Comments on: Acrobat 9: Adding Layers to PDF Documents http://www.layersmagazine.com/acrobat-9-adding-layers-to-pdf-documents.html The How-To Magazine for Everything Adobe. Quick tips and tutorials for the entire Adobe Creative Suite. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:14:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Aaron http://www.layersmagazine.com/acrobat-9-adding-layers-to-pdf-documents.html#comment-19740 Aaron Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:45:12 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/acrobat-9-adding-layers-to-pdf-documents.html#comment-19740 Thanks Rebecca. This would work if the "legal agreement" a user would need to accept upon entering a password needs to be part of the password prompt window that opens. Do you know of a way to manipulate or edit the text that appears in the password prompt window? Thanks Rebecca. This would work if the “legal agreement” a user would need to accept upon entering a password needs to be part of the password prompt window that opens. Do you know of a way to manipulate or edit the text that appears in the password prompt window?

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.layersmagazine.com/acrobat-9-adding-layers-to-pdf-documents.html#comment-19256 Rebecca Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:44:21 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/acrobat-9-adding-layers-to-pdf-documents.html#comment-19256 Aaron, with Acrobat 9 you can impose document-level password protection on your PDF, and also determine whether or not you want to allow viewers to print. Another way, of course, is to put password protection on the web page from which they download the PDF. Meanwhile, sorry I haven't checked back into this discussion for a long time, but Acrobat 9 has REALLY improved Flash support. My understanding is that anyone with the latest Adobe Reader (version 9) can view PDFs with Flash and other multimedia in them--i.e., there's no need for them to download the Flash Player separately. I haven't tested it widely--can anyone confirm or report problems? Also, I'm interested in trying to see if I can place a static graphic or text on one layer and a Flash movie just above or below it on another layer. This wasn't possible in Acrobat 8. Has anyone tried this? Aaron, with Acrobat 9 you can impose document-level password protection on your PDF, and also determine whether or not you want to allow viewers to print.

Another way, of course, is to put password protection on the web page from which they download the PDF.

Meanwhile, sorry I haven’t checked back into this discussion for a long time, but Acrobat 9 has REALLY improved Flash support. My understanding is that anyone with the latest Adobe Reader (version 9) can view PDFs with Flash and other multimedia in them–i.e., there’s no need for them to download the Flash Player separately. I haven’t tested it widely–can anyone confirm or report problems?

Also, I’m interested in trying to see if I can place a static graphic or text on one layer and a Flash movie just above or below it on another layer. This wasn’t possible in Acrobat 8. Has anyone tried this?

]]> By: Aaron http://www.layersmagazine.com/acrobat-9-adding-layers-to-pdf-documents.html#comment-15999 Aaron Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:33:22 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/acrobat-9-adding-layers-to-pdf-documents.html#comment-15999 I currently have a 50+ page report in pdf format and would like to allow a user to read the report only after accepting an agreement. The "import as layer" function will only one page to be imported at a time. As this would be time consuming to import each page individually, is there any single way to import a multiple page pdf file within a single layer? Any other suggestions would be appreciated as well. Thanks. I currently have a 50+ page report in pdf format and would like to allow a user to read the report only after accepting an agreement. The “import as layer” function will only one page to be imported at a time. As this would be time consuming to import each page individually, is there any single way to import a multiple page pdf file within a single layer? Any other suggestions would be appreciated as well. Thanks.

]]> By: Roland http://www.layersmagazine.com/acrobat-9-adding-layers-to-pdf-documents.html#comment-3042 Roland Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:36:18 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/acrobat-9-adding-layers-to-pdf-documents.html#comment-3042 Thanks for the reply (and instructions of course) Ted. Thanks for the reply (and instructions of course) Ted.

]]> By: ted http://www.layersmagazine.com/acrobat-9-adding-layers-to-pdf-documents.html#comment-3008 ted Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:44:46 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/acrobat-9-adding-layers-to-pdf-documents.html#comment-3008 I believe Actionscript 3 is supported. You might post the same question on acrobatusers.com to be sure. ted I believe Actionscript 3 is supported. You might post the same question on acrobatusers.com to be sure.

ted

]]> By: ted http://www.layersmagazine.com/acrobat-9-adding-layers-to-pdf-documents.html#comment-3007 ted Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:42:42 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/acrobat-9-adding-layers-to-pdf-documents.html#comment-3007 Yes, out of the box is the way it works. The layer is added to all pages. Showing/hiding the layer shows/hides on all pages. ted Yes, out of the box is the way it works. The layer is added to all pages. Showing/hiding the layer shows/hides on all pages.

ted

]]> By: Roland http://www.layersmagazine.com/acrobat-9-adding-layers-to-pdf-documents.html#comment-2986 Roland Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:22:01 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/acrobat-9-adding-layers-to-pdf-documents.html#comment-2986 That's a good idea, but how would you go about setting it so that layer is the same on all pages, and disabling it once hides it everywhere in the PDF? Or is that how it works out-of-the-box and am I simply missing something? That’s a good idea, but how would you go about setting it so that layer is the same on all pages, and disabling it once hides it everywhere in the PDF? Or is that how it works out-of-the-box and am I simply missing something?

]]> By: Rebecca Carrer http://www.layersmagazine.com/acrobat-9-adding-layers-to-pdf-documents.html#comment-2905 Rebecca Carrer Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:15:28 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/acrobat-9-adding-layers-to-pdf-documents.html#comment-2905 Does Acrobat 9 support Flash Actionscript 3 .swf files? (With Acrobat 8 I'm able to place.swf files into inDesign documents then export the PDF with the Flash embedded--the sizing gets screwed up if I try placing the .swf in Acrobat-- but only .swf files created with Actionscript 2.) Thanks. Does Acrobat 9 support Flash Actionscript 3 .swf files? (With Acrobat 8 I’m able to place.swf files into inDesign documents then export the PDF with the Flash embedded–the sizing gets screwed up if I try placing the .swf in Acrobat– but only .swf files created with Actionscript 2.)
Thanks.

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