3 Replies Latest reply: Aug 12, 2010 4:09 AM by Bill@VT RSS

    Units in pixel

    nina1234567 Community Member

      Hi there!

       

      I often have to measure my documents i.e. for preparing layouts for programming. In general I did this with photoshop which is kind of cumbersome because PS doesn't add the measurewidth automatically while dragging. I recently found the "measurement tool" in acrobat which pretty much is what I was searching for.

      But now my problem is:

      1. I cannot change the units to px (to pt, in, mm, cm,...etc. but px is missing)

      2. where can I change the color of the text (of the measurewidth Acrobat is calculating)?

       

      Any ideas?

       

      Thanks,

      Nina

        • 1. Re: Units in pixel
          Bill@VT CommunityMVP

          There may be an issue with what you are trying to do and why you can not find it. Pixels are not a standard dimension, but depend on the resolution you have. The default in Acrobat is 1200 dpi, though many of use reduce this to 300 or 600. Then there is the resolution of the graphics that may be different. When you measure in pixels you are measuring relative to the dpi spec which may not be fixed in a PDF document. You are better off using pts or such. So are you sure you really want pixels, and if so, what resolution?

          • 2. Re: Units in pixel
            nina1234567 Community Member

            Hi Bill@VT,

             

            yes, I really need px for my measurement. I often design i.e. websites but do not implement them.. therefore I give the design template to a programmer. And to be sure, he really stick to my template, I add a "pixel exact" measurement. My resolution has to be 72dpi.

             

            And I have to add: I could go on measuring it on Photoshop, but I am still searching for a better workflow, and that is why I tried it with Acrobat and found the "measurement tool". If I can measure pixel, this will be a much easier way for me than using Photoshop.

            • 3. Re: Units in pixel
              Bill@VT CommunityMVP

              As far as I know it is not an option in Acrobat, probably because there are a mix of resolutions in PDFs. If I am wrong, that might spark someone in the know to chime in.