Basic editing with Acrobat and PitStop
How to Crop a paper + move and stretch objects
Adobe Acrobat and Enfocus PitStop Pro allows for easy fix-ups directly in the PDF.
In this video you will learn how to:
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crop a document to the JACoW paper size
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check the margins with grids, included infra-column (separation guides)
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move text or pictures inside the margins, resizing or stretching if needed
Paper Sizes and Measurements for reference
Paper Sizes
| Units | US Letter Paper | A4 Paper |
|---|---|---|
| mm | 216 x 279 | 210 x 297 |
| inches | 8.5 x 11.0 | 8.26 x 11.68 |
| points | 612 x 792 | 595 x 841 |
Distilled Page Sizes examples
Paper Measures Cheat Sheet
The purpose of this cheat-sheet is to help editors finding the correct positions for alignment of text and picture blocks in JACoW papers. The first page show all the measurements; the second page provides a short documentation on usage.