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I guess no one ever uses Acrobat of any form at all these days.
There does not seem to be an obvious way to select multiple files, then have them converted with the selected output file format.
I have found some reference which indicate someone was wanting such in the recent past, like 2 years.
But there does not seem to be any widge icon for creating an action. It seems the interface has been made safe for idiots who would never use the tool to deal with more than one carefully crafted document at a time.
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Hi,
Below is a tutorial for "idiots".
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The interface has changed but it is a function that has been in Acrobat Pro at least since version 5, more than 20 years ago.
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Do you have a question? Explain what you want to do.
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Simple. Select multiple files in Acrobat, and convert them to xlsx files... Is that simple enough. In the current icon driving interface, selecting the 'convert PDF' option results in a dialog that only allows one file at a time to be converted.
Most tools allow for multiple files to be selected, and then the operation performed. Adobe at tone time had the capability of creating an 'action', which allowed for multiple functions to be performed on files, eventualy resulting in a 'save', which could be done in a batch mode, thus saving time for situations where 10s/100s of files need the same operations performed.
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That feature is still there, as it always has been in Acrobat Professional.
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You can use the Action Wizard.
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Hi,
Below is a tutorial for "idiots".
😉
The interface has changed but it is a function that has been in Acrobat Pro at least since version 5, more than 20 years ago.
Happy Easter !
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Hi JR, I love that graphic!!
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Thanks. You can take it I don't find this sort of interface particularly 'helpful', when searching for functionality. 'Action Wizard' has now been added to the list on the right hand side.
 
 
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The thing about modern interface design, which I am no fan of, is that they don't bother to make things easy to find visually, assuming everyone will use the search function. In Windows 10 I have no idea where to find the Calculator, but by the time I've typed CAL in the search box, there it is. Thus, searching for Action or Batch or Automate would have taken you straight there. But not Automation, but you'd be expected to watch the partial word search have filtering effects. At least I believe that's the thinking behind it. Using search is not really an optional extra until you really know your way around, and I believe even then.