The Mail Merge feature in Debenu PDF Aerialist is disabled in the Acrobat plug-ins menu

To use the PDF Mail Merge feature in Debenu PDF Aerialist, you need to open a PDF form in Adobe Acrobat (unfortunately, Debenu PDF Aerialist is not compatible with XFA forms created in Adobe LiveCycle Designer). Once a PDF document with form fields is open, the Mail Merge menu item in Debenu PDF Aerialist will [...]

Change visibility of link borders in PDF files

Debenu PDF Aerialist, an Adobe Acrobat plug-in, lets you change various link attributes or link properties associated with a link in your PDF. The option for change the properties of existing links is accessible by going to the following menu item in Acrobat ‘Plug-Ins > Debenu PDF Aerialist 11 > Links > Set Link Properties’. [...]

How to uninstall Debenu’s Adobe Acrobat plug-ins on Mac OS X

Debenu’s Adobe Acrobat plug-ins, for example Debenu PDF Aerialist, can be uninstalled on Mac OS X by following the instructions provided below: Go to the Applications folder in Finder Double-click on the Adobe Acrobat folder name Right-click on Adobe Acrobat Pro.app and select Show Package Contents from the context-menu Double-click on the Plug-ins folder Select [...]

Paste link(s) across multiple-pages in a PDF

Debenu PDF Aerialist includes a very useful feature called Past Links across multiple pages for copying a link and then pasting it across multiple pages in a PDF. To use this feature follow these steps: Click on ‘Activate Link Selection Tool’ by going to ‘Plug-Ins > Debenu PDF Aerialist 11 > Links > Activate Link [...]

What is the difference between Standard Upgrade Protection and Premium Upgrade Protection?

The difference between Standard Upgrade Protection and Premium Upgrade Protection is outlined below: Standard Upgrade Protection The Standard Upgrade Protection option provides you with major version upgrade protection for 60 days. This means that if you purchase a Debenu product and then within 60 days we release a new major version of that product, then [...]

What has happened to the mail merge functionality that was in ARTS PDF Variform?

Debenu previously sold a product called ARTS PDF Variform which did mail merging. This product has been discontinued but the mail merge functionality has been added to Debenu PDF Aerialist 11.

I really like using Stamp feature but switching between profiles in the Stamp Management dialog results in the application taking some time to refresh the preview pane. How can I improve this?

The preview pane is designed to offer a very accurate representation of how the output document will appear. It’s possible to navigate through pages in a document to verify your stamp settings. Consequently clicking on multiple stamps requires the preview pane to refresh at every click. For large documents or profiles with many stamps, we [...]

I’ve stamped my document with the wrong stamp. I need to remove the stamp, how can I do it?

To remove a stamp, select Undo Stamp from the ARTS PDF Aerialist Pro tool button or ‘Plug-ins > ARTS PDF Aerialist Pro’ menu. Stamps can only be removed using the undo feature if the document has not been saved. If the document has been saved, use Acrobat’s built in editing tools to remove unwanted stamp [...]

I’m using the overlay and underlay feature but it doesn’t seem to work. How do I use this feature with PDF stamps?

You can overlay or underlay a PDF stamp if you stamp it with text or an image. Stamping only PDF stamps will stamp in the order in which they appear in the list box.

Why can’t I view some of the dynamic text options in the preview pane?

Some of the macros are only created dynamically when a user selects a file to stamp during runtime. The reason these do not appear in the preview pane is because it is dependent on the metadata of the selected file. The options that get affected by this are: $Title $Author $Subject $Keywords