PDF is everywhere, with more than 275 million PDF documents on the web today and countless PDF files in use internally by governments and businesses around the world. Here are a few samples that illustrate how PDF is used.
To fully experience these PDF Portfolios, make sure you have Adobe® Reader® 9 or Acrobat® 9 software installed.
PDF Portfolio games
See how PDF Portfolios are being used to showcase entertaining games.
Branded games (PDF, 5.1M)
Naked Penguin Boy is a digital communications agency dedicated to creating unique experiences for some of the world's biggest brands. Check out some of the agency's games.
Sports games (PDF, 3.4M)
Ultimate Arcade is an online game developer that also hosts thousands of free games in a range of categories. Try your skills in this sports sampler.
Games for kids (PDF, 5.7M)
Ultimate Arcade offers this sampler for the youngest gamers to help them discover the fun of playing online.
PDF Portfolio samples
Acrobat 9 PDF Portfolios are a new and engaging way to share your work with others. See examples of how a PDF Portfolio can help you combine and unify a wide range of content.
Best of Acrobat 9 (PDF, 29M)
This interactive PDF Portfolio featuring Adobe's Lori DeFurio provides an introduction to key elements of Acrobat 9 and PDF Portfolio creation.
Marketing (PDF, 7.1M)
See how Adobe uses a PDF Portfolio to combine and distribute assets for the new Acrobat 9 family.
HR (PDF, 4.0M)
New employee information and forms are cumbersome. See how your company can streamline data collection and make a great first-day impression.
IT (PDF, 2.1M)
Help reduce RFP questions and clarifications. Use a PDF Portfolio to organize and present your information in a clear and engaging way.
Finance (PDF, 1.4M)
Getting ready for quarterly financials involves many e-mails, spreadsheets, and approvals. Bring everything together with a PDF Portfolio.
Manufacturing (PDF, 2.8M)
Creating RFPs is time consuming. See how a PDF Portfolio consolidates information and streamlines the bidding process.
Multimedia widgets
Acrobat 9 introduces support for native playback of applications created in Adobe Flash® in PDFs using Acrobat and Adobe Reader 9. These sample widgets demonstrate some of the ways you can use multimedia to interact with data in a PDF file or connect with real-time information on the web. Each of the files is a self-contained SWF file that you can insert using the Flash tool available from the Multimedia taskbar button or from the Multimedia toolbar in Acrobat 9.
Basic calculator
The basic calculator is a simple demonstration of an application built with Flash that can run inside a PDF file.
Financial calculator
The financial calculator is similar to the basic calculator, but includes financial functions like future values and payment calculations.
RSS feed reader
The RSS reader demonstrates how you can connect readers of your PDF documents to your real-time presence on the web.
Takeoff calculator
The takeoff calculator interacts with measurement information in a PDF file. Use it to collect measurements and allow an engineering or construction estimator to assign unit costs to establish a construction budget.
Next steps
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