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Acrobat 9 Standard

Acrobat 9 Pro

Acrobat 9 Pro Extended
View, print, and search PDF files, including PDF Portfolios and PDF maps

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Author, store, and share documents, and share your screen, using Acrobat.com services

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Experience richer content and greater interactivity with native support for Adobe® Flash® techlogy

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Create PDF documents from any application that prints

 

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Convert Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Access files to PDF with one-button ease*

 

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Capture web pages as rich, dynamic PDF files for review and archiving

 

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Archive e-mail or e-mail folders from Microsoft Outlook or Lotus  tes*

 

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Scan paper documents to PDF and automatically recognize text with optical character recognition (OCR)

 

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Save PDF files as Microsoft Word documents, retaining the layout, fonts, formatting, and tables, to facilitate reuse of content

 

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Help protect PDF documents with 256-bit encryption

 

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Apply restrictions on printing, copying, and altering PDF documents

 

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Examine documents for hidden information and delete as needed

 

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Merge files from multiple applications into a single PDF document

 

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Assemble a wide range of content types in a polished, organized PDF Portfolio

 

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Review documents using familiar commenting tools such as sticky  tes, highlighting, lines, shapes, and stamps

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Manage shared document reviews that allow review participants to see one a ther's comments

 

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Enable real-time collaboration with synchronized document views and chat

 

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Digitally sign PDF documents

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Certify PDF documents using digital IDs

 

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Easily create fillable PDF forms from paper or existing files using the Form Wizard

 

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Distribute PDF forms to collect information and track their status†

 

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Enable users of Adobe Reader® (version 8 or later) to fill in and save PDF forms locally

 

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Convert documents to PDF/A for archiving with easy search and retrieval

 

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Validate documents for conformance to ISO standards PDF/A, PDF/E, and PDF/X

 

 

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Personalize a PDF Portfolio with customizable templates for navigation and branding

 

 

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Permanently delete sensitive information, including specific text or illustrations, with redaction tools

 

 

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Convert Autodesk® AutoCAD®, Microsoft Visio, and Microsoft Project files to PDF with one-button ease, preserving document layers in Visio and AutoCAD and object data in Visio*

  

 

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Enable users of Adobe Reader (version 8 or later) to digitally sign PDF documents

  

 

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Compare and highlight the differences between two versions of a PDF document

  

 

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Create dynamic XML forms with Adobe LiveCycle® Designer ES (included)*

  

 

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Preview, preflight, correct, and prepare PDF files for high-end print production and digital publishing

  

 

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Create and validate accessible PDF documents

  

 

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Insert FLV or H.264 video for direct playback in Adobe Acrobat® and Adobe Reader

  

 

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Easily add audio, video, and quizzes to your PowerPoint slides and create rich, interactive presentations with Adobe Presenter (included)

  

 

 

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Convert a variety of video formats to FLV for playback in PDF

  

 

 

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Embed video in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint and convert to FLV in PDF

  

 

 

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Convert 3D content to PDF for cross-platform sharing and collaboration

  

 

 

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Combine multiple CAD formats in one assembly and save as PDF with Adobe 3D Reviewer (included)

  

 

 

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Convert 2D and 3D designs from major CAD applications to PDF for use by extended teams without expensive CAD or viewer software

  

 

 

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Create PDF maps by importing geospatial files that retain metadata and coordinates

  

 

 

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When enabled by Acrobat Pro or Acrobat Pro Extended.
* Windows® only.
† For ad hoc forms distribution and data collection for up to 500 people.
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