Adobe acrobat reader 7.0 User Manual
General preferences
The General panel of the Preferences dialog box provides the following preference
options:
options:
Automatically Save Document Changes To Temporary File Every
Determines how often Reader automatically saves changes to an open document. This
option is available only for documents with additional usage rights.
option is available only for documents with additional usage rights.
Automatically Detect URLs From Text
Specifies whether web links that weren't created with Acrobat are automatically identified
in the PDF document and become clickable links.
in the PDF document and become clickable links.
Open Cross-Document Links In Same Window
Closes the current document and opens the document being linked to in the same window,
minimizing the number of windows open. If the document being linked to is already open
in another window, the current document is not closed when you click a link to the open
document. If you do not select this option, a new window opens each time you click a link
to a different document.
minimizing the number of windows open. If the document being linked to is already open
in another window, the current document is not closed when you click a link to the open
document. If you do not select this option, a new window opens each time you click a link
to a different document.
Note: To override this setting, whether selected or deselected, press Ctrl (Windows) or
Option (Mac OS) when clicking a link.
Option (Mac OS) when clicking a link.
Save As Optimizes For Fast Web View
Restructures a PDF document for page-at-a-time downloading from web servers.
Emit Passthrough PostScript When Printing
Enables PostScript XObjects in the PDF file to be emitted when that PDF file is printed to
PostScript® printer.
PostScript® printer.
Enable Print Preview
Controls the display window in the Print dialog box that shows how the PDF will print.
Turning this off speeds up the Print dialog box display.
Turning this off speeds up the Print dialog box display.
Use Single Key Accelerators To Access Tools
Enables you to select tools with a single keystroke. This is off by default.
Enable Text Selection For The Hand Tool
Enables the Hand tool to automatically function as the Select tool when it hovers over text
in an Adobe PDF document.
in an Adobe PDF document.
Disable Edit Warnings
Disables warning boxes that would normally open when you delete items in a PDF
document.
document.
Show Documents in Taskbar
Turns on or off the feature that adds a button to the Windows taskbar for each document
open in Adobe Reader. You can click this button to move between open documents.
open in Adobe Reader. You can click this button to move between open documents.
Select Tool Options
Determines the selection order of text and images.
Text Selection Margin Size
Sets the distance, in pixels, that the Select tool has to be from text before it changes to a
text selection pointer. You can set the value from zero to thirty pixels.
text selection pointer. You can set the value from zero to thirty pixels.
Column Selection Margin Size
Sets the distance, in pixels, that the Select tool has to be from the text selection margin
before it switches from text selection to column selection.You can set the value from zero
to thirty pixels. If you set the value at 0 pixels, you cannot select columns.
before it switches from text selection to column selection.You can set the value from zero
to thirty pixels. If you set the value at 0 pixels, you cannot select columns.
Use Fixed Resolution For Snapshots
Sets the resolution used to copy the image captured with the Snapshot tool.