Measuring tool options, Measuring preferences – Adobe Acrobat XI User Manual
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Measuring tool options
To set measuring tool options, select the tool, then right-click anywhere in the PDF to view the options.
Change Scale Ratio
Change the scaling ratio (such as 3:2) and unit of measurement on the drawing areas.
Change Markup Label
Add or change text that appears with the measurement.
Disable/Enable Measurement Markup
When enabled, the measurement lines you draw are added to the PDF. When
disabled, the measurement lines disappear when you measure another object or select another tool.
Turn Ortho On/Off
When enabled, measurement lines are orthographic only.
Show/Hide Rulers
Show or hide vertical and horizontal rulers on the page. (Has the same effect as choosing View >
Show/Hide > Rulers & Grids > Rulers.)
Snap To Page Content/Don’t Snap To Page Content
Turn all Snap Enables on or off.
Export Measurement Markup To Excel
Save the information for all the measurements in your PDF to a CSV file.
Preferences
Open the Measurement (2D) preferences.
Measuring preferences
Change the 2D Measuring preferences to determine how 2D data is measured.
Note: In Reader, Measuring preferences apply to PDFs that have commenting enabled.
Use Scales And Units From Document (When Present)
When enabled, measurements based on the units generated
from the original document, if present, are used. Deselect this option to specify the units of measurements manually.
Use Orthographic Lines
When enabled, measurement lines are orthographic only.
Measuring Line Color
Specifies the color or the line that appears while drawing.
Enable Measurement Markup
When enabled, the measurement lines you draw are added to the PDF. When disabled,
the measurement lines disappear when you measure another object or select another tool. You can use the default
measurement labels or specify your own label.
Use Default Leader Length (Distance Tool only)
When deselected, each time you draw a distance measurement, you
move the mouse to determine the leader length.
Default Line Ending (Distance Tool only)
Specifies the appearance of the line endings in distance measurements.
Caption Style (Distance Tool only)
Specifies whether the distance measurement caption is Inside or on Top of the
measurement line.
Default Leader Length (Distance Tool only)
Specifies the length of the line leader that appears on one side of the
measurement points.
Default Leader Extension Above Line (Distance Tool only)
Specifies the length of the leader extension that appears
above the measurement line.
Default Leader Offset From Line Points (Distance Tool only)
Specifies the amount of blank space that appears between
the measurement points and the leader.
2D Snap Settings
Specify snap behavior. Sensitivity indicates how close the pointer must be to the item being snapped
to. Snap Hint Color specifies the color of the snap line that appears when you hold the pointer over the object.