Article 3: Edit pdf with adobe Adobe Reader X and Adobe Acrobat X Pro

Download adobe Reader X and Adobe Acrobat X Pro and setup it

The first step that most people are familiar with is the addition of a mapping in the DOCICON.xml file. For those who aren’t the steps are:

1.       Edit DOCICON.XML

a.       Path: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\XML\DOCICON.XML

2.       Add an entry to support PDF files.

a.       <Mapping Key="pdf" Value="icpdf.png" OpenControl="AdobeAcrobat.OpenDocuments" />

      3. download icon png and set name is icpdf.png then save to “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\IMAGES”

Please note the second part of the entry EditText="Adobe Acrobat" OpenControl="AdobeAcrobat.OpenDocuments"  which is critical to achieving the Edit in functionality

This step will provide a nice link that allows users to edit documents in Adobe Acrobat.

When click to “Edit Document”, automatic adobe Acrobat Pro open and request check out & Open, click to button Check Out & Open

Comment document

Back to your site, you see your document is checked out

Back to adobe Acrobat Pro, continue edit and when edit finished you can check in document by click to menu File | Sharepoint Server | Check In

Comment document version

After finished, you back to your site and see document is checked in

Moreover, can see version history follow as: