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If you have created a single PDF from several different sources and the page numbering in these pages is all out of order or doesnt flow, then you can use the 'Number Pages' feature to create a 'virtual page' numbering scheme.
This page numbering doesn't get written to the actual page of the PDF document, instead it's displayed in the Page Display box in the status bar, and used when referencing the pages.
Select 'Number Pages...' from the 'Document' menu. The first option in this dialog box is the page range you want to affect (All or Single Page ranges). The next set of options is the numbering format (Roman, Numeric, Alpha Numeric), prefix of the number (if you want to display a word before the number, eg Page#: ) and the starting number of the section.
The last option is 'Merge With Previous Section', this option allows you to combine many different page numbering sections you may have created (using this Number Pages feature) into a single (or multiple) numbered section(s), if you use this option and specify a page range that already has a page number system in place then that section will be covered by the new section's numbering.
Once you have selected your options and clicked the OK button you will notice that the Page Number Display box at the bottom of the screen will now display your settings. You will also note that your named destinations will now show the new page numbering scheme.
Note: When referencing the pages in your PDF (named destinations, printing, deleting etc) you can use your numbering scheme or use the physical page numbers (1,2,3 etc).
Following Tom Konzel's idea (Applying a menubar to all pages of a PDF with a template), we have made a sample and instructions on how to use a similar method to add `stamps' or `watermarks' to your existing PDFs. This method allows you to apply text or images to all pages of a PDF. The message at the top of each of the pages of this PDF as well as the icons at the bottom have come from the template I have used.
(PDF:148K) PDF for adding stamp
(PDF: 52K) Instructions in PDF form
(PDF: 18K) PDF used as template page
The additional benefit of this method is that the images and text you apply with the template cannot be removed or altered - that is, even the touch up tools in Acrobat 4.0 will not work on them. To use this template you will need just need Acrobat 4.0 or Acrobat Exchange 3.0 and the forms plug-in - download it here from Adobe's site.
Using the `OfficialRelease' file to apply the PDF template.
Open the OfficialRelease.PDF file. This file already has a sample 'Official Release' template included (this can be changed later). Get one of your PDFs and merge it with this file, making sure you add it to the end of it. You can do this by dragging and dropping the PDF into Acrobat. Make sure you insert it at the end of the OfficialRelease.PDF file.
Go to the first page and click the Stamp button. This now should have placed the template on all pages of your PDF for you.
Making your PDF template
The `Template_used.PDF' file is the PDF I used to display the message at the bottom of the page - that is, it is the template I used. To create the message or image you want to appear on every page just use whatever software you normally use to make PDFs. The page should be completely blank except for the content you want to be displayed from your template. Turn the page into a PDF.
In the OfficialRelease.PDF go to Tools > Forms > Page Templates. You'll see that there is already one selected. Delete the one there and add the template you want to use. You do this by merging the template with the OfficialRelease.PDF. Go to the page you want to be the template and go to Tools > Forms > Page Templates. Type the name OfficialRelease in and then click the Add button. Also, make sure that the checkbox to the left of the template name is not checked on - if it is checked on you will see an 'eye' icon.
You can change the name of the template you use - which is based on the filename of OfficialRelease.pdf. See the next section for details on how to do this.
Additional notes: you now just follow the step above for applying a template to file. When you want to view the template you have added, go to Tools > Forms > Page Templates and click on the little icon to the left of the template name.
JavaScript used by the `Stamp' button - renaming the PDF file you use
The JavaScript used in the Stamp button can be altered so among other things you can change the template name from OfficialRelease to whatever you like.
To access the JavaScript click on the Forms toolbar button and double click on the Stamp button.
Once you have opened the Form, go to Actions and click on JavaScript.
The OfficialRelease (in blue below) just needs to be changed to the file name of the PDF you want to use as the template stamp.
var iNumPages = this.numPages;
console.println(iNumPages);
for (i = 1; i < iNumPages; i++)
{
console.println(i);
this.spawnPageFromTemplate("OfficialRelease", i, true);
}
By David Wraight
Acrobat's new Web Capture Plugin (included in version 4.0+) can convert a Web page or an entire Web site into a single Acrobat PDF file, including graphics and links.
There are two modes for converting HTML files: Local HTML and Online HTML. The two methods require different menu choices, but they process the files in the same way.
Processing Local HTML Files
Select 'Open' from the File menu and in the 'Files Of Type' box choose 'HTML (*.htm, *.html, *.shtml)'(see Fig 1.1). Navigate to the directory on your hard drive where the HTML file is and select it and click OK.
Processing Online HTML Files
Select 'Open Web Page...' from the File menu. A dialog will appear asking for the Uniform Resource Locator (URL, the address) of the Web Page you want to convert (Capture) to PDF, then click DOWNLOAD.
There are several options here that can be altered. The 'Levels' box is the number of levels that you want to be retrieved from the Web Site, you can also specify to get the entire site and to also make sure that any pages that are captured, are captured from the same Web Site (not referenced sites). You can also adjust the Font Substitutions and Page Layouts for the conversion process (Conversion Settings button).
The 'Download Status' dialog will appear indicating which graphics and pages are being downloaded, along with the file sizes and their local/remote URL address (file:///C|/TEMP/HTML Files/... OR http://www.planetpdf.com/).
Once complete you will see the HTML page has been converted to a PDF document. Along with the PDF Page, the Bookmark Tab will also appear with newly created Bookmarks indicating the Page titles (TITLE Tag).
If you only retrieved one level from the Web Site or the Local file was only one page long and you want to also capture the referenced (linked) HTML pages, you can use the 'Tools>Web Capture>View Web Links' tool to list and then Capture the referenced pages.
Once you have captured all the required HTML pages you can save the File as a PDF for future use.