Amazon.co.uk Review
Adobe's document standard is an essential part of the computing landscape. PDF stands for "Portable Document Format", and its primary achievement is to preserve document layout and appearance so that it looks right and prints correctly wherever it is viewed. Anyone can read a PDF using the free Acrobat reader, but with the full version of
Acrobat 6.0 you can create and modify documents, encrypt and secure them and take advantage of a host of additional features.
Acrobat 6.0 has an enhanced user-interface along with several important new features. It's easier than ever to convert documents and a neat new feature is the option to combine several source documents into a single PDF. It's also possible is to scan documents directly into Acrobat. Once they're converted, you can touch up the content and add multimedia elements.
Acrobat 6.0 Standard has a greatly improved system for reviewing and commenting, so that a PDF can be e-mailed or posted to a Web location where others can suggest changes. Acrobat 6.0 Standardcan gather all the comments into a new document and each change can be approved or rejected.
Another vital area is security: a PDF can be password-protected or digitally signed to authenticate its content. You can also add trusted certificates to the document, enabling selected individuals to make amendments. A PDF can be exported in a variety of formats and you can create special versions for reading on a Palm or Pocket PC.
All these features are available in the Standard edition. Those in the design or print industry should look at the Professional Edition, which adds essential features such as preflight checking and preview of colour separations. The Acrobat 6.0 Professional Edition is also necessary to create interactive forms, work with document layers and optimise accessibility. Many applications can now export in PDF format, with or without Acrobat installed, but for optimised output and to take full advantage of the format's features Acrobat is highly recommended. --Tim Anderson
Manufacturer's Description
Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Standard software lets business professionals quickly and easily convert any Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, or other paper or electronic document to a reliable Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file. Adobe PDF files preserve the visual integrity of documents so that they can be e-mailed to colleagues and then viewed and printed on a variety of platforms using free Adobe Reader software. Acrobat 6.0 Standard software's intuitive review tools allow business professionals to comment on documents electronically and make it easy to track, manage, and incorporate feedback into original documents, which streamlines communications and reduces the costs and inefficiencies associated with paper-based review processes.
Easy Adobe PDF file creation. Easily convert any paper or electronic document to Adobe PDF-even a Web site. Convert Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer files to Adobe PDF with one button click.
Document merge. Combine spreadsheets, presentations, and other documents from various applications into one Adobe PDF file in a single dialog box, and add headers, footers, and watermarks.
Review management. Automatically create a list of reviewers and track the feedback you receive.
Comment summaries. Gather comments from multiple reviewers into a single Adobe PDF file, or view them in a separate window. Automatically export comments into Microsoft Word 2002 to eliminate retyping.
Accurate comments. Indicate text edits such as insertions, deletions, and replacements with a single keystroke; add custom stamps; and use sticky notes and highlights to comment on documents.
Scan paper to Adobe PDF. Automatically scan paper document archives to compact, fully searchable Adobe PDF files.
Password protection. Secure files with password protection to prevent unauthorized users from opening and viewing sensitive documents.
128-bit encryption. Apply permissions with 128-bit encryption that control whether users are allowed to view, edit, comment on, sign, or print Adobe PDF files.
Digital signature support. Approve final documents with secure digital signatures. Verify authenticity and build a list of trusted certificates.