Batch Processing to the Rescue

For the final editing topic, I want to introduce you to Acrobat’s batch-processing capabilities. Batch processing (or batch sequencing as Acrobat refers to it) automates the editing process by enabling you to perform one or more actions on a group of PDF documents all at the same time. When you first install Acrobat 6, it comes with a number of predefined batch sequences. You can then edit these sequences or create your own to fit the work you need done by Acrobat. The key to successful batch processing is setting up an input folder in which you’ve moved all the PDF documents that need processing with a particular batch sequence and, if you’re going to run a sequence that makes changes to the PDF documents, setting up another output folder to hold all the processed files (which you specify as part of the batch sequence).