Acrobat 9.0 Professional

Top reasons to buy Acrobat 9 Pro

Unify a wide range of content in a PDF Portfolio
Help protect your documents
Easily create and manage electronic forms
Manage and track electronic document reviews
Include Adobe Reader users
Synchronize document views
Permanently remove sensitive information
Compare PDF documents
Improve print processes
Create and validate accessible PDF documents

Features

Create and reliably share PDF documents
Easily convert any document that prints to PDF to preserve formatting and ensure document integrity.

Easily convert files to PDF
Convert documents to PDF with one-button ease from Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet Explorer, Project, Visio, Access, and Publisher, as well as Autodesk� AutoCAD� and Lotus Notes*.

Scan to PDF with OCR
Scan paper documents to PDF and automatically recognize text with optical character recognition (OCR) technology to create compact, searchable PDF documents.

Convert e-mail to PDF
Archive e-mail or e-mail folders from Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes as PDF files to facilitate easy search and retrieval*.

Capture web pages as PDF Enhanced
Convert complete web pages, or just the portions you want*, including or excluding rich and interactive media. PDF versions of web pages are easy to print, archive, mark up, and share.

Convert and share 2D CAD
Convert DWG files to Adobe PDF files without using AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT.

Insert video in PDF files New
Insert FLV or H.264 video in PDF files for direct playback in Acrobat and Adobe Reader.

Work with Acrobat.com New
Use Acrobat.com services with Acrobat to store and share large documents, collect form data, and review documents with virtually anyone, anywhere.

Manage PDF's

Unify a wide range of content in a PDF Portfolio New
Combine documents, drawings, e-mail, and spreadsheets in a single compressed PDF Portfolio.

Use professionally designed templates New
Choose one of many professional templates to quickly integrate content, define navigation, and add polish to your PDF Portfolio. Add your logo and include descriptions to guide recipients through the contents.

Maintain individual file settings
Maintain digital signatures and security settings within each individual PDF file and form when combining them in a PDF Portfolio.

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

Include only the pages you need
Specify which pages, layouts, or sheets should be included from source files in your final, merged PDF file or PDF Portfolio.

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

Quickly regenerate a PDF Portfolio
Re-create a PDF Portfolio 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 merged PDF file or PDF Portfolio.

Attach native files
Share source files by including documents in their original, native formats.

Help secure PDF documents

Help protect data with passwords and permissions
Use passwords to help control access to PDF documents. Use permissions to restrict printing, copying, or altering. Save passwords and permissions as security policies that can be easily applied to new PDF files.

Permanently remove sensitive information
Use redaction tools to black out sensitive text, illustrations, or other information, permanently deleting the content from the PDF document.

Remove hidden data
Inspect PDF documents for metadata, hidden layers, and other concealed information, and remove it before distributing the files to others.

Certify PDF documents
Use digital IDs to certify documents, signifying that they came from a trusted source.

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

Help protect attached files Enhanced
Help protect all the documents in your PDF Portfolio with 256-bit encryption.

Include Adobe Reader users
Extend digital signature capabilities to anyone using free Adobe Reader software (version 8 or later).

Integrate

Manage electronic document reviews
Gain the input you need through interactive, shared document reviews that help participants see and build on other reviewers' comments, which can be sorted by author, date, or page.

Easily review video New
Comment on video using any of the commenting and markup tools to add feedback to a specific frame.

Easily track reviews Enhanced
Use the Review Tracker to monitor progress and participation in shared reviews. View the status of reviewers, e-mail reviewers, send e-mail reminders, or invite additional participants to a review.

Modify and end reviews New
Use the Review Tracker to add and change review deadlines, end reviews, delete reviews, and start a new review with the same reviewers.

Include Adobe Reader users
Enable anyone using free Adobe Reader software (version 8 or later) to participate in e-mail- or server-based reviews using all of the commenting and markup tools in Acrobat 9, including notes, stamps, highlighting, lines, shapes, and more.

View and print comments
Easily compile all comments into a single PDF document. View and print feedback for easy reconciliation. Sort comments by author, date, or page. Search comments for words or phrases.

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

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.

Compare PDF documents
Automatically highlight the differences between two versions of a PDF document, including text and images, so you can quickly and easily identify what has changed.

Synchronize document views New
Help colleagues, clients, and partners get on the same page at the same time with the ability to co-navigate documents. To provide clarity and enhance discussion, use Acrobat.com services to enable collaboration on a PDF file. Then distribute the PDF file and walk recipients through it in real time by controlling the page view they see.

Collaborate

Easily create and manage electronic forms New
Use the new Form Wizard to convert Microsoft Word and Excel documents or scanned paper to fillable PDF forms.

Optimize form distribution
Easily distribute forms, combine collected forms in a single document or view for easy filtering and analysis, and export collected data to a spreadsheet�.

Easily track forms and participation
Use the Form Tracker to see when forms have been completed and by whom and to send reminders.

Get started with form templates
Take advantage of an existing library of common form templates, such as human resources forms, invoices, and expense reports.

Create dynamic forms Enhanced
Use Adobe LiveCycle Designer, a professional form design tool included with Acrobat 9 Pro, to further customize and automate dynamic XML forms.

Include Adobe Reader users
Enable users of free Adobe Reader software (version 8 or later) to fill in and save forms locally�. By extending Acrobat functionality to Reader users, you can enable virtually anyone to participate in the workflows you initiate.

Use Open Standards

Create standards-compliant documents
Create documents in PDF/A, the ISO standard for long-term archiving of electronic documents; PDF/X, the ideal format for high-quality, professional printing; and PDF/E, the standard format for reliable exchange of engineering documentation and drawings.

Verify compliance with PDF standards New
Get details on compliance with the new PDF Standards pane, which provides information on PDF/A, PDF/X, and PDF/E.

Create and validate accessible PDF documents
Ensure your PDF documents are optimized for people with disabilities. Create accessible PDF documents from almost any source to help comply with standards. Quickly evaluate, correct, and automatically tag PDF documents for optimized accessibility and reflow.
 

System Requirements

Windows
� 1.3GHz or faster processor
� Microsoft� Windows XP Home, Professional, or
Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2 or 3 (32-bit
and 64-bit); Windows Server� 2003 (with Service
Pack 2 for 64-bit); or Windows Vista� Home Basic,
Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise
with or without Service Pack 1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
� Internet Explorer 6.0
� 256MB of RAM (512MB recommended)
� 2.13GB of available hard-disk space
� 1,024x768 screen resolution
� DVD-ROM drive
� Video hardware acceleration (optional)

Mac OS
� PowerPC� G4 or G5 or Intel� processor
� Mac OS X v10.4.11 or 10.5
� 256MB of RAM (512MB recommended)
� 1.42GB of available hard-disk space
� 1,024x768 screen resolution
� DVD-ROM drive