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Create and optimize Adobe PDF documents

Easily create Adobe PDF documents

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

Scan to PDF with OCR

Scan paper documents with OCR technology to create compact, searchable Adobe PDF documents.

Convert e-mail to Adobe PDF files

Convert e-mail in Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes to Adobe PDF documents to facilitate searching, archiving, and retrieval. (Windows only)

Capture web pages as Adobe PDF files

Convert web pages to Adobe PDF documents to easily print, archive, mark up, or share. (Windows only)

Create in PDF/A or PDF/X

Create documents in PDF/A, the ISO standard for long-term archiving of electronic documents, or PDF/X, the ideal format for high-quality, professional printing.

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Combine files from multiple applications

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.

Maintain individual file security settings

Maintain individual digital signatures and security settings in PDF files and forms when combining them into a single PDF package.

Include only the pages you need

Specify which pages, layouts, or sheets should be included from source files in your final, combined Adobe PDF document.

Optimize Adobe PDF output

Select from multiple file size and quality settings to optimize PDF output for your intended purpose.

Quickly regenerate a combined PDF file

Re-create a combined Adobe PDF document after revising source files, without having to locate and gather the native files again.

Unify with headers, footers, and watermarks

Automatically remove headers and footers from source files and add unifying headers, footers, or watermarks to your combined Adobe PDF document.

Attach native files

Share source files by attaching them to your Adobe PDF document in their original, native formats.

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Enhance and extend document collaboration

Conduct e-mail–based reviews

Initiate a document review in Adobe PDF via e-mail. Merge inbound comments and markups from all reviewers into one PDF document with a single click.

Manage shared reviews

Easily conduct shared reviews — without IT assistance — that allow review participants to see one another's comments and track the status of the review.

Enable collaboration tools in Adobe Reader

Enable users of free Adobe Reader® software* to participate in e-mail– or server-based reviews using all of the commenting and markup tools in Acrobat 8 Professional, including notes, stamps, highlighter, pencil, lines, shapes, and more.

Track reviews and manage comments

Track which reviewers have contributed feedback, send reminders, and add new participants. Easily compile all comments into a single Adobe PDF document.

View and print comments

View and print feedback for easy reconciliation. Sort comments by author, date, or page. Search comments for words or phrases.

Export comments to Word or AutoCAD

Select and export comments back to your original Word or AutoCAD file. Comments appear in Word as tracked changes and in AutoCAD as a separate layer.

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Streamline data collection with Adobe PDF forms

Get started with form templates

Take advantage of an existing library of common form templates, such as human resources forms, invoices, and expense reports. (Windows only)

Easily create forms

Create fillable forms for distribution by e-mail or on the web from scanned paper, PDF documents, Microsoft Word documents, or Excel spreadsheets.

Auto-recognize form fields

Automatically locate form fields in static PDF documents and convert them to interactive fields that can be filled electronically by anyone using free Adobe Reader software*.

Optimize form workflow

Easily distribute forms; combine collected forms into a searchable, sortable PDF package; and export collected data into a spreadsheet.

Enable form features in Adobe Reader

Enable users of Adobe Reader software* to type information directly into Adobe PDF forms and save them locally for offline use.†

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Apply advanced document security and controls

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.

Sign documents digitally

Apply digital signatures to authenticate documents, manage their status, and help protect against unauthorized modification.

Enable digital signatures in Adobe Reader

Enable Adobe Reader users* to digitally sign PDF documents.

Remove hidden data

Inspect Adobe PDF documents for metadata, hidden layers, and other concealed information, and remove as needed.

Permanently remove sensitive information

Use redaction tools to permanently remove sensitive text, illustrations, or other information from the Adobe PDF document.

Protect attached files

Protect files attached to your Adobe PDF documents with 128-bit encryption.

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*Requires Adobe Reader 7.0 or 8
**For ad hoc forms distribution and data collection for up to 500 people

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