Acrobat Settings for Lawyers

by | Jan 9, 2014 | Security

We recommend taking the time to set up your preferences and settings in Acrobat. Doing so will save you time in the long run and allow you to quickly access the tools you use often. Here’s how to do so and some features we think you’ll find useful.

If you use Acrobat on a PC, go to Edit > Preferences or use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + K (Control + K). If you use Acrobat on a Mac, go to Acrobat > Preferences or use the keyboard shortcut CMD + , (Command + Comma). Next, regardless of whether you’re working on a PC or a Mac, spend some time clicking around the area under Categories. Likely to be of use to you are the following features:

Commenting

Default options for commenting are usually what you want them to be. However, we do recommend that you select the box beside “Copy selected text into Highlight, Strikethrough, and Underline comment pop-ups”.

General Categories

We recommend turning on the “Use single-key accelerators to access tools”. This will allow you to use V to select text, U to highlight text, H to use the Hand tool and K to use the Stamp tool.

Ross B. Siroti

As CEO of Rekall Technologies, I’ve been helping small business owners simplify their technology since 2011. Over the years, I’ve seen firsthand how IT becomes frustrating, time-consuming, and a constant distraction from running a business. That experience is what drove me to build Rekall differently. I didn’t want clients adjusting their businesses to fit their IT—I built services that adapt to how real businesses actually operate. My philosophy is simple: technology should be secure, stable, and effectively invisible. When IT is done right, it stays out of the way and gives you the freedom to focus on your clients, your team, and growing your business with confidence.