Adobe Acrobat XI - Manual (Page 185)

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Editing PDFs
Last updated 1/14/2015
Rotate, flip, crop (clip), or replace an image
1 Choose Tools > Content Editing > Edit Text & Images .
2 Select the image (or images).
3 Under Format in the Content Editing panel, click one of the following tools:
Flip Vertical Flips the image vertically, on the horizontal axis.
Flip Horizontal Flips the image horizontally, on the vertical axis.
Rotate Counterclockwise Rotates the selected image ninety degrees in the counterclockwise direction.
Rotate Clockwise Rotates the selected image ninety degrees in the clockwise direction.
Crop Image Crops or clips the selected image. Drag a selection handle to crop the image.
Replace Image Replaces the selected image with the image you choose. Locate the replacement image in the
Open dialog, and click Open.
To rotate the selected image manually, place the pointer just outside a selection handle. When the cursor changes to the
rotation pointer
, drag in the direction you want it to rotate.
Move an image or object in front or behind other elements
The Arrange options let you move an image or object in front of or behind other elements. You can push an item
forward or back just one level, or send it to the front or back of the stacking order of elements on the page.
1 Choose Tools > Content Editing > Edit Text & Images .
2 Select the object (or objects).
3 Right-click the object (or objects), then choose Arrange and the appropriate option.
For complex pages where it is hard to select an object, you may find it easier to change the order using the Content
tab. (Choose View > Show/Hide > Navigation Panes > Content.)
Edit an image outside of Acrobat
You can edit an image or graphic using another application, such as Photoshop, Illustrator, or Microsoft Paint. When
you save the image or graphic, Acrobat automatically updates the PDF with the changes. The applications that appear
in the Edit Using menu depend upon what you have installed and the type of image or graphic you have selected.
Optionally, you can specify the application you want to use.
1 Choose Tools > Content Editing > Edit Text & Images .
2 Select the image or object.
Select multiple items if you want to edit them together in the same file. To edit all the images and objects on the page,
right-click the page, and choose Select All.
3 Choose the editor you want to use from the Edit Using menu (under Format in the Content Editing panel). To
choose a different editor than offered on the menu, select Open With, locate the application, and click Open.
Note: If a message asks whether to convert to ICC profiles, choose Don’t Convert. If the image window displays a
checkerboard pattern when it opens, the image data could not be read.
4 Make the desired changes in the external editing application. Keep in mind the following restrictions:
• If you change the dimensions of the image, the image may not align correctly in the PDF.