How to Use Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro

Adobe Acrobat is a computer software program released by software developer Adobe to read, edit and create PDF documents. Adobe Acrobat Professional is designed for individuals who need robust software to create and publish PDF documents, often for business or graphic design purposes. Learn how to use Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional to get the most out of the program’s various features.

  1. Learn how to convert any document or file into a PDF document. Almost any sort of document, from web pages to images, can be turned into PDFs using Adobe Acrobat Pro. Click “File” in the top menu bar and select “Create PDF.” Choose the “From File” option from the pop-up menu. In the dialog box that opens, select a file on your computer and click “Open.” The file will then be displayed in Adobe Acrobat Pro interface. Click “File” in the top menu bar and select “Save As” to convert the file into a PDF.
  2. Step 2

    Edit a PDF document in Adobe Acrobat Pro. Open a document in Adobe Acrobat and click “File” in the top of the screen. Select “Document Properties.” A window will pop-up displaying the editable properties of the PDF document. Click “Description” and create a title and description for your PDF document. Change the viewing options by clicking “Initial View.” Close the window when you are finished editing the document properties.

  3. Step 3

    Practice scanning in a document into Adobe Acrobat Pro. Turn on your scanner and place a document onto the scanner. Click “File” in the top menu of the Adobe Acrobat Pro window and select “Create PDF.” Choose the “From Scanner” option from the pop-up window. A dialog box will be displayed. Select your scanner from the list of scanners and click “Scan.” Adobe Acrobat Pro will send a command to your scanner to initiate the scanning process, and the result will be displayed in the Adobe Acrobat Pro window as a PDF file.

  4. Step 4

    Test the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) feature in Adobe Acrobat Pro. OCR allows you to scan in a document and Adobe Acrobat will convert the document image into text so that you can add it to a Word document or other text file. Repeat Step 2 and check the box that reads “Recognize Text.” Click “Scan.” Adobe Acrobat Pro will scan your document and automatically “read” the text. After it has processed the document, it will present you with the text that it has deciphered. The accuracy at which it translates and converts text in a scanned document depends upon the quality of the original document.

  5. Step 5

    Use PDF bookmarks. Bookmarks is an Adobe Acrobat Pro feature that allows you to to track your place in a large, multi-page PDF. Click the Bookmarks tab on the lef-hand side of the Adobe Acrobat Pro screen. When you reach a place in the PDF that you wish to save, click the button that reads “Create New Bookmark.” Name the bookmark. It will appear in the Bookmarks tab. When you want to return to a bookmarked section, click it in the tab and your screen will jump to its location.

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