The Acrobat 9 family helps users initiate, manage, and organize ad-hoc collaboration by creating and sharing content-rich documents; combining multiple files into a single, polished Adobe PDF document; managing and organizing feedback to expedite document collaboration; collecting and exchanging high- value information; and controlling document access with confidence.

Reliably create and distribute PDF documents and forms with Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard software. 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.

• Reliably Share Documents - Create and distribute PDF files that preserve the formatting of the originals.
• Quickly Create Forms - Use the new Form Wizard to create forms from paper or electronic documents.
• Easily Exchange Feedback - Efficiently review documents and provide input with familiar commenting tools.
• Help Protect Sensitive Information - Control access to PDF files with document passwords and permissions.

FEATURES:

• Easily convert Microsoft Word and Excel documents or scanned paper to PDF forms.
• Enable virtually anyone using free Adobe Reader software to fill in and save PDF forms locally. *
• Easily convert web pages to PDF files to print, archive, mark up, or share with improved web capture.
• Take advantage of new optical character recognition (OCR) technology and support for a broader range of scanners, which improves the searchability and appearance of scanned PDF documents.
• Launch Acrobat faster.

TOP REASONS TO UPGRADE

• Easily create fillable PDF forms - Convert Microsoft Word and Excel documents or scanned paper to PDF forms. Form fields are automatically recognized and converted to fillable fields.
• Enable others to fill in and save forms - Enable anyone using free Adobe Reader software (version 8 or later) to fill in and save PDF forms locally*. No more printing and faxing.
• Track and manage forms - 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.
• Launch Faster - Take advantage of improved performance. Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard software launches in half the time of Acrobat 8.
• Experience rich media in PDF files - Include video and audio created with Adobe Flash software in PDF documents thanks to native support for Flash technology.
• Convert Paper Documents to PDF files - Take advantage of new optical character recognition (OCR) technology and support for a broader range of scanners to improve the searchability and appearance of scanned documents.
• Convert web pages to PDF files - Convert complete web pages or just the portions you want, including or excluding rich and interactive media, to PDF with improved web capture. PDF versions of web pages are easy to print, archive, mark up, and share.
• Search Across Multiple PDF files - Search multiple PDF files in the same folder so you can quickly find the information you need.
• Work with Acrobat.com - Use Acrobat.com services with Acrobat to store and share large documents, collect form data, and review documents with virtually anyone, anywhere.

* For ad-hoc form distribution and data collection for up to 500 people.

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