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Each card is a ready-to-use prompt. Copy it, paste it into AI Assistant, and watch Acrobat do the work.
✏️ Edit
✏️ Edit
"Replace all instances of 2025 with 2026" ⭐ Featured
▶️ Watch it in action (30s)
Bulk find-and-replace across your entire PDF. No more hunting through pages one by one.
⏰ 5 sec • All plans
🔌 The Recipe
  1. 1Open your PDF in Acrobat
  2. 2Click the AI Assistant button
  3. 3Type the prompt exactly as shown
  4. 4AI finds every match and swaps them out
  5. 5Review the changes, then save
🔍 Edit
"Find the word confidential in this document"
Instantly jump to any word or phrase. Way faster than Ctrl+F when you know what you need.
⏰ 3 sec • All plans
🔌 The Recipe
  1. 1Open your PDF in Acrobat
  2. 2Open AI Assistant
  3. 3Type your search prompt
  4. 4AI opens Find tool and highlights matches
  5. 5Use Next/Previous to cycle through
📄 Edit
"Scan this document and make the text searchable"
Turn a scanned image into real, searchable text. No more squinting at blurry PDFs.
⏰ 15 sec • Paid plans
🔌 The Recipe
  1. 1Open the scanned PDF in Acrobat
  2. 2Open AI Assistant
  3. 3Type the scan and OCR prompt
  4. 4AI runs OCR and converts the text
  5. 5Now you can search, copy, and edit
🔄 Convert
📝 Convert
"Export this PDF to Word" ⭐ Featured
▶️ Watch it in action (30s)
Turn any PDF into an editable Word doc. Formatting stays intact — no manual cleanup.
⏰ 10 sec • Paid plans
🔌 The Recipe
  1. 1Open your PDF in Acrobat
  2. 2Open AI Assistant
  3. 3Type: "Export this PDF to Word"
  4. 4Acrobat converts the file to .docx
  5. 5Choose where to save and start editing
📊 Convert
"Convert this to an Excel spreadsheet"
Extract tables and data straight into a spreadsheet. Numbers you can actually work with.
⏰ 10 sec • Paid plans
🔌 The Recipe
  1. 1Open the PDF with tables or data
  2. 2Open AI Assistant
  3. 3Type the conversion prompt
  4. 4Acrobat extracts data into .xlsx
  5. 5Open in Excel and get to work
📨 Convert
"Share this PDF as a link"
Send your PDF to anyone with a shareable link. No attachments, no file size limits.
⏰ 5 sec • All plans
🔌 The Recipe
  1. 1Open your PDF in Acrobat
  2. 2Open AI Assistant
  3. 3Type the sharing prompt
  4. 4Acrobat generates a shareable link
  5. 5Copy the link and send it anywhere
✍️ Sign
🖊️ Sign
"Add my signature to this document"
Sign any PDF without printing, scanning, or leaving Acrobat. Your signature, two words.
⏰ 8 sec • All plans
🔌 The Recipe
  1. 1Open the document you need to sign
  2. 2Open AI Assistant
  3. 3Type the signature prompt
  4. 4AI opens Fill and Sign
  5. 5Place your signature and save
📨 Sign
"Share this document for signature"
Send a PDF out for e-signature without switching apps. Straight from Acrobat to their inbox.
⏰ 15 sec • All plans
🔌 The Recipe
  1. 1Open the document in Acrobat
  2. 2Open AI Assistant
  3. 3Type the sharing prompt
  4. 4Enter the recipient email
  5. 5Hit send — they get a signing link
🔒 Sign
"Password protect this PDF"
Lock down sensitive documents with a password. One prompt, total control over who can view or edit.
⏰ 8 sec • Paid plans
🔌 The Recipe
  1. 1Open your PDF in Acrobat
  2. 2Open AI Assistant
  3. 3Type the password protect prompt
  4. 4Set your password
  5. 5Save — now it's locked
📑 Organize
🗑️ Organize
"Delete the last 3 pages"
Remove unwanted pages in one shot. No digging through the Organize Pages menu.
⏰ 3 sec • Paid plans
🔌 The Recipe
  1. 1Open your PDF in Acrobat
  2. 2Open AI Assistant
  3. 3Type which pages to delete
  4. 4AI removes them instantly
  5. 5Review and save
🔄 Organize
"Rotate page 5 clockwise"
Fix that one sideways scanned page. No need to rotate the whole document.
⏰ 3 sec • Paid plans
🔌 The Recipe
  1. 1Open the PDF with the rotated page
  2. 2Open AI Assistant
  3. 3Specify the page and direction
  4. 4AI turns just that page 90 degrees
  5. 5Repeat for other pages if needed
📤 Organize
"Extract pages 4 through 8 as a new PDF"
Pull out just the pages you need into a separate file. Perfect for sharing sections.
⏰ 5 sec • Paid plans
🔌 The Recipe
  1. 1Open the full PDF in Acrobat
  2. 2Open AI Assistant
  3. 3Specify the page range
  4. 4AI creates a new file with those pages
  5. 5Save your new document
⚡ Power Moves
📦 Compress
"Compress this PDF to reduce file size"
Shrink a bulky PDF for email or upload. One prompt, smaller file, same content.
⏰ 8 sec • Paid plans
🔌 The Recipe
  1. 1Open the oversized PDF
  2. 2Open AI Assistant
  3. 3Type the compress prompt
  4. 4Acrobat optimizes and reduces the file
  5. 5Save the lighter version
⚡ Multi-Action
"Compress this file and share it with my team" ⭐ Featured
▶️ Watch it in action (30s)
Two actions, one prompt. Shrink it and send it — AI handles the sequence for you.
⏰ 12 sec • Paid plans
🔌 The Recipe
  1. 1Open the PDF in Acrobat
  2. 2Open AI Assistant
  3. 3Type both actions in a single prompt
  4. 4AI compresses first, then opens sharing
  5. 5Add your team emails and send
🎯 Semantic
"Extract the executive summary from this report"
Tell AI what section you want — no page numbers needed. AI figures it out.
⏰ 8 sec • Pro & Studio
🔌 The Recipe
  1. 1Open your report in Acrobat
  2. 2Open AI Assistant
  3. 3Describe the section you need
  4. 4AI identifies the right pages
  5. 5Review and save as new document

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