Overview of Adobe Acrobat 7 - Adobe Acrobat and PDF for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction - page 17

The Acrobat Interface
Acrobat Professional's program interface is composed of menus, toolbars, and specialized work areas or
panes. There are multiple ways to access the same program's features and functions using some
combination of menu commands, toolbar items, a right-click shortcut menu, and shortcut keys.
The default program window shows several components. You can configure the layout by displaying or
collapsing panel groupings. As your proficiency with the program develops, you will likely find it simpler
to hide or show different panes and toolbars.
Menus
An open PDF file is shown by name at the top of the Acrobat window. Acrobat contains a set of menus
across the top of the program window (Figure 3.1). Many of the menu listings are similar to those of other
programs. Acrobat contains several program-specific menu headings as well. If you install third-party plug-
ins, you may find an additional menu heading added to the program.
Figure 3.1 The program menu contains common and Acrobat-specific menu headings
Acrobat includes nine menu headings:
x File. Open existing files or generate new files, manage printing, document properties, as well as
comment and form contents.
x Edit. Access common Edit commands such as Copy and Paste, as well as Search and Find commands
and program preferences.
x View. Select toolbars, Task Buttons, and Navigation panes, as well as control the document view;
access automatic features, such as scrolling and Read Aloud, and control placement aids, such as grid
lines and rulers.
x Document. Select from a number of page functions, such as inserting and deleting pages; add page
features such as headers and footers, backgrounds and watermarks; control access to a document using
digital signatures and other security options; capture text using optical character recognition (OCR).
x Comments. Select different commenting tools, manage a review, start a new review, manage
comments.
x Tools. Access the tools included on Acrobat's eight main toolbars.
x Advanced. Select advanced Acrobat features, such as the PDF Optimizer, Accessibility Checkers, batch
processing, cataloging, and managing security policies.
x Window. Contains common window display features, as well as some Acrobat-specific features, such
as using a split view, full screen view, or open the Clipboard Viewer.
x Help. Access commands for displaying both the How To help listings as well as the full Help files;
includes online information, and Detect and Repair, used to correct program errors.
Toolbars and Task Buttons
Acrobat uses a large number of toolbars; there are also additional subtoolbars accessible through the main
toolbars. Most tools are available through the View > Toolbars menu and the Tools menu.