Write and collaborate on documents anywhere, anytime
Adobe® Buzzword® is a new online word processor, perfect for writing reports, proposals, and anything else you need to access online or work on with others. It looks and behaves like your normal desktop word processor, but it operates inside a web browser on Acrobat.com, so there's no installation required. Getting started is free, so sign up now.
Create print-perfect documents
Print exactly what you see on the screen. Fonts, letter spacing, colors, and graphics are all reproduced as intended.
Collaborate with any number of coauthors
Write, edit, and comment on documents with only the people you choose. Control access levels and track edits by contributor.
Access your documents from anywhere
Access all your documents online, eliminating the need to e-mail attachments back and forth.
Control versions and keep track of changes
Avoid editing and reviewing conflicts since everyone works with the same version of the same document. Use the history feature to view and compare changes made or revert to a previous version.
See what you can do with Buzzword
Comments in context
Easily add comments to any document. With a different color for each reviewer, it's easy to distinguish who said what.
Role-based access control
Share your documents with anyone you want and decide each person's role and level of access: coauthor, reviewer, or reader.
Version history
Easily revert to any earlier version of a document. Buzzword automatically keeps a record of recent changes, so you can view and compare changes across versions.
Useful document dashboard
Easily sort by author, date, file size, or your role, and quickly see when documents have been viewed or changed.
Real-time status
View the status of each of your collaborators at the bottom of the screen. See whether they are editing or reading a document, or find out the date and time of the last version they viewed.
Easy image placement
Import JPEG, PNG, and GIF images to liven up your pages. Buzzword provides easy-to-use tools for sizing and placing images and automatically flows text around them.
Flexible lists
Create bulleted lists, numbered lists, or checklists. Easily promote or demote list items and add, delete, or skip bullets, numbers, or symbols in a list.
Ability to share with a wider audience
Allow anyone to view your document without the need for an Acrobat.com account. If viewers want to comment on it, they just need to sign in.
Frequently asked questions
- What file formats does Buzzword support?
- Buzzword currently imports and exports plain text (TXT), Rich Text Format (RTF), Microsoft Word (DOC and DOCX), Word 2003 XML, and OpenOffice (ODT) files. It also exports to Adobe PDF, HTML, and ePub.
- What is the difference between the various roles in a Buzzword document?
- There are three potential roles in a Buzzword document: coauthor, reviewer, and reader. A coauthor has full editing privileges, while a reviewer can add comments but cannot edit the text. A reader can access the document but cannot make any changes.
What people are saying
Our customers
"There's a definite element of fun to using Buzzword. This is evident not only in the quality of student work but also in the enthusiasm with which students approach their projects."
West Springfield High School
"Many of the rich features in Adobe Buzzword beat the capabilities in costly desktop word processing applications. For instance, my students enjoy the ease of working with images and tables in Buzzword, and adding comments is cleaner than in other applications. I also like the ability to view historical versions of documents, which lets me quickly reference content that previously appeared in a student's work."
Professor, College of Education
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
"Buzzword takes the hassle out of sharing, reviewing, and collaborating on documents. Course content can be made available to everyone simultaneously, and students can comment, ask questions, and add input that is shared among project groups. It's one of the easiest online collaboration tools that I've used."
Adjunct professor
Lesley University
"When you're constantly on the go, everything comes down to accessibility. I can now use Buzzword to access my documents without any worries. Previously, I had to deal with downloading e-mail with huge attachments that inevitably crashed my system or large numbers of document drafts crowding my folders. Buzzword makes those problems history."
Senior art director
Genex
"Other online word processors just try to be like online versions of Microsoft Word. Buzzword is the only one that took a creative, new approach — and it works so much better. It looks like actual printed pages, which is not only great from a design standpoint but also helps non-tech-savvy users get started faster and create better quality work."
Professor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Manager and editor of www.lifehack.org
"Buzzword is a great alternative to trying to collaborate on documents via e-mail because we can view and comment on materials in real time. It helps eliminate the delays and miscommunication that can happen when people all work on e-mail attachments on their own."
Individual user
Next steps
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