Have you ever needed a part of a PDF document added to your Word/Power Point document?

Have you ever needed to take a piece of a PDF file and add that to a Word or Power Point file? Or maybe you want to add the text to an e-mail message without re-typing the information?

Adobe Reader offers a quick and easy tool that allows you to take a picture of any part of the PDF file. The Snapshot tool makes a copy of the selected area available to the clipboard that you can then paste into any other document.

1. Go to Edit - Take Snapshot
2. Click and drag over the area that you want to "snapshot"
3. A message will state "The selected area has been copied"
4. Go to your Word/Power Point/e-mail and Paste (CTRL + V or click Paste)

If you find that you use the Snapshot Tool frequently, use the steps below to add it to the toolbar:

1. Right-click in the toolbar area 
2. go to Edit 
3. click on Take Snapshot

Letting the Meeting Organizer Know you Accept/Decline

When you receive an appointment, it is important to Accept/Decline the appointment and Send the Response to the sender.

This is a quick and easy way for you to communicate with meeting planners regarding your plans for the meeting/event which will give them the necessary information to plan the meeting.

Setting a PDF form to Allow Reader Users to Save Data

1.  Open PDF form
2.  Go to File – Save As
3.  Select Reader Extended PDF
4.  Select Enable Additional Features

5.  Click Save Now
6.  Choose destination where to save the file
7.  Modify the filename

• I recommend adding "_Rdr" so you know which document is set for reader which limits your editing options and which is the original PDF. 

8.  Click Save

How to make bookmarks appear when the PDF file is opened

You spent time adding bookmarks to your PDF file to make navigating the pages easier for the reader however if the reader doesn't know the bookmarks are available, all of your work is for nothing. Be sure to go to File - Properties - Initial View - change Navigation to Bookmarks Panel and Page. This option opens the bookmarks panel automatically whenever someone opens the PDF file ensuring that they find/see the easy options available for navigating the PDF document.

Adding Comments to a PDF without a Username

Have you ever needed to add comments to a PDF file but you didn't want your login name connected to the comments?

1. Go to Edit – Preferences – Commenting – uncheck Always use Log-in Name for Author Name
2. Click OK to save
3. Insert your first comment or annotation
4. Right-click on the Comment – select Properties
5. Click on the General tab
6. Change the Author name – to leave blank delete the text that appears
7. Check box Make Properties Default
8. Click OK to save

Now any additional comments will be added with the new Author you set as the default.