This tutorial shows how to insert and modify images in PDFs with Adobe Acrobat.
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Hello, my name is Erin.
I’m a technical writer and editor who shares step-by-step software tutorials and writing tips for the real world
on this channel and on my blog at erinwrightwriting.com.
Today we’re going to look at how to insert images in PDFs with Adobe Acrobat.
We will also look at how to modify images by resizing, rotating, and moving them,
as well as arranging them behind text.
I’ll be using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC.
These steps will also work in Acrobat Standard DC, Acrobat 2020, and Acrobat 2017.
Adobe’s free PDF display software, Acrobat Reader, doesn’t provide a way to add images to PDFs.
Before we begin inserting an image, please note that these steps assume you are adding an image to an existing PDF.
If you need to create a new PDF or add a blank page to an existing PDF,
please see my other tutorial called “How to Create a Blank PDF in Adobe Acrobat,”
which is linked in the description box below.
To begin inserting an image, select the Tools tab.
Then, select Edit PDF from the Tools Center.
Next, select Add Image from the Edit PDF toolbar.
And then locate and select the image in the Open dialog box.
Now, select the Open button.
Your image should now be added to your PDF.
Now we’ll look at how to modify the image.
We’ll be working from the Edit PDF toolbar, as we did in the first section.
If your Edit PDF toolbar is closed, once again select the Tools tab.
Followed by Edit PDF from the Tools Center.
Now, ensure that Edit is selected in the Edit PDF toolbar.
And then select the image.
A border with resizing handles will appear when the image is selected.
You can now resize it, rotate it, move it, or arrange it behind a textbox.
We’ll walk through each of these actions separately.
To resize the image, select and hold one of the resizing handles.
Then, drag the image to a new size.
Be sure to select a corner resizing handle if you want to maintain the image’s aspect ratio, which is its shape.
If you choose a side resizing handle, the image will have a stretched or smushed appearance.
To rotate the image, select the rotation handle extending from the top of the border.
Then, turn the image to the left or right, as necessary.
You can also right-click the image and select Flip Horizontal,
Flip Vertical,
Rotate Clockwise,
or Rotate Counterclockwise from the shortcut menu.
To move the image, hover your cursor over the image until it becomes a movement cursor,
which is two crossed arrows.
Then, select and hold the image with the movement cursor while dragging it to a new location.
To place an image behind text,
right-click the image.
And then select Arrange from the shortcut menu.
From here you can select an option from the submenu.
Bring to Front moves the image to the top of all other objects, such as text boxes or other images.
Send to Back moves the image below all other objects.
Bring Forward moves the image up one layer.
And, Send Back moves the image down one layer.
Depending on the number of text boxes and images you have layered over one another,
you may have to experiment with these options until you achieve the desired visual effect.
As always, remember to save your PDF to save your changes.
I have created many other videos about Adobe Acrobat, including “How to Add and Format Text in PDFs with Adobe Acrobat”
and “How to Add Headers and Footers to PDFs in Adobe Acrobat.”
Please see the complete list in the playlist titled “How to Use Adobe Acrobat,”
which is linked in the description box below.
The companion blog post for this video showing all the steps we just performed
appears on erinwrightwriting.com, which is also linked below.
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