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Adjust PDF Contrast with Adobe Reader/Acrobat?

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Mar 15, 2026383160 views

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We get PDF's from our professor to read for homework but they're often scanned documents, is there a way to adjust the contrast of the text to make it easier to read? Edit: I've got Photoshop but is there a way to do it from a PDF reader? Edit2: Windows XP, 7 ** Windows or Ubuntu Only **

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You can try this: Go to Edit>Preferences>Accessibility This will not change the true contrast, but you can pick contrasting colors of your choice, or one of the defaults, as in the screenshot.

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