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Why buy Acrobat 8 Professional?

Part of Acrobat family

• Enable advanced features in Adobe Reader
  Enable anyone using free Adobe® Reader® software (version 7.0 or 8) to participate in document reviews, fill and save electronic forms offline*, and digitally sign documents.

• Combine and optimize documents
  Combine documents, drawings, and rich media content into a single, polished Adobe PDF document. Optimize file size, and arrange files in any order regardless of file type, dimensions, or orientation.

• Accelerate document reviews
  Send documents for review and track which reviewers have contributed feedback. Compile comments into a single PDF document with one-button ease and sort them by author, date, or page.

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

• Create advanced forms
  Design dynamic, interactive forms to collect and aggregate data through e-mail or on the web with included Adobe LiveCycle® Designer software. (Windows® only)

• Easily create Adobe PDF documents
  Create Adobe PDF documents with one-button ease from Microsoft Office applications. Windows users can also create Adobe PDF documents from Outlook, Internet Explorer, Project, Visio, Access, Publisher, AutoCAD®, and Lotus Notes files.

• Apply passwords and assign permissions
  Restrict access to Adobe PDF documents using 128-bit encryption. Set document permissions to help restrict who can print, save, copy, or modify a document.

• Permanently remove sensitive information
  Permanently remove metadata, hidden layers, and other concealed information, and use redaction tools to permanently delete sensitive text, illustrations, or other content.

• Archive papers and e-mails for easy search and retrieval
  Scan paper documents with OCR technology to create compact, searchable Adobe PDF documents. Archive Microsoft Outlook e-mail to Adobe PDF to facilitate easy search and retrieval.

• Generate professional, print-ready files
  Automate the preflight process and correct issues that might compromise print quality without creating a new Adobe PDF document.

   

  *For ad hoc forms distribution and data collection for up to 500 people

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