ARTS PDF Stratify User Guide
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1. s name e Select This button will cause all of the objects in currently highlighted layer s to be selected Page 8 of 13 ARTS PDF Stratify Documentation Copyright 1998 2003 ARTS PDF ify 1 1 a r t S ARTS PDF Stratify www artspdf com 4 4 2 Elements e Add After selecting objects on the page clicking this button will add those objects to the currently selected layer s e Remove After selecting objects on the page clicking this button will remove those objects from the currently selected layer s e Show Hide When a layer is highlighted in the list window clicking this button will cause the currently selected layer s to either be displayed or removed from the Acrobat viewer The button label will toggle between Show and Hide depending on the current state of the selected layer If multiple layers are selected and one or more of them are hidden the button will default to Show Individual layers can also be shown or hidden by checking the box next to the layer name e Lock Unlock When a layer is highlighted in the list clicking this button will cause the currently selected layer s to be locked or unlocked The button label will toggle between Lock and Unlock depending on the current state of the selected layer If multiple layers are selected and one or more of them are locked the button will default to Unlock 4 4 3 Selection As objects are selected the display will change to show the tota2. the resultant PostScript file or a description of the output configuration RIP model PostScript interpreter version number and output device model Feedback If you have ideas and suggestions on how we could improve ARTS PDF Stratify we would love to hear your thoughts Please send them to info artspdf com Legal Notes Adobe and Acrobat are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries ARTS PDF Stratify is Copyright ARTS PDF 2003 ARTS PDF Stratify Documentation Page 13 of 13 Copyright O 1998 2003 ARTS PDF
3. ARTS PDF Stratify Version 1 1 www artspdf com ify 1 1 a r t S ARTS PDF Stratify www artspdf com 1 0 Table of Contents 1 0 pn feel cetero M 2 2 0 IntFOQU COR EE 3 3 0 ARTS PDF Stratify Selu p eo rines eni aiana aasan er hant rix S Md E PR SES 4 3 1 System e EE 4 SCT enermer a NES 4 SA2 nc cC 4 3 2 instalation ese LTEM 5 3 3 Demo MOG ET 5 4 0 Using ARTS PDF Stratify E 6 4 1 Launching ARTS PDF Stratify ic D nge 6 4 2 Usage Notes eege 6 4 3 NET 6 4 3 1 Remember window positions cccccceeeeeseeceeeeeeeaeeeeaeeseeeeecaeeesaaeeeeeeeseeeeeaeenennees 7 4 3 2 Allow partial select need crie deo et eter Perder eire ae a re apice dis 7 4 3 3 Select text TUIS initi eet ire i ha Eu e Ie teases elder REPRE Fa Xv RENE dn 7 4 3 4 Group text in batch mode ssssssssssssssseseseenene enne entente nnne 7 4 4 The ARTS PDF Stratify Window sa dnas ptc Da E DER wid IG RR Gai Rote 8 AAT EI I EP 8 n TAMEN IAE TELLE 9 e EE 9 4 5 EE eege 10 4 5 1 Selecting Single Objects sssssssssssssseeneneneeennene nennen nennen 10 4 5 2 Selecting Multiple Objects ene 10 4 5 3 Selecting Stacked Objects ssssssssssssssssseeeeeennenn eene nennen 10 4 6 ARTS PDF Streit yO c nnet 11 4 6 1 Convert pages to layers scenes eeaaeeeeaaeseeaeeseeeesaeeesaeeeeneeees 11 4 6 2 Add page as aver nennen ettet enne
4. DF Stratify Documentation Page 5 of 13 Copyright 1998 2003 ARTS PDF ify 1 1 a r t S ARTS PDF Stratify www artspdf com 4 0 Using ARTS PDF Stratify 4 1 Launching ARTS PDF Stratify m To use the software launch ARTS PDF Stratify using the E button on the Acrobat toolbar ARTS PDF Stratify will then display its layers dialog box 4 2 Usage Notes Often designers create documents in layout applications such as Quark Express Adobe InDesign or Adobe PageMaker which include layered information But how does one transfer this layered knowledge to a PDF document The problem is that there is currently no support for layers in the PostScript files that Adobe Acrobat Distiller uses to create the PDF documents There are two basic ways to create layers using ARTS PDF Stratify These are 1 In the layout application output complete pages and use these when creating the PDF document The PDF will have pages containing all the required objects Then use ARTS PDF Stratify s Layers and Elements options to create layers and add objects to them and 2 Alternatively from the layout application you can output layers individually distill and combine into a single PDF document Then use ARTS PDF Stratify s Convert pages to layers option to make a new page with layers It is recommended that significant amounts of new information can be added first to the document as a new PDF page and then as a layer to a page using ARTS PDF St
5. NAAA DRaa 11 Cr MM Ee Be E A 12 SIME re CPEPER val esate destedeslicaghanedstevesecnieuaasscuedesvavanie 12 4 6 5 Bring to Tronto ER ede EES ee 12 4 6 6 Send tee EE 12 5 0 Troubleshooting E 13 ARTS PDF Stratify Documentation Page 2 of 13 Copyright O 1998 2003 ARTS PDF ify 1 1 a r t S ARTS PDF Stratify www artspdf com 2 0 Introduction Welcome to layered documents with Adobe amp Acrobat and ARTS PDF Stratify from ARTS PDF ARTS PDF Stratify extends the usability of PDF documents by allowing for the creation and management of layers for such uses as versioning multi lingual publications and multipurposing to name but a few With Acrobat versions to date there is no concept of layers This effectively restricts document creators to making multiple different versions of a PDF for each need or staying with a page layout application which supports layers ARTS PDF Stratify allows document creators flexibility in how they create and manage layers in PDF documents For existing documents ARTS PDF Stratify provides an easy to use method for creating layers selecting objects and adding them to layers For new documents it provides an approach that allows multi page documents to be converted to PDF then flattened to as small as a single page with all of the document content on layers ARTS PDF believes that the use of layers in creator applications is widespread a
6. added to ERHENI La this new page The user can elect to convert all pages to layers or a selected range of pages ARTS PDF Stratify supports non contiguous and reverse order page ranges For example pages 5 1 or 1 3 6 8 13 Note When pages are converted to layers the page layers will be stacked on the new page in the order they were converted In other words if the user selects a page range of 1 5 the objects from page 1 will be at the bottom of the stack of objects on the new layered page followed by the objects from page 2 on top of them etc 4 6 2 Add page as layer Similar to Convert pages to layers this function allows the user to add an entire page P aadi l as a new layer on the current page age to add as layer ARTS PDF Stratify Documentation Page 11 of 13 Copyright 1998 2003 ARTS PDF ify 1 1 a r t S ARTS PDF Stratify www artspdf com 4 6 3 Bring forward When an object s are selected using the ARTS PDF Stratify object select tool selecting this function will cause the object s to move forward one level relative to other objects on the page 4 6 4 Send back When an object s are selected using the ARTS PDF Stratify object select tool selecting this function will cause the object s to move backward one level relative to other objects on the page 4 6 5 Bring to front When an object s are selected using the ARTS PDF Stratify object select tool selectin
7. al select next time Acrobat is launched k Select text runs k Group text in batch mode 4 3 2 Allow partial select This determines whether objects will be selected when only a part of the image is touched by the ARTS PDF Stratify object select tool If this is off unchecked the entire object must fall within the selection rectangle in order to be selected 4 3 3 Select text runs Acrobat returns all text in a stream that appears consecutively as a single text object Each of these objects is divided up into things called text runs Select text runs here means that when you select text objects you are actually selecting the text runs instead of the whole object This allows the user to assign the text runs of the text object to different layers If this is not checked then the text object will be basically considered a single text object 4 3 4 Group text in batch mode Essentially batch mode for selecting text runs When the Convert pages to layers is chosen from the ARTS PDF Stratify menu on the Acrobat toolbar this function determines whether text runs will be converted as a single text object or broken up into text runs Unless there is a need to maintain the ability to select text as objects it is very much desirable to do it this way ARTS PDF Stratify Documentation Page 7 of 13 Copyright O 1998 2003 ARTS PDF www artspdf com 44 The ARTS PDF Stratify Window ARTS PDF Stratify 1 1 This window allows t
8. g this function will cause the object s to move forward to the most forward level relative to other objects on the page 4 6 6 Send to back When an object s are selected using the ARTS PDF Stratify object select tool selecting this function will cause the object s to move backward to the most backward level relative to other objects on the page ARTS PDF Stratify Documentation Page 12 of 13 Copyright 1998 2003 ARTS PDF a r t e ARTS PDF Stratify 1 1 www artspdf com 5 0 Troubleshooting Before contacting us please check the ARTS PDF Stratify conference at the ARTS PDF Forum on our web site at http forum artspdf com If you have no luck there please e mail techsupport artspdf com and supply the information below to help us replicate the problem you are experiencing a b o emoa The platform Mac or Windows you are using The exact version of ARTS PDF Stratify you are using this is located by running ARTS PDF Stratify and then clicking Help About Third Party Plug Ins gt ARTS PDF Stratify Please also specify whether you are using a demo or full registered version The exact version of Adobe Acrobat you are using this is located by running Adobe Acrobat and then clicking Help About Acrobat The exact version of the Operating System you are using A description of the expected behavior versus the actual behavior The minimum PDF file that exhibits the behavior If applicable please include
9. he user to create and manage layers with the current Acrobat document On the Macintosh version the window may be resized vertically by clicking and holding with the mouse in the area between the layer list and the bottom of the window 4 4 1 Layers e New Clicking this button causes a new layer to be created A dialogue box will appear with a fill in field for the layer name e Delete When an existing layer is selected this button allows the user to delete the layer When layers are deleted the objects within the layer remain in the document e Merge The user can select two or more layers then click this button to merge them into a single layer e Security This button is used to set a password for the document The password is used to control the locking and unlocking of layers Note Setting security for layers does not affect overall document security Document editing tools such as the Acrobat touch up tools or ARTS PDF ImageWorks can still be used to make changes to objects in the document For complete document security use Acrobat s security features e Rename Layers Delete Merge Resa Elements Add Remove Ca Selection Ho selection F Show Images H 14 objects 4 Show German 2B objects Show French 26 objects C Show Spanish zB objects L Show English 26 objects After selecting a layer this button allows the user to change the layer
10. l number of objects currently selected ARTS PDF Stratify Documentation Page 9 of 13 Copyright O 1998 2003 ARTS PDF tratify 1 1 a r t S ARTS PDF Stratify www artspdf com 4 5 Selecting Objects The ARTS PDF Stratify object selection tool hs can be used to select objects to be added to a layer s removed from a layer s or manipulated using one of the forward backward options from the ARTS PDF Stratify tools menu There are several methods for selecting objects When an object is selected a dotted line will appear around it As objects are selected the number of objects currently selected will appear in the ARTS PDF Stratify window in the Selection section MX Objects may be added to more than one layer If an object is assigned to more than one layer and any of those layers are set to Show in the ARTS PDF Stratify window then the object will be displayed in the Acrobat viewer 4 5 1 Selecting Single Objects Simply click on an object in the PDF document to select it 4 5 2 Selecting Multiple Objects Multiple objects can be selected in two ways One is to click on a single object then hold down the Shift key while clicking on additional objects The second method is to use drag select This is done by moving the object selection tool onto the PDF page then dragging it to create a rectangle around all objects the user wishes to select 4 5 3 Selecting Stacked Objects Occasionally smaller object
11. nd that users have long desired the ability to employ a similar level of functionality in Adobe Acrobat Combining the benefits of the PDF format and ARTS PDF Stratify s layer creation capabilities means that usage of PDF can be extended to encompass a wider range of applications and simplify document management MX This document contains information on both the Macintosh and Windows version of ARTS PDF Stratify Wherever appropriate the differences are clearly indicated ARTS PDF Stratify Documentation Page 3 of 13 Copyright 1998 2003 ARTS PDF tify 1 1 a r t S ARTS PDF Stratify www artspdf com 3 0 ARTS PDF Stratify Setup ARTS PDF Stratify adds another dimension to Adobe Acrobat and PDF pages layers ARTS PDF Stratify lets you control the creation and management of layers and their content ARTS PDF Stratify is great for creating and maintaining different versions of the same document multi lingual work localized price and product changes ad insertion instructions and other alternate content Create amp name layers in PDF pages 3 1 3 1 1 Show amp hide layers Add objects to layer s Remove objects from layer s Merge delete or rename layers Convert pages to layers Add a page as a layer Move objects forward send back Lock layers Print exposed layers only Save saves all layers displays exposed layers Works with any Acrobat PDF page System Requirements Macintosh PowerMacintosh G3 or G4 S
12. ratify s Add page as layer function For example this might be appropriate when localized versions of new prices and alternate products are finalized or when adding newspaper or magazine insertion instructions for ads based on layered PDF pages ARTS PDF Stratify will display all layers that are not hidden When you save the PDF document all the layer information and elements are included in the document When you reopen the document all of the non hidden layers will display When you print all of the non hidden layers will print When you search the document items on hidden layers may be found but you will not see them ARTS PDF Stratify must be used in order to access the layer information and manage which layers will be visible 43 Preferences The preferences for ARTS PDF Stratify can be set using the standard Acrobat method of File gt Preferences gt ARTS PDF Stratify After making changes in this window click OK to make them permanent Clicking Cancel will return the preferences to the last values stored ARTS PDF Stratify Documentation Page 6 of 13 Copyright O 1998 2003 ARTS PDF ify 1 1 a r t S ARTS PDF Stratify www artspdf com 4 3 1 Remember window positions When this option is checked the Stratify PDF Preferences position of the ARTS PDF Stratify layer management window will be 3 ae saved when you quit Acrobat It will Remember window positions then open in the same position the x Allow parti
13. s will appear behind larger objects making it difficult to select them To select objects behind others hold down the Command key Macintosh or Ctrl key Windows while clicking on the desired object If there are multiple smaller objects holding down the Command Ctrl key while clicking will cause the selection to cycle through all objects directly under the current cursor position ARTS PDF Stratify Documentation Page 10 of 13 Copyright O 1998 2003 ARTS PDF tratify 1 1 a r t S ARTS PDF Stratify www artspdf com 4 6 ARTS PDF Stratify Tools DIE View Window PDF ImageWorks Help The ARTS PDF Stratify tools can be EE SC He Stratify PDF Convert pages to layers crobat toolbar under Tools Create Adobe PDF Online SAH pe caris M l Paper Capture Online Bring forward This list of tools gives Search Adobe PDF Online Send back the user various options for creating Bring to front layers as well as Send to back managing the order in which objects appear on layers 4 6 1 Convert pages to layers This function is very useful for such things as converting multiple pages to a single Convert the following pages into layers page with multiple layers In this case each layer would contain all of the objects All which were on the page it came from Range In rr When this function is used a new page will be created at the end of the current document and the layers will be
14. ystem 9 2 or 10 2 or higher Adobe Acrobat 5 05 or higher Windows PC with Pentium processor Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 or Windows XP Adobe Acrobat 5 05 or higher CAUTION Any folders or files which are created during installation are required by Crackerjack If you rename move or delete these folders the product will not work correctly or may not work at all ARTS PDF Stratify Documentation Page 4 of 13 Copyright 1998 2003 ARTS PDF a r t S ARTS PDF Stratify 1 1 www artspdf com 3 2 Installation In addition to the User s Guide the ARTS PDF Stratify folder contains other support files needed by ARTS PDF Stratify To validate the software s registration and or to view the installation status open Acrobat and view the About Plug Ins box at the bottom of the Acrobat Help pulldown menu for ARTS PDF Stratify The word Unregistered appears in the ARTS PDF Stratify About box when the version is not fully licensed To validate your license click on the Register button and then enter the serial number provided by ARTS PDF To deactivate the plug in move it and the ARTS PDF Stratify folder out of the Acrobat Plug Ins folder before launching Acrobat 3 3 Demo Mode When ARTS PDF Stratify is in demo mode it will notify the user that changes to the document cannot be saved Otherwise the demo version of ARTS PDF Stratify is identical to the licensed version ARTS P
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