Managing And Distributing A Portfolio - Adobe ACROBAT 9 HOW-TOS Manual

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The portfolio is a PDF file, and Acrobat offers some portfolio-specific com-
mands. Here are a few:
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From the Home mode, click Modify on the Portfolio toolbar and choose
Secure Portfolio from the pop-up menu—or choose File > Modify PDF
Portfolio > Secure Portfolio on the program menu—to specify restric-
tions and set a password. (See #119 for more information.)
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From the Home mode, choose File > Export > Export Multiple Files to
extract the component files of your portfolio in a selected file format.
In the Export Multiple Files dialog, click Add Files > Add Open Files to
specify the portfolio and click OK. In the Output Options dialog, select
a target folder, specify a naming system, and choose an export format.
Click OK to process the files. (See #34, "Exporting PDF Documents in
Other Formats. " )
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From any viewing mode, choose File > Portfolio Properties to open
the Document Properties dialog, where you can add descriptions,
specify security, and so on. (See #31, "Finding Information about Your
Document. " )
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From any viewing mode, select an imported movie file, and choose
Modify > Convert to Flash Movie to change the file's format. (See #96,
"Inserting SWF in a PDF File. " )
Sometimes a portfolio can become very large, and it's not always easy
to keep track of your content. Fortunately, Acrobat offers a customized
search feature for Portfolio that lets you search everything in your port-
folio, including the information listed in Details mode, and in non-PDF
files.
To search the files in a portfolio, follow these steps:
1. Type the terms in the Search field and click Search
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You can set some criteria from the pop-up menu, including Whole
Words Only and Case Sensitive. The Search Entire Portfolio option
is selected by default, and can't be deselected.
Managing and
Distributing a portfolio
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Managing Forms
Using a Portfolio
One super feature in
Acrobat 9 is the abil-
ity to use a portfolio for
handling forms. Once a
form is designed and dis-
tributed, forms results can
be compiled and stored in a
portfolio. See #94, "Handling
Form Returns. " Aggregat-
ing the form data can be
handled by both Acrobat 9
Standard and Pro versions.
How Reader Gets
In on the Act
You can update files in a
PDF portfolio using Adobe
Reader if the file is Reader-
enabled. In a portfolio,
each file must be enabled
separately—there isn't an
overriding command to
apply to all the portfolio
contents. See #79 for details
on enabled files.
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