Create an ETD Using Adobe Acrobat
Lesson 3: Modify a PDF File
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Modify a PDF File
After you have converted your thesis or dissertation into a PDF file, you still
can renumber pages, move pages, add or delete pages, rotate pages, or make
simple edits. In this lesson, you will see how to make these modifications using
Adobe® Acrobat® Standard or Professional. You also learn how to define document
properties, including creating a summary that contains the title, author, and
subject of your thesis or dissertation and appropriate keywords. A number of
search engines use this summary information, so it is important that you enter it if
you want your research cited.
In the exercises that follow, you will learn how to:
1. Specify document properties
2. Change page numbering
3. Move pages within a PDF document
4. Insert new pages
5. Delete pages
6. Rotate pages
7. Make simple text edits
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Create an ETD Using Adobe Acrobat
Lesson 3: Modify a PDF File
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Exercise 1 – Specify Document Properties
In this exercise, you will learn how to modify document properties
by adding pertinent summary information. You also will learn how
to set options that define how your document will appear when opened.
1. Open the PDF file you created for your thesis or dissertation.
2. Choose Document Properties from the File menu.
3. Click the Description tab in the dialog box that appears.
4. Enter information including Title, Author, Subject, and Keywords that
applies to the content of your document. Note: Separate the keywords
with commas.
5. Click the Initial View tab.
6. You will see Document, Window, and User Interface options. The
defaults for most of the options are appropriate. However, if you plan on
using bookmarks in your PDF document, set the value for Show (in the
Document area) to Bookmarks Panel And Page to ensure that the
reader sees the bookmarks as soon as the ETD is opened