Create and reliably exchange content-rich 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, and AutoCAD®.
Easily design Adobe PDF forms
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.
Enjoy improved performance
With improved performance you can quickly convert, collect, and organize Adobe PDF documents.
Reuse, don't re-create, work
Easily grab text, tables, measurements, and embedded object data to use in other applications.
Convert paper to electronic format
Scan paper documents and forms to create compact, searchable archives of Adobe PDF documents.
Assemble multiple files into a single, polished document
Assemble documents
Create a single Adobe PDF document from multiple sources — including portions of Web pages and previously combined Adobe PDF documents. Print, extract, or delete the subdocuments.
Control document organization
Arrange pages in an Adobe PDF document in the order you want, to present information accurately and effectively.
Use enhanced headers, footers, and watermarks
Easily add headers, footers, and watermarks to Adobe PDF documents.
Search with more power
Search according to text and document properties to quickly find files on local machines and network drives.
Enjoy improved attachment capabilities
Easily attach source documents such as spreadsheets, multimedia files, images, and drawings to an Adobe PDF document.
Collect and manage review feedback
Extend commenting capabilities
Enable anyone who uses free Adobe Reader® 7.0 software to actively participate in reviews.
Use familiar review and commenting tools
Use familiar commenting tools including a highlighter, sticky notes, pen, strikethrough, callout, dimension lines, and more.
Track reviews
Create a list of reviewers and automatically track the feedback you receive.
Approve documents electronically
Use digital signatures for faster electronic approval.
Apply advanced document control and security
Protect sensitive and confidential documents
Add access control to protect documents inside and outside the firewall, online and offline.
Use password protection
Restrict access to documents using 128-bit encryption.
Control permissions
Set document permissions and restrictions on whether Adobe PDF documents can be printed, copied, or changed.
Sign documents digitally
Sign electronic documents using digital signatures.
