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Adobe Acrobat Standard 9 | 
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List Price: $299.00 Buy New: $256.99 You Save: $42.01 (14%)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4 reviews Sales Rank: 219
Format: Dvd-rom Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp Media: DVD-ROM Edition: Standard Operating System: Windows Vista Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5 Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.8 x 1.5
MPN: 22002420 Model: 22002420 UPC: 883919145037 EAN: 0883919145037 ASIN: B0018QV3OC
Release Date: July 14, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Condition: GENUINE, New Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Standard. Includes DVD, Key / License and Registration (No box included)
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| Features:
| • | Deliver the richest, most engaging PDF communications anytime, anywhere | | • | Unify the widest range of content--including documents, spreadsheets, e-mail, images, video, 3D, and maps--in a single compressed and organized PDF Portfolio | | • | Collaborate through shared document reviews, help protect and control sensitive information--quickly gain the input you need to efficiently develop and complete work | | • | Simplify the creation and completion of forms to efficiently analyze and use data | | • | Scan or convert existing documents to fillable PDF forms that are easy to complete, ensuring the data you receive is accurate and useful |
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Product Description Deliver the richest, most engaging PDF communications anytime, anywhere with Acrobat 9 Standard. Create and reliably share PDF documents. Combine files from multiple applications in a single PDF file. Easily create fillable PDF forms to collect data electronically. And apply basic document security features.
Sign documents digitally - Use digital signatures to approve documents Convert paper documents to PDF - Scan a paper document and convert it to a searchable PDF file. Convert from PDF to Microsoft Word, Save PDF files as Word documents, retaining the layout, fonts, formatting, and tables, so you can reuse content Archive documents and e-mail - Save in PDF/A format, the standard for archiving, to simplify future search and retrieval Minimum System Requirements Windows XP, Server 2003, or Vista 1.3GHz or faster processor 256MB of RAM (512MB recommended) 985MB of available hard-disk space DVD-ROM drive
Amazon.com Create and reliably share PDF documents. Combine files from multiple applications in a single PDF file. Easily create fillable PDF forms to collect data electronically. And apply basic document security features. Communicate and collaborate more easily and securely with Adobe PDF. For a more in-depth comparison, download a feature comparison (PDF format). | Reliably share documents Create and distribute PDF files that preserve the formatting of the originals. Combine documents, e-mail, images, spreadsheets, and web pages in a single PDF file. Quickly organize content and add polish to communicate clearly and effectively. Share information with virtually anyone using free Adobe Reader software. Quickly create forms Use the new Form Wizard to create forms from paper or electronic documents. Scan or convert existing documents to PDF forms that can be filled in electronically, ensuring the data you receive is accurate and useful. Use the Form Tracker to see when forms have been completed and who has completed them. Easily export form data to a spreadsheet for analysis and reporting. With fillable PDF forms, you can collect information electronically to eliminate manual data re-entry and reduce costly errors. Enable virtually anyone using free Adobe Reader software to fill in and save PDF forms locally. | Acrobat lets you combine files from multiple applications into a single Adobe PDF document. | With a scanner and Acrobat's Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology, you can turn stacks of paper documents into easily searchable electronic PDF archives. | Easily exchange feedback Efficiently review documents and provide input with familiar commenting tools. Quickly gain the input you need to efficiently develop and complete work. With easy-to-manage electronic reviews, participants can see and build on other reviewers' comments as they are being made. Help protect sensitive information Control access to PDF files with document passwords and permissions. Set document permissions to define whether a file can be printed or changed. Apply passwords to help restrict document access. Digitally sign and certify documents to validate they came from a trusted source. Top reasons to buy Acrobat 9 Standard Create and reliably share PDF documents Easily convert any document that prints to PDF to preserve formatting and help ensure document integrity. Combine content in a single PDF file Assemble documents, spreadsheets, presentations, e-mail, and web pages in a single compressed PDF file to easily share with others. Help protect your documents Use passwords to control access to PDF documents. Use permissions to restrict printing, copying, or altering. Easily create and track PDF forms Convert Microsoft Word and Excel documents or scanned paper to PDF forms. Form fields are automatically recognized and converted to fillable fields. Use the Form Tracker to see when forms have been completed and who has completed them. Easily export data to a spreadsheet for analysis and reporting. Easily review documents Use familiar commenting tools--such as sticky notes, a highlighter, and stamps--to provide feedback. Comments can be sorted by author, date, or page. Sign documents digitally Use digital signatures to approve documents, which helps eliminate the costly and time consuming practice of printing, signing, and faxing. Convert paper documents to PDF Easily scan a paper document and convert it to a searchable PDF file. Convert from PDF to Microsoft Word Save PDF files as Word documents, retaining the layout, fonts, formatting, and tables, so you can easily reuse content. Archive documents and e-mail Save documents and e-mail in PDF/A, the standard for archiving, to simplify search and retrieval in the future.
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| Customer Reviews:
Gave up half through installation... November 1, 2008 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The installation of Adobe Acrobot Pro 9 Trial Version took so long that I sadly decided to cancel the installation half way through. It was almost like installing a new Windows! I decided it's better to stick to the good old CutePDF Writer for now which is by the way free and less than 2MB in size (not 326MB). I use a WindowsXP with 2GB of ram and a 3.4GHz Intel Pentium4 processor.
Improved Upgrade September 26, 2008 11 out of 14 found this review helpful
I don't know what that user above is going on about. Maybe it's time they upgrade their computer and/or scanner and stop trashing the software. I have been using Acrobat 9 for several months now and have had no problems at all - it does not run slow and I have gotten no error messages. It does have several new features that may not be used by your *average* user, but I would not consider something bloatware just because I do not use a particular feature or features. But even with that said, it is unfortunate that Adobe has stuffed a lot into 9 that your average person using the software to create PDF documents or for document conversion will not use. With that being the case, the near $300 they are listing this software is VERY unreasonable. They really should have been fair and marketed Acrobat better, but, no -- they are just as greedy as the next software company. :(
What I like about 9: It takes snapshots of Web pages and will convert entire pages or particular areas of them to a PDF file. The conversion preserves links and animation. Note: The preservation only seems to work with Internet Explorer. I have not been about to get the links and animations to transfer wile using Mozilla's Firefox.
Adobe 9 wraps video and animation into your PDFs and those who are using Adobe Reader 9 can view them. Pretty cool!
First worthy upgrade since version 5.0 August 24, 2008 19 out of 22 found this review helpful
I've been using Adobe Acrobat for many years - basically couldn't live without it since I deliver 99% of my work to clients in PDF format. Version 5 has been great - stable, fast, does the job. Every time a new version is released I try it out. Version 6 was horrid and a crash-fest. Version 7 was a bit better, but slow and bloated. Version 8 was OK, but did not see a compelling reason to change from v5. Version 9 is the first time I've been willing to shell out more bucks. After a using it for about a month, I'm very happy I did.
One of my main uses for Adobe is creating PDF forms. Version 9 is the first time that you can set up a form that can be saved to disk by a user, provided he/she is using version 8 or above of the reader. Finally!! Granted, this feature should have been implemented years ago, but appreciate that it is finally here. The form wizard actually works in this version - saves lots of time in setup.
Creating PDFs is speedy and works well from every application I've used (WordPerfect, Word, Excel, several others). I always use the Distiller to create a PDF - print to disk as a PS file, then run it through the Distiller. Takes one extra step (versus using the create PDF button that is enabled in some apps) but it works 100% of the time, and allows you to tweak how the PDF is created.
I'm a bit miffed that I did not qualify for the upgrade price - you need version 6 or later, and I'm using 5. I think some type of discount should have been offered, or at least a free training book.
Installation is straightforward. Be sure to remove Version 5 from your PC before you install version 9. It should do it for you, but the process runs best if you remove it first, then do a clean install of v9.
So far no crashes or conflicts with other apps. Running it on a dual core PC under XP (SP3) and 2GB RAM. Not as speedy to load as version 5, but nearly as fast (and MUCH better than previous versions). Very nice update to the user interface - easy to find everything if you're familiar with older versions.
I went with the Standard version. The Pro and Pro plus (or whatever they call it) have more functions, but none that are important to the type of work I do. There's a good feature matrix on the Adobe site that explains the differences.
My main complaint is the price. At this price point, they should include one of their training guides, rather than ask you to shell out another $40 for a manual. Also, limiting the upgrade discount to just the most recent versions is a bit stingy on their part. But it works well, and for me, has already paid for itself. 4.5 stars!
More buggy bloatware from Adobe! August 7, 2008 45 out of 52 found this review helpful
Acrobat 8 has never integrated with Office 2007, or worked right with my scanner, so I foolishly bought Acrobat 9 in the hope it would be an improvement. It's not.
It seems Adobe simply focused on jamming more features into an already bloated and buggy application making things even worse. The office 2007 integration *still* does not work--even after spending hours trying the suggested solutions from Adobe. Beware, even for this $300 product, Adobe CHARGES for any phone support beyond basic installation help.
In addition to not working with Office 2007, Acrobat 9 is slow, throws up frequent error messages, and leaves part of itself running even after you shut it down which keeps Windows from shutting down without clicking past an "Acrobat has stopped responding" message. I also had trouble with Adobe's finicky product activation.
Memo to Adobe: More features are useless if the basics don't work reliably. People don't want products that take 20 minutes to install, forever to load, require hours of searching for and trying various support solutions to no avail, throw up frequent error messages, etc.
Someone else needs to come along (Google are you listening?) and derail Adobe's PDF train with a simple, reliable product that's more like Acrobat used to be in the old days (say version 5). For the 3% of the PDF users who actually *need* all the extra obscure publishing features, they can still buy Adobe's buggy bloatware. The rest of us just want reliable basic PDF support that works with the current applications and standards.
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