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Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended (06/07/2008)

Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended

Entered CNET Catalog: 06/07/2008

SKU: 0883919145228

Manufacturer: Adobe Systems

Manufacturer description

Adobe Acrobat software enables business professionals to reliably create, combine, and control Adobe PDF documents for easy, more secure distribution, collaboration, and data collection.

Product summary

The goodThe good: Adobe Acrobat 9 wraps video and animation into PDFs; supports geospatial mapping and 3D images; enhances 256-bit encryption; improves form management and redaction; takes Web page snapshots; PDF Portfolios better bundle complex packages; free online tie-ins extend the tools and allow remote collaboration.

The badThe bad: Adobe Acrobat 9 isn't a cinch to master; tech support is pricey; PowerPoint tie-ins and geospatial mapping are only available in Pro Extended.

The bottom lineThe bottom line: This update should be worthwhile for security-minded businesses and creative firms. With Acrobat 9, Adobe brings new Web relevance to print-ready PDFs by enabling embedded video and animation. Forms, security, and overall ease of use are also enhanced.

Average user rating: from 5 users
3.0 stars

User opinions

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User Rating:
5.0 stars

out of 5 user reviews

Excellent Software

Pros: PDF Presentations
Presenter Included
Amazing Form Handling
Redaction

Cons: None so far...surprisingly

Review: Definitely worth the money for me. I use the rich features on a regular basis. File sizes seems to have gotten smaller as well. Excellent security.

Lastly to the "reviewer" above. No its not a Microsoft product; dummy.
User Rating:
1.0 stars

out of 5 user reviews

is this a microsoft product??

Pros: can't think of any

Cons: this is the worst adobe program i've ever used. it's like microsoft created it! confusing, doesn't work right, and buggy!!!!
need i go on??? nothing is intuative, it won't even let me save files. it's messed up.

Review:
User Rating:
4.5 stars

out of 5 user reviews

This is a great upgrade. Make your PDF forms work.

Pros: Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended is a great upgrade from version Pro 7.0. This product makes fillable forms quick and easy. Very little editing required. I can now create nice packages to show various files within the same PDF window. Well done!!

Cons: Learning curve is a little deep. A little patience resolves that issue.

Review: If you want more interactive PDF files and a more productive manner to create fillable forms from existing documents, this is the product for you. Security is much easier to implement too. I like the ability to drop multiple file types like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and video files into a single window and have them all converted to a PDF. Make sure you have at least 2GB of RAM and a good processor. This product is a very nice upgrade to 7. I'm currently using Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended version 9.2.0.
User Rating:
1.5 stars

out of 5 user reviews

Dumb, Stupid, and did i mention it's Stupid?

Pros: It Creates PDFs and has a bunch of features.

Cons: Even on a high end machine, if you want to use advanced features like layering and stamp tools, it works very slow.

Review: This product is a total ripoff. I use Actobat 6.0 and Acrobat 9.0... 6.0 is not a great product either, but at least it's more efficient and simple. Acrobat 9.0 Pro Extended runs slow on our server, which I believe has two Core 2 processors. Pasting an image from the clipboard can be a nightmare if you want to paste a label or a key, whether to create a PDF from the clipboard or by using the stamp tool. I am not 100% used to 9.0, because I have been avoiding it as much as possible. But I am familiar with Acrobat 6.0, which has been much more handy for me. Because I frequently create large PDF maps. I would recommend using the older software when possible.

Updated on Sep 22, 2009

I forgot to mention why it is such an issue to paste images. Acrobat distorts the clipboard images horizontally when I paste from Excel. And when I create a PDF from a clipboard image in Acrobat, it looks awful and assumes that I want the clipboard image to fit to an 8x11 sheet of paper.

Updated on Sep 22, 2009

I forgot to mention why it is such an issue to paste images. Acrobat distorts the clipboard images horizontally when I paste from Excel. And when I create a PDF from a clipboard image in Acrobat, it looks awful and assumes that I want the clipboard image to fit to an 8x11 sheet of paper.

User Rating:
3.5 stars

out of 5 user reviews

So far its just ok and still buggy

Pros: Its Acrobat it is great and improved typewriter tool

Cons: Lock ups and crashes some tools are bugged

Review: It actually reminds me of Acrobat 7 i never really liked 7 due to bugs lock ups etc and new features didn't seem refined enough. 8 was great and never was bugged for me.

Typewriter tool is improved!!!!!! Still a bit more they could do here with bold and italic but still scalable fonts is big improvement.

I have extended and have not fully explored but i think with an update or two it will be great however if i had tried before buy i probably would have waited for at least one update.
Updated
They have removed the paste ability of the snapshot tool within a PDF i just received this information from a tech reply.

Since i rely heavily on that tool for my purposes it is a downgrade

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Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended specifications

  • General
  • Category Creativity application
  • Subcategory Creativity - desktop publishing
  • Version 9
  • Language(s) Adobe Universal English
  • License pricing Standard
  • Software
  • License Type Complete package
  • License Qty 1 user
  • License Pricing Standard
  • Platform Windows
  • Distribution Media DVD-ROM
  • Package Type Retail
  • System Requirements
  • OS Required Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise SP1 , Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2 or later , Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1 , Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition , Microsoft Windows Vista Business , Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 or later , Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise , Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium , Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 or later , Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 , Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate , Microsoft Windows XP Professional , Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 , Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 , Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic , Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Software Requirements Internet Explorer 6.0
  • Min Processor Type 1.3 GHz
  • Peripheral / Interface Devices XGA monitor , DVD-ROM
  • System Requirements Details Microsoft Windows Vista / XP - RAM 512.0 MB - HD 2.35 GB