How much time have you spent looking for a PDF file you worked on a while ago? Like most other applications, Acrobat's File menu lists your most recently opened files.
By default, you see the last five documents opened, but that sixth one will require some fishing to locate. This is an adjustable value, by the way. To change the number of files listed in your recently used list, you can go to Edit > Preference (or Acrobat > Preferences on the Mac) and make the adjustment there.
There is a much more robust feature that Adobe has given us, and it's been there for years. It's called the Organizer. Organizer is a child application of Acrobat, so it cannot be launched on its own–it must be opened from within the Acrobat interface. To launch Organizer, choose File > Organizer > Open Organizer.
The Organizer's Interface is divided into three vertical panels. The left-most panel is divided into three sections: History, File Tree and Collections.
There is a much more robust feature that Adobe has given us, and it's been there for years. It's called the Organizer. Organizer is a child application of Acrobat, so it cannot be launched on its own–it must be opened from within the Acrobat interface. To launch Organizer, choose File > Organizer > Open Organizer.
The Organizer's Interface is divided into three vertical panels. The left-most panel is divided into three sections: History, File Tree and Collections.
The History section shows a timeline listed as Today, Yesterday, Last 7 days, Last 14 days, Last 30 days & Last 12 months! Click on the word Today, and the middle column is populated with a list of every PDF file you had opened today.
If you single-click to select one of these files in the middle panel, the right-most column then shows thumbnails of the individual pages of that file. These thumbnails are scalable too. Move the slider back & forth below the third column to zoom in and out on the pages.
Double-click a listed file in the middle column and Acrobat will open and display that document. However, if you double-click a page thumbnail in the right panel, Acrobat will open that specific document–and display that exact page.
If you decide the Organizer is a tool that you'd like to use frequently, you can customize your File toolbar to show an Organizer button. All you need to do is right-click the File toolbar and select the Organizer tool.
Double-click a listed file in the middle column and Acrobat will open and display that document. However, if you double-click a page thumbnail in the right panel, Acrobat will open that specific document–and display that exact page.
If you decide the Organizer is a tool that you'd like to use frequently, you can customize your File toolbar to show an Organizer button. All you need to do is right-click the File toolbar and select the Organizer tool.
You will also find great little shortcuts to your newly found History feature by choosing File > History. The History section of the Organizer is available for you to use without actually opening the Organizer.
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David R. Mankin is a Certified Technical Trainer, desktop publisher, computer graphic artist, and Web page developer. He is an Adobe-Certified Expert in Acrobat.
I use dozens of Adobe files every day. But none of them shows up in the History section of the Organizer; and none shows up in the collections, despite my having tried various methods to add files to a collection. What is wrong here?
I use dozens of Adobe files every day. But none of them shows up in the History section of the Organizer; and none shows up in the collections, despite my having tried various methods to add files to a collection. What is wrong here?
I use dozens of Adobe files every day. But none of them shows up in the History section of the Organizer; and none shows up in the collections, despite my having tried various methods to add files to a collection. What is wrong here?