Acrobat Domain 4 - Editing PDFs

These objectives cover the tools that allow you to add and format content on each page. This section contains presentations, projects, and quizzes to help you pass the Adobe Acrobat CC Certification Exam.

4.1 Add and format text.

a. Use type tools to add text.
  • Key Tools: text frames, Add Text tool

b. Use appropriate text settings.

  • Key Settings: font, font style (bold, italic, superscript, subscript), size, character spacing, line spacing, horizontal and paragraph spacing, and color, alignment, numbered and bulleted lists, justification.

 c. Recognize text to make it editable.

  •  Key Tools: Scan & OCR

4.2 Add assets to a PDF.

a. Add images.

b. Attach files.

c. Add Rich Media.

d. Add Headers and Footers.

4.3 Select and modify objects.

a. Select objects.

  • Key Tools: keyboard modifiers, selecting multiple objects

b. Transform objects.

  • Key Concepts: moving, cut, copy, paste, flip, arrange, rotate, align, crop image

4.4 Add and remove links and bookmarks.

a. Add links to documents.

b. Add bookmarks to documents.

4.5 Prepare forms.

a. Create and modify forms.

  • Key Tools: Burn tool, Dodge tool, Desaturate options, etc.
  • Key Tools: align, center, match size, distribute 
  • Key Functions: Importing data, exporting data, merging data, clearing form, preparing form for e-signature, changing field properties, duplicating across pages, creating multiple copies