Adobe: Features of Reader, Standard and Professional

The Adobe Acrobat family of products enables business professionals to communicate and collaborate with confidence using Adobe PDF, the de facto standard for electronic document exchange.

Adobe Reader: (www.adobe.com)

Adobe Reader is FREE software that lets you open, view, search, and print PDF files.  It is a stand-alone application.

Adobe Reader is viewable and printable on any platform (multiplatform) - Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, and many mobile platforms.

PDF:  (Portable Document Format) is a file format that has captured all the elements of a printed document as an electronic image that you can view, navigate, print, or forward to someone else.  This keeps your information secure.

Adobe PDF files maintain information integrity.  They look exactly like original documents and preserve source file information (text, photos, full-color graphics)

A PDF form can be viewed and fields filled in, but you cannot save a PDF file in Adobe Reader.

PDF forms cannot be created in Adobe Reader.

Note:  If you have Adobe Acrobat Professional or Standard on your machine; it is recommended to have the same version for the Adobe Reader.

Adobe Acrobat Standard:  Simple Functionality (must be purchased)

Adobe Acrobat Standard is a software application that makes it simple to create and share more secure and reliable Adobe PDF documents.

• Create Adobe PDF Documents quickly and easily
• Fill in Form Fields and have ability to Save
• Combine different files to create an organized document
• Use familiar tools for review and commenting
• Protect document content to help preserve its integrity

Adobe Acrobat Professional:  Advanced Functionality (must be purchased)

Adobe Acrobat Professional is a software application that has advanced features to create, control, and deliver more secure, high-quality PDF documents.

• Create and reliably exchange Adobe PDF Documents (content-rich documents)
• Assemble multiple files into a single, polished document
• Collect and manage review feedback
• Apply advanced document control and security

Compare the Acrobat Family at: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/matrix.html

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Revision Date: January 24, 2007