Friday, February 12, 2010

Edit an object using the TouchUp Object tool

  1. Choose Tools > Advanced Editing > TouchUp Object tool.
  2. Select the object, right-click/Control-click the selection, and choose one of the following:
    Option Description
    Place Image

    Embeds an image file in the PDF.

    Set Clip

    Sets a clipping region for the object, if one exists.

    Delete Clip

    Delete Clip deletes objects that are clipping the selected object. For example, if you scale text and the resulting characters are clipped, selecting this option shows you the complete characters. This option appears only if you chose Set Clip.

    Flip Horizontal, Flip Vertical

    Flip Horizontal flips the image horizontally, on the vertical axis. Flipping text blocks horizontally creates a mirror effect. Flip Vertical flips the image vertically, on the horizontal axis.

    Create Artifact

    Removes the object from the reading order so it isn’t read by a screen reader or the Read Out Loud command.

    Edit Image, Edit Object

    Starts the image editor or object editor you specify in the TouchUp preferences. Edit Image is available when a vector image is selected; Edit Object is available when a bitmap image is selected. Selecting these options removes tags from the PDF which may change how the PDF reflows and affect accessibility. For example, changing the location of an object affects the order in which that object (or its alternate text) is read by a screen reader.

    Rotate Clockwise, Rotate Counterclockwise, Rotate Selection

    Rotate Clockwise and Rotate Counterclockwise rotate the selected object ninety degrees in the indicated direction. Rotate Selection lets you rotate the selection incrementally by dragging a selection handle in the direction you choose. You must click inside the selection to exit the rotate mode.

    TouchUp Properties

    Lets you edit properties for the content, tag, and text, such as adding alternate text to an image to make it accessible.