Acrobat

What's New Adobe Acrobat - Version 8

Many changes have been made to Adobe Acrobat 8. Now you can easily track and view multiple reviewers’ notes and track the status of documents under review. You can also permanently remove metadata, hidden layers, and other concealed information, and use redaction tools to permanently delete sensitive text, illustrations, or other content. A new feature in the Windows version of Adobe Acrobat is the ability to automatically archive e-mail in Microsoft Outlook for easy search and retrieval.

Official Adobe Acrobat Site: Learn More
Adobe Acrobat 8: Feature Overview [Movie]
Adobe Created Training: Using the Features of Adobe Acrobat

Purpose

Adobe Acrobat is used to create Portable Document Format (PDF) files from existing documents preserving the original format of the document. PDF files are viewed with a free reader available for download . Faculty can create PDF files as a way for students to view files created in a word processing, publishing or presentation program without having the original program on their computer. PDF files offer a way to save files so that others cannot modify your document. The current version of Adobe Acrobat is Acrobat 8.0. Acrobat can be purchased in either Acrobat Standard or Professional version. The Adobe Acrobat site outlines the differences and similarities of both products.

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Strengths

1. Creation of documents in their original format for viewing or printing
2. Anyone, anywhere can open a PDF file. All you need is free Adobe Reader software.
3. PDF files are compact and fully searchable, and can be accessed at any time using Adobe Reader. Interactive hyperlinks make PDF files easy to navigate

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Cost

Generally, the educational version of Adobe Acrobat can be purchased for approximately $90.00 and $100.00. For the latest pricing, please visit www.shi.com. Prices may vary.

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Software Help Files

Identify the best uses for PDF files
Use the Acrobat user interface.
Create a file using the Acrobat Distiller / Adobe PDF.
Convert an image to PDF.
Extract images / text from a PDF file.
Convert a Web page to PDF.
Insert/delete pages from a PDF file.

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Workshops and Workshop Handouts (Workshop Schedule)

Adobe Acrobat: Converting files to the PDF format Format: One-to-One / Departmental Prerequisite: Basic computer skills including the ability to use a mouse Objectives In this hands-on workshop you will learn how to convert your Microsoft Word, Publisher and PowerPoint files to a PDF format. Please bring files you wish to convert to this workshop session. Workshop Handouts Adobe Acrobat Workshop Handout Adobe Acrobat Manual *Email the IDDS department to schedule your one-to-one or departmental workshop session. Using Adobe Acrobat 8? Setting up a Workspace and Taskbar Creating a PDF file Modifying PDF files Combining Multiple File Formats in Acrobat Adding Comments to PDF files Printing Options

Adobe Acrobat Tutorials from Adobe Press

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Web Resources

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