Entered CNET Catalog: 12/09/2004
SKU: 0718659414290
Manufacturer: Adobe Systems
Manufacturer description
Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional software is the advanced way to create, control, and deliver more secure, high-quality 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, and AutoCAD. Use Adobe LiveCycle Designer 7.0 software (now included with Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional - Windows only) to create PDF forms that look like the paper forms they replace. Incorporate business logic, such as calculations and data validations. With improved performance you can quickly convert, collect, and organize Adobe PDF documents. Easily grab text, tables, measurements, and embedded object data to use in other applications. Scan paper documents and forms to create compact, searchable archives of Adobe PDF documents. Arrange pages in an Adobe PDF document in the order you want, to present information accurately and effectively. Easily add headers, footers, and watermarks to Adobe PDF documents. Search according to text and document properties to quickly find files on local machines and network drives. Easily attach source documents such as spreadsheets, multimedia files, images, and drawings to an Adobe PDF document. Use familiar commenting tools including a highlighter, sticky notes, pen, strikethrough, callout, dimension lines, and more. Create a list of reviewers and automatically track the feedback you receive. Use digital signatures for faster electronic approval.Product summary
The good: New security, collaboration, and organization features; Microsoft Office 2003 compatibility; Professional version allows Acrobat Reader users to annotate PDF documents.
The bad: Expensive Standard version; telephone support might or might not be free.
The bottom line: Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional is a comprehensive application that's necessary for publishing documents that can be read on any platform.
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