Adobe Acrobat XI - Manual (Page 303)

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Last updated 1/14/2015
3 Specify the background:
• To reuse a background and background options that you saved in an earlier session, select it from the Saved
Settings menu.
• To apply a solid color background, select From Color. Then select a color swatch or custom color from the color
picker .
• To use an image, select File, then select the image file. To select a specific image in a multipage file, enter it in
Page Number.
Note: Only PDF, JPEG, and BMP files can be used as background images.
4 Adjust the appearance and position of the background, as needed.
5 (Optional) To apply the same background to additional PDFs, click Apply To Multiple. Click Add Files, choose Add
Files or Add Open Files, and then select the files. Then in the Output Options dialog box, specify your folder and
filename preferences, and click OK.
Add, replace, or edit a background, with no document open (Windows only)
1 Choose Tools > Pages > Background > Add Background.
2 In the dialog box, click Add Files, choose Add Files, and then select the files.
You can also add files or folders by dragging them into the dialog box.
3 Click OK to close the Add Background dialog box.
4 Follow steps 2 through 4 in the procedure for adding, replacing, or editing a background with an open document.
When you have finished setting up your background, click OK.
5 In the Output Options dialog box, specify your folder and filename preferences and click OK.
Add, replace, or edit a background for component PDFs in a PDF Portfolio
1 Select one or more component PDFs in a PDF Portfolio.
2 Follow the steps in the procedure for adding, replacing, or editing a background with an open document.
Update a recently edited background image
If the original image file that you are using as a background changes, you can update the PDF to show the new version
of the image rather than removing the old version and re-adding the new one.
1 Open a single PDF.
Choose Tools > Pages > Background > Update.
2 Click OK, or make other changes to the background options and then click OK.
Note: This process applies only to backgrounds added in Acrobat 7.0 or later.
Remove a background from selected pages
1 Open a single PDF, or select one or more component PDFs in a PDF Portfolio.
Choose Tools > Pages > Background > Add Background/Replace.
2 Click Page Range Options, and then specify a page range and choose a Subset option, as needed.