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Convert clipboard images to PDF
You can create PDFs from screen captures and other images you copy from an image-editing application.
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Use the method described for the operating system running on your computer:
• (Windows) Capture a displayed image to the Clipboard, either by using the Copy command in an image-editing
application, such as Adobe Photoshop, or by pressing the PrintScreen key. Then in Acrobat, choose File > Create
PDF > From Clipboard Image, or choose From Clipboard Image in the Create PDF toolbar menu.
• (Mac OS) Choose Acrobat > Services > Grab > [Screen, Selection, or Timed Screen]. (Grab is the Mac OS X
screen-capture utility.) Your screen capture automatically converts to a PDF and opens.
Note: The From Clipboard Image command appears only when there is an image copied to the clipboard. If the clipboard
is empty or if you have copied text to the clipboard, the command does not appear.
Create a PDF from a blank page
Adobe® Acrobat® 3D Version 8 introduces the PDF Editor feature. With it, you can create a PDF from a blank page
rather than beginning with a file, a clipboard image, or scanning.
This process can be useful for creating relatively small PDFs of up to about a dozen pages. For longer, more complex,
or heavily formatted new documents, it's usually better to create the source document in an authoring application
that offers more layout and formatting options, such as Adobe InDesign or various business software products.
Note: The PDF Editor can make changes in text only with PDFs created from blank pages. To add a blank page to a PDF
created by another method, create a blank document in another application and convert that file to PDF and import it
into the existing PDF.
Create and add text to a new, blank PDF
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Choose File > Create PDF > From Blank Page.
Begin typing the text you want to add to the blank page.
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Add any formatting to the text by selecting it and selecting options on the New Document toolbar.
As needed, select other tools and options that you want to apply to the PDF.
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Choose File > Save, and select a name and location for the PDF file.
Note: When the page is filled with text, the PDF Editor automatically adds a new blank page to the document.
Edit text in a PDF created from a blank page
Choose File > Open, and locate and select a PDF created with PDF Editor (that is, one created from a blank page).
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Choose Document > Resume Editing.
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Add text and formatting as needed.
Prevent changes in PDF Editor
You can freeze the text you have added to PDFs created from a blank page. This prevents anyone from adding or
changing the text. There is no Undo for this process.
Choose Document > Prevent Further Edits.
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In the message that appears, click Prevent Further Edits to confirm your choice. Or, click Keep Text Editable if you
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want to continue adding or editing text with the PDF Editor.
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