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USING ACROBAT 9 STANDARD
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• To snap the measurement to the endpoint of a line, select Snap To Endpoints
• To snap the measurement to the midpoint of a line, select Snap To Midpoints
• To snap the measurement to the intersection of multiple lines, select Snap To Intersections
• To constrain the measurement lines to increments of 45º, hold down the Shift key.
• To discontinue a measurement, right-click and choose Cancel Measurement.
• To delete a measurement markup, click it with the Measurement Tool and press Delete.
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Measuring tool options
Use the right-click menu to set measuring tool options.
Change the scaling ratio (such as 3:2) and unit of measurement on the drawing areas.
Change Scale Ratio
Add or change text that appears with the measurement.
Change Markup Label
Disable/Enable Measurement Markup
disabled, the measurement lines disappear when you measure another object or select another tool.
When enabled, measurement lines are orthographic only.
Turn Ortho On/Off
Show or hide vertical and horizontal rulers on the page. (Has the same effect as choosing View >
Show/Hide Rulers
Rulers.)
Snap To Page Content/Don't Snap To Page Content
Export Measurement Markup To Excel
Open the Measurement (2D) preferences.
Preferences
Measuring preferences
Change the 2D Measuring preferences to determine how 2D data is measured.
Note: In Reader, Measuring preferences apply to PDFs that have commenting enabled.
Use Scales And Units From Document (When Present)
from the original document, if present, are used. Deselect this option to specify the units of measurements manually.
When enabled, measurement lines are orthographic only.
Use Orthographic Lines
Specifies the color or the line that appears while drawing.
Measuring Line Color
Enable Measurement Markup
the measurement lines disappear when you measure another object or select another tool. You can use the default
measurement labels or specify your own label.
Use Default Leader Length (Distance Tool only)
move the mouse to determine the leader length.
Default Line Ending (Distance Tool only)
Caption Style (Distance Tool only)
measurement line.
When enabled, the measurement lines you draw are added to the PDF. When
Turn all Snap Enables on or off.
Save the information for all the measurements in your PDF to a CSV file.
When enabled, measurements based on the units generated
When enabled, the measurement lines you draw are added to the PDF. When disabled,
When deselected, each time you draw a distance measurement, you
Specifies the appearance of the line endings in distance measurements.
Specifies whether the distance measurement caption is Inside or on Top of the
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