the page: Left, Right, Top, and Bottom.
Size (under Default Page) Specifies the standard paper size, such as Letter, Tabloid, A4, and so on.
Orientation Specifies whether the longer side of the page runs horizontally (Landscape) or vertically (Portrait).
Scan a paper document to PDF
You can create a PDF file directly from a paper document, starting within Acrobat and using your scanner. In
Windows XP, Acrobat supports TWAIN scanner drivers and Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) drivers.
If you need to convert large numbers of paper documents to PDF archives, consider purchasing Adobe Acrobat
Capture®.
Note: You can also scan paper forms in a way that converts them into interactive PDF forms. See “Creating new forms”
on page 212.
Scan a paper document directly to PDF
1 In Acrobat, do one of the following:
• Choose File > Create PDF > From Scanner.
• Choose Document > Scan To PDF.
• Choose From Scanner from the Create PDF menu on the toolbar.
2 In the Acrobat Scan dialog box, select basic scanning options.