A. Menu bar | B. Toolbars | C. Navigation pane (Bookmarks panel displayed) |
D. Document pane | E. Task panes |
A. Create button | B. Quick Tools toolbar | C. Common Tools toolbar |
D. Page Navigation commands | E. Select & Zoom commands | F. Page Display commands |
G. File Tools |
Task PaneAcrobat XI allows you to create a custom Task Pane which allows you to include only the tools you need. This is a new feature in Acrobat XI and not available in previous versions of Acrobat X or in Adobe Reader. How to convert a PDF file to Excel: Open a file in Acrobat. Click on the Export PDF tool in the right pane. Choose spreadsheet as your export format, and then select Microsoft Excel Workbook. Convert adobe files to excel. Launch Adobe Reader and open the PDF file that you want to convert to an Excel file. Reader is available for free from the Adobe website (see Resources section). Click once on the 'File' menu and once on 'Open.' Use the 'Look in' menu on the 'Open' dialogue box to open the folder in which the PDF file. The custom panel can contain just about any tool available in Acrobat with a few exceptions such as Actions. At right, I’ve created a new Task Pane called Legal which in turn contains a section called My Legal Features. | |
Quick ToolsQuick Tools are tools that you park in the top toolbar for quick access to frequently used functions. Quick Tools are handy because they allow you to get to a tool without having to open a panel. The number of Quick Tools you can show will depend on 1) your screen resolution and 2) whether you have disabled any of the tools to the File Tools (See below) to the left of the Quick Tools area. | |
Common ToolsThe Common Tools toolbar offers various tools for navigating, zooming, changing view, etc. My experience has been that users sometimes struggle figuring out how to configure the Common Tools, so I’ve included detailed instructions on how to do so below. |