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Look on the document message bar for instructions on how to proceed and for any special buttons associated with
the task. The bar is color coded: purple for forms, yellow for reviews, blue for certified or secure PDFs.
See also
"Filling in PDF forms" on page 76
"Commenting" on page 54
Navigation areas for PDF packages
When you open a PDF package, two unique areas appear:
PDF package navigation bar
button , buttons that hide or set the orientation of the list of component documents, buttons for moving to the
next or previous component document, and an Options menu with commands for viewing, editing, and using the
PDF package.
List of component documents
but can be hidden or displayed vertically, to the left of the navigation pane. Selecting a component file in the list
opens it in the document pane.
See also
"View, sort, and search components in a PDF package" on page 20
Start in the Beyond Adobe Reader window
The Beyond Adobe Reader window opens by default when you start Reader from the application icon, Start menu
(Windows), or Dock (Mac OS). The home page in this window contains links that open additional pages, which may
include buttons and links that start specific tasks or display topics in the full Reader Help system (which you are
reading now).
Use the controls on the left side of the page to expand the list of new features in Adobe Reader 8.0.
You can close and reopen the Beyond Adobe Reader window, or simply let it remain open behind or beside the
Reader work area.
Start a task from the Beyond Adobe Reader window
On the Beyond Adobe Reader home page, select a topic group, such as Collaborate or Reader Enabled PDF Files.
1
Start a task or view a Help topic:
2
•
Click an action text link or button
•
Click an information text link or button
If you decide to try a different topic group, click Home in the upper left corner to return to the Beyond Adobe Reader
home page.
Reopen and reset the Beyond Adobe Reader window
1 Choose Help > Beyond Adobe Reader to reopen the window.
Deselect the Do Not Show At Startup option in the upper right corner.
2
Located immediately below the toolbars area. Look here for the Cover Sheet
By default, located between the PDF package navigation bar and the document pane,
to initiate a task.
to open full Reader Help to the related Help topic.
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