How to Edit a Scanned Document in Acrobat 9

Adobe Acrobat 9 is an integrative, versatile computer application used to create, edit and manage Portable Document Format (PDF) files. In Acrobat 9, you can convert many different types of documents to PDFs to edit and send them to others electronically—ranging from web pages to word documents to scanned paper documents. To edit a scanned document, first you must convert it to a PDF file.

  1. Place your document on the scanner to prepare it for scanning. Make sure the scanner is properly connected to your computer.
  2. Step 2

    Open Adobe Acrobat.

  3. Step 3

    Click the “File” menu. Choose “Create PDF.” Choose “From Scanner.” Click “Custom Scan.”

  4. Step 4

    Click “Scan.”

  5. Step 5

    Select “Scan Is Complete” if you are prompted to scan more pages. If you do have more pages to scan, you can select “Scan More Pages.” Click “OK.”

  6. Step 6

    Save the document as a PDF by going to “File” and “Save As.”

    7. Edit Text

  7. Step 1

    Under “Tools,” click “Advanced Editing.” Click “TouchUp Text Tool.” Use this tool to edit text in a PDF.

  8. Step 2

    Click the text you want to edit. A box will surround the text.

  9. Step 3

    Highlight the text you want to edit by dragging your cursor over it.

  10. Step 4

    Type new text to replace the selection. You can also press “Delete” to remove text.

  11. Step 5

    Edit text attributes by click in the text you want to edit with the TouchUp Text tool. Right-click the text. Select “Properties.” In the dialog box, select the “Text” tab. Choose to change the font, font size, word or character spacing and fill or stroke color.

    12. Edit Objects

  12. Step 1

    Under “Tools,” select “Advanced Editing.” Click “TouchUp Object Tool.”

  13. Step 2

    Select the object you want to edit. Right-click the selection.

  14. Step 3

    Choose from a variety of options. Click “Place Image” to place an image file into the document. Click “Flip Horizontal” or “Flip Veritcal” to flip the image. Click “Rotate Selection” to rotate the image by dragging it in the direction you want.

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