How to Compress a PDF File with Acrobat

by May 18, 2011

If you are having trouble sending a PDF via email because the file is too large or you’re looking to save some space on your hard drive, you may want to look into PDF compression. Although there are several tools out there that will compress PDF files you may want to take a look at…Continue Reading

How to Annotate PDF’s on the iPad

Mar 10, 2011 No Comments

If you use an iPad to review PDF documents, chances are you have encountered instances where annotating a document was necessary. Unfortunately the iPad does not ship with such capability and so annotating or editing a PDF is out of the question. Apple seems to have left that functionality in the hands of App makers….Continue Reading

Google Docs Viewer Adds Support to More File Formats

Feb 23, 2011 2 Comments

If you’ve used Google or Gmail in the past I’m sure you’ve come across a PDF file that you’ve wanted to quickly view, rather than download. Google has been offering the quick view of PDF Files, Word Documents and PowerPoint’s for quite some time now, but now they are expanding those formats to support the…Continue Reading

Rearrange Your Furniture with Floorplan

Feb 07, 2011 1 Comment

Are you looking for a quick an easy way to rearrange your home without moving a single piece of furniture? If so, you may want to check out Floorplan, a free Adobe Air application that allows you to draw out your floor plan and arrange furniture with a click of a button. If you find…Continue Reading

How to Save a PDF to a Word Document with Acrobat

Feb 07, 2011 No Comments

Are you trying to edit a PDF in Word, but have no idea how to do so? Don’t worry you’re not the only one. Converting a PDF file to a Word document is not as straightforward as one would think, but if you look in the right place you will find that the option has…Continue Reading

How to Disable the Built-in PDF Viewer in Chrome

Jan 25, 2011 3 Comments

When I reported that Google brought a built-in PDF reader to the Chrome browser I was really excited about not having to load Adobe Reader each time I opened a PDF, but after using it for a couple of months I find that it is not as great as I thought it would be. If…Continue Reading

How to Print Notes and Pop-ups in Acrobat

Dec 16, 2010 No Comments

Are you looking for a way to print comments and other annotations on a PDF document, but don’t know how. I didn’t either until dug through some of the help files to find the solution. The default print options in Acrobat disable the ability to print annotations on the PDF, usually you have the option…Continue Reading

Use PDF to Word Converter to Unlock and Edit All of Your PDF’s

Jul 07, 2010 4 Comments

Isn’t it frustrating when someone sends you a PDF file that contains information you would like to edit in word, but you don’t know how? If you have a full version of Acrobat you could do this, but who wants to spend $300 to modify the contents of a PDF file? Fortunately there are a…Continue Reading

How to Create a PDF Document from a Scan in Acrobat

May 10, 2010 8 Comments

Although I do just about everything on my computer, there are times that I rely on the analog counterpart. In these cases, pen and paper are great to jot down a couple of ideas so that I can pass them along or save them for later viewing. In order to save ideas I ether take…Continue Reading

How to Modify JVC’s MOD Files for Use with Your Favorite Video Editing Program

May 30, 2009 70 Comments

I was asked by a relative to make a DVD of video recordings stored in a JVC Everio camcorder. Unfortunately they had lost the CD that came along with the camera which contained the software that would allow me to edit those files. I thought that it wasn’t an issue I have Adobe Premiere and…Continue Reading

How to Correct Barrel Distortion in Photoshop

Mar 08, 2009 1 Comment

Have you ever taken an amazing picture only to realize that you were a victim of barrel distortion? Don’t panic just yet. For those of you who don’t know what barrel distortion is, think about it this way, when taking a picture with a wide angle lens or on the wide end of a zoom…Continue Reading

How to Locate Missing Files in Lightroom

Dec 16, 2008 1 Comment

I recently purchased a new PC and decided to move my entire Lightroom catalog over to the new computer. I attempted to use the Export catalog function, but it kept failing over and over again (wonder if it had to do with volume of pictures) either way I decided to this manually, so I copied…Continue Reading

How to Export and Import Keywords in Lightroom

Dec 07, 2008 5 Comments

So you’ve spent countless hours adding keywords to all of your pictures in Lightroom and now you want to be able to share these keywords with friends or would like to transfer them to another catalog in your computer or would like to back them up. The guide below will walk you through the process…Continue Reading