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TIP 36: Attaching Source Files to a PDF

Acrobat 7 contains a feature for attaching source files to a converted document, and also includes a pane for managing attachments.

If you are working in a source program that contains a PDFMaker (such as Word), choose Adobe PDF > Change Conversion Settings to open the Acrobat PDFMaker dialog. Click Attach source file to Adobe PDF in the Application Settings area of the Settings tab (Figure 36a). Then click OK to close the dialog.

You can attach any type of file from within Acrobat, and can place an attachment icon anywhere on your page that your users can click to view the attachment. Click the Attach icon's pull-down arrow on the File toolbar and click the Attach a File as a Comment icon (Figure 36b). You can also choose Tools > Commenting > Attach a File as a Comment or click the Attach a File as a Comment icon on the Commenting toolbar.

Move the pointer, which looks like a pushpin, over the document to where you want to display the attachment icon. Browse to the location of the file and select it. Click Select to close the dialog. The File Attachment Properties dialog lets you choose an alternate icon, color, or opacity (Figure 36c). Click the General tab to display fields where you can modify the attachment's name, your name, and a description of the attachment. To dismiss the dialog, click Close. You can't attach an open file to a PDF document.

Voilà! The attachment icon is displayed where you clicked earlier, and if you move the pointer over the icon, you can see information about the attachment in the form of a tool tip (Chapter 14 for information about adding comments and Tip 123 in Chapter 15 for working with the Comments pane).