Adobe Reader X / Features
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Open and view any PDF document in Adobe® Reader® X software using new Protected Mode. Take advantage of new signature features and enhanced review and commenting tools to share your feedback with others.
Signing PDF documents
Sign any PDF using a typewritten, hand-drawn, or scanned image of your signature. The new Send For Signature feature also lets you connect to Adobe EchoSign® to ask others to sign files electronically, tracking status online.
Industry-leading security
Take advantage of the security of Protected Mode in Reader, which helps safeguard your computer software and data from malicious code.
Enhanced commenting tools
Make notes and share your feedback with others by marking up PDF documents using the Sticky Notes and Highlighter tools.
Comprehensive file searching
Find and retrieve any PDF document or phrase within a document in seconds. Search for words in page content, annotations, bookmarks, form fields, or document metadata within any PDF file on a local computer.
Interact with rich PDF files, including PDF Portfolios, CAD files, and multimedia content. Complete, save, and send Reader enabled forms.
Opening PDF Portfolios
Open and view contents of a PDF Portfolio, a collection of PDF documents, and other document types, including drawings, email messages, spreadsheets, and videos.
Electronic form submission
Fill, save, sign, and electronically submit forms that have been Reader enabled by Adobe LiveCycle® ES2 or Adobe Acrobat® software.
Flash technology support
Enable a new level of end-user interaction thanks to the ability of Reader to natively display rich media content created with Adobe Flash® technology.
CAD and geospatial functionality
Reader users can access and interact with CAD designs and geospatial maps that have been converted to PDF.
Feel confident that you can open and view any PDF file, regardless of which operating system you are running. Integrate with screen readers and other assistive technologies. Use online services at Acrobat.com to create, share, and store all kinds of PDF files.
Access to all PDF files
View and interact with PDF files that contain a wide variety of content types, including drawings, email messages, spreadsheets, videos, and other multimedia elements.
Multiplatform support
Deliver a reliable experience across operating systems. Reader supports a wide variety of operating systems, including Windows® and Mac OS, so extended teams can share documents across platforms.
Simplified user interface
View information more precisely and efficiently. Choose reading mode to fit more content on the screen or two-up mode to view page spreads. Use keyboard shortcuts like print, zoom, and find within the browser.
Online services
Directly access online services at Acrobat.com from within Reader X. Perform common tasks such as creating PDF files, securely sharing and storing documents, and screen-sharing.
International standards
Take advantage of support for the new ISO Standard 32000 for PDF. Also, Reader continues to support PDF/A, the ISO-approved standard for the long-term preservation of electronic documents; PDF/X (printing); PDF/H; PDF/E (engineering); XMP/RDF; and ODBC.
Accessibility
Let Reader X read out loud, or change the reading order of columns. Reader meets the accessibility requirements mandated by Section 508 of the amended U.S. Rehabilitation Act.
Manage Reader deployments with common third-party software. Support for security and accessibility standards helps ensure compliance with government regulations and business policies. Enhanced security features also simplify administration for lower total cost of ownership.
Deployment tools
Manage Reader deployments using a wide range of IT resources, including the Adobe Customization Wizard, IBM Tivoli, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), Microsoft System Center Updates Publisher (SCUP), and more.
Security standards
Enjoy support for standards such as SOAP/WSDL, XSD, Kerberos, W3C XML digital signatures, 256-bit AES, OASIS WS-Security, HTTP/HTTPS, RSA, XML encryption, and ECMAScript for XML (E4X) in the JavaScript interpreter. Reader is NIST PKI test-suite compliant.
Extensibility
Extend the functionality of Adobe Reader X using the Acrobat software development kit (SDK), available free of charge.
Multilingual User Interface
Install French, German, and Spanish simultaneously, and then switch among them using the Adobe Multilingual User Interface (MUI). The user interface also changes to the appropriate language on-the-fly.
Adobe online services are available only to users 13 and older and require an Internet connection and agreement to additional terms. Services are not available in all countries or languages. Fees or subscription charges may apply. Services may be discontinued without notice.
