Adobe Acrobat XI - Manual (Page 296)

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Combining files
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form response files, and secured PDFs, choose View > Portfolio > Preview File. To close Platform preview, click the
close button in the upper-left corner or press Esc.
Switch between Preview mode and Edit mode
In Acrobat Pro, the button to switch between Preview and Edit modes is a toggle button in the PDF Portfolio toolbar.
In Acrobat Standard, right-click in the PDF Portfolio window and choose Preview Portfolio or Edit Portfolio.
Layouts (Acrobat Pro)
Layouts provide one way to unify a wide range of content in a PDF Portfolio. When you create a PDF Portfolio, you can
choose from various layouts included with Acrobat. If available, you can import and use a custom layout from a
developer or designer.
For best performance, use the Click-Through or Linear layout when you have more than 15 component files. Grid,
Freeform, and Wave layouts take longer to load because they generate all thumbnails before displaying the first card.
Acrobat includes the following layouts:
Click-Through Allows you to click through a series of files. You can reorder files, navigate through the files linearly, or
find files in the mini-navigator at the bottom of the window.
Freeform Arranges files in a scattered placement of thumbnails. You can rearrange the order and configuration of files.
Grid Arranges files in an orderly grid that can scale to accommodate numerous files.
Linear Arranges files in a linear path and guides the user through each file in the sequence. Descriptive text appears to
the left of the card.
Wave Arranges files in a spinning path that fans out off the screen.
PDF Portfolios created in Acrobat 9 (Acrobat Pro)
PDF Portfolios created in Acrobat 9 can be opened in Acrobat XI and Reader XI. However, layouts, color schemes, and
other PDF Portfolio elements differ significantly between Acrobat 9 and Acrobat XI. When you open an Acrobat 9 PDF
Portfolio in Acrobat XI, the Acrobat 9 design appears as expected. Minor editing is allowed, such as adding or deleting
files, and editing filenames or descriptions. You can save these changes in Acrobat 9 format. For extensive edits, you can
convert the PDF Portfolio to Acrobat XI, if you’re using Acrobat XI Pro. The layout and colors convert to Click-
Through layout with the Clean visual theme. Welcome pages, headers, and color palettes are removed. You can redo
headers in Acrobat XI, but Welcome pages are not supported.
1 Open a PDF Portfolio created in Acrobat 9.
The PDF Portfolio opens in Preview mode.
2 Do any of the following:
• To edit filenames in Layout view, click the filename and type. You cannot edit descriptions.
• To add files, drag them in Layout view.
• To delete files, select them in Layout view and press the Delete key.
• To save the changes in Acrobat 9 format, choose File >Save Portfolio.
Other functions enabled in PDF Portfolios
These commands are available for component files in PDF Portfolios:
Reduce File Size Reduces the file size of component PDFs. For more information, see Reduce file size by saving .