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How to center an image in Acrobat DC Pro?

Forum|Forum|10 years ago
October 31, 2015
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What I need to do seems so simple, but it has been astonishingly frustrating. I just want to center an image horizontally on the page. I select the image, go to the edit menu, and all the options are available in Objects *except* align option, which is greyed out (see link for screenshot). What am I doing wrong? This REALLY should be more intuitive.

http://puu.sh/l4my1/c0b31011fc.png

Thanks for your help!

Correct answer try67

The Align option is only available when you select multiple objects and want to align all of them with one another.
PDF files were never really meant to be edited in such a way to begin with, so the editing capabilities of Acrobat are quite limited (although they get better all the time), and some features which would seem basic in an editor might be missing.

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Joshua3855316756d8

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I totally agree, adobe boasts a robust suite of tools and yet you cant create simple PDFs from scratch, you need to create your document in another program, such as microsoft word, and then turn those files into PDF. Extremely frustrating I agree.

try67

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PDFs were never meant to be created from scratch in Adobe. Doing so is a very bad idea.

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The Big Beekeeper

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You receive a PDF in an email. You notice one image is slightly off and it needs to be centered. You open your $25+/month paid Adobe PDF editor software to take a look. Oops, looks like the only way to properly make that tiny change is to export this pdf into Word (destroying half the formatting in the process), performing the incredibly simple operation, and then importing it back as a pdf (further compromising any formatting albeit to a lesser degree). No thanks.

JR Boulay

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Cut-paste the image in another software, then cut-paste in Acrobat which places it at the centre of the page.

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe

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Joshua3855316756d8

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Wow, we need third party programs to center an image on adobe PDF...

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The Big Beekeeper

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Adobe is basically an add-on for Microsoft Office or a similar suite. It's sad to see them charge such a premium for a service such as Adobe PDF that essentially requires Word or an equally competent program to operate properly.

try67

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The Align option is only available when you select multiple objects and want to align all of them with one another.
PDF files were never really meant to be edited in such a way to begin with, so the editing capabilities of Acrobat are quite limited (although they get better all the time), and some features which would seem basic in an editor might be missing.

athena8888Author

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This is such a basic function that it astonishes me it isn't available. I *strongly* suggest it for future revisions. I wish there was a plugin that could do it.

Is there at least any way to keep the ruler turned on from document to document so I don't have to go through all the steps to turn it on each time I open a document?

Thanks for your help. Truly.

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The Big Beekeeper

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And after 9 whole years we still aren't able to center an image with Adobe's paid services!

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