This is the first step in preparing a document for Design Online: adding variable data blocks to an existing PDF file. This is done in Adobe Acrobat Pro (versions VIII through DC) using the free PDFlib Blocks plugin, available for both OSX and Windows.
Download the PDFlib Blocks plugin
¶ Installing on OSX
- Copy the plugin into:
~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Acrobat/###/Plug-ins - If the plugin doesn't appear in Acrobat, open Preferences > General and confirm the checkbox "Use only certified plug-ins" is unchecked.
The video below illustrates installing the PDFlib Blocks plugin on OSX
¶ Installing on Windows
Acrobat Pro on Windows exists in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. You must download the version of the PDFlib plugin that matches your version of Acrobat Pro.
- Determine whether your version of Acrobat Pro is 32-bit or 64-bit via the Windows Task Manager (see image below)
- Download the matching version of the PDFlib Blocks plugin
- Install the plugin
- Disable "Certified Mode": open Edit > Preferences > General and uncheck "Use only certified plug-ins"
The image below shows how to check whether your Acrobat Pro is 32-bit or 64-bit using the Windows Task Manager. The Task Manager will clearly display "32-bit" if your version is 32-bit:
The video below illustrates installing the PDFlib Blocks plugin on Windows
¶ Next step
Once the plugin is installed, continue to PDFlib Products to start adding variable data blocks and create your first product.