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Some PDF files are text, images, and graphics that are so indexed within the file that they can be extensively edited in Adobe Acrobat. Others are crude scans that consist of a single image - like a photocopy or photograph - of something that happens to be saved within a PDF file. With the latter, Adobe's tools may be able to do little or no editing, besides perhaps crude text overlay or annotations. What Acrobat can do with a scanned document depends on the quality and condition of the paper original, and the circumstances of it's scanning.
Scanning
Creating a searchable (and possibly editable PDF) from a scan
Recognize that not all scans result in documents readable by Adobe Acrobat. That depends on the characteristics of the original document. If it's a letter with small, not-entirely-crisp print, that's even slightly rotated, Adobe may not be able to read the text, allow it to be edited, and so on. In that case, the file is simply an image (like a picture) within a PDF. But you can at least add it into your Table of Contents as a complete document.
Creating PDF Files or Pages using Microsoft Word
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You can also manually add bookmarks:
Within your text, Put your cursor on the line to which you want the bookmark to go. Then click the "New Bookmark" button at the top of the Bookmarks list. |
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Acrobat will create the Bookmark with the name "Untitled." Rename it accordingly. You can then drag it up or down the list, to put it where it properly belongs, in case it didn't install exactly where it should be. |
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PDF Portfolio feature in Acrobat
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