Adobe® Acrobat® X is an essential tool in today’s electronic workflow. As in
earlier versions, you can use Acrobat Standard or Acrobat Pro to convert
virtually any document to Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), preserving
the exact look and content of the original, complete with fonts and graphics.
Additionally, Acrobat provides native support for Adobe Flash technology, so
you can be sure that multimedia components in a PDF will play smoothly.
Adobe has completely redesigned the Acrobat user interface to make it more
intuitive. If you’re new to Acrobat, you’ll be able to get up to speed quickly.
If you’ve used earlier versions, the new user interface may take a little getting
used to. However, you’ll likely appreciate the uncluttered work area and
streamlined design. You can customize the Quick Tools and Common Tools
toolbars to give you quick access to the tools you use most frequently.
Whether you’re using Acrobat Standard or Acrobat Pro, you can distribute PDF
documents reliably and securely by email or store them on the web, an intranet,
a file system, a CD, or a web service such as Acrobat.com. With shared reviews,
you and your colleagues can collaborate easily as you perfect
a document. Reviewers can view and comment on your work, regardless of the
platform they work on. Acrobat makes it easy to collect and organize data from
reviews or from forms. You can create interactive forms and enable users of
the free downloadable Adobe Reader X software to save the completed form.
If you’re using Acrobat Pro, you can automate processes and make them more
consistent using the new Action Wizard. Acrobat includes several actions for
common tasks, such as making documents accessible. And you can create your
own actions, including instructional comments, for processes you perform.
Additionally, in Acrobat Pro, you can unify documents, spreadsheets, presentations,
email, rich media, and more into a single, cohesive PDF Portfolio.
You can also apply redaction to confidential information, compare versions
of documents, and use advanced print production controls for a faster, more
reliable print workflow.