Adobe Acrobat X Product Comparison

Adobe Acrobat X
Connect, interact, and engage with next-generation Acrobat Dynamic PDF

Adobe
Reader X

Acrobat X
Standard

Acrobat X
Pro

Acrobat X
Suite

View and print PDF files

Optimize your PDF viewing experience with Reading Mode

Store and share documents and forms using services at Acrobat.com

Capture web pages as interactive PDF files for review and archiving from Microsoft Internet Explorer and Firefox with one-button ease

Archive emails or email folders from Microsoft Outlook or IBM Lotus Notes with one-button ease

Create PDF files from the clipboard, including text and images copied from external applications

Feature
Read, print, and share PDF files

Convert to PDF
Create PDF files from any application that prints
Convert Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Access files to PDF with one-button ease

Scan paper documents into PDF and automatically recognize text with improved optical character recognition (OCR)
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Convert Autodesk AutoCAD, Microsoft Visio, and Microsoft Project files to PDF with one-button ease1
Export and edit PDF files
Save PDF files as Microsoft Word documents and Excel spreadsheets, retaining the layout, fonts, formatting, and tables

Quickly and easily edit PDF files by making simple changes to text

Insert, extract, replace, delete, rotate, or reorder pages in a PDF file

Split large PDF files into multiple files based on maximum file size, maximum pages per file, or bookmarks

Add rich media to PDF files

Insert audio, Adobe Flash Player compatible video, and interactive media for direct playback in Acrobat and Adobe Reader 2
Convert a wide variety of video formats for seamless playback in PDF with Adobe Media Encoder

Edit and enhance photos to add to your PDF communications with Adobe Photoshop CS5, the industry standard for image editing

Quickly transform static PowerPoint slides into compelling, interactive PDF presentations with Adobe Presenter

Rapidly combine audio, video, screen recordings, slides, and more into a rich media experience with Adobe Captivate

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Reader X

Acrobat X
Standard

Acrobat X
Pro

Acrobat X
Suite

Merge files from multiple applications into a single PDF document

Reduce PDF file size by optimizing compression and resolution with a single click

Attach native files to PDF documents

Add and precisely place backgrounds or watermarks, headers, and footers in PDF files

Save backgrounds, watermarks, headers, and footers for easy reuse in the future

Shrink page content so headers and footers do not run into document content

Easily assemble a wide range of content types into a polished, organized PDF Portfolio

Easily customize PDF Portfolios with included layouts, visual themes, and color palettes

Personalize PDF Portfolios by adding information and branding

Import custom PDF Portfolio layouts developed by third-party developers and designers

Automate multistep tasks and share with others using the new Action Wizard

Compare and highlight the differences between two versions of a PDF document

Feature
Combine files from multiple applications

Easily apply Bates numbering to a set of documents

Assemble PDF Portfolios

Increase productivity and process consistency

Easily access the tools you use most with the customizable Quick Tools area
Integrate with Microsoft SharePoint to open, edit and save PDF files1

Streamline document reviews

Comment on PDF files with highlighter and sticky note tools

Sort and filter comments by author, date, page, or type and quickly identify unread comments

Use the comment list summary to easily reconcile comments

Review documents with a complete set of commenting tools using a simple, unified tool pane

Comment on video using commenting and markup tools to add feedback to a specific frame

Enable real-time collaboration with synchronized document views and chat

Use the Tracker to view a list of reviewers and their status, send emails and email reminders, or invite additional reviewers

Add and change deadlines, end reviews, delete reviews, and start a new review with the same reviewers

Manage shared document reviews that allow review participants to see one anothers comments

Create a summary PDF file of document comments

Export comments into Microsoft Word as markups that can be accepted or rejected with the Track Changes tool
Export comments to AutoCAD files

Adobe Acrobat X Product Comparison

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Reader X

Acrobat X
Standard

Acrobat X
Pro

Acrobat X
Suite

Easily create fillable PDF forms from paper or existing files using the Form Wizard

Add, delete, or edit form fields in Form Edit Mode

Enable Adobe Reader users to fill in and save PDF forms

Distribute PDF forms to collect information and track their status

Use the Tracker to invite more participants, view status on replies, email recipients who havent responded, or end data collection

Compile returned forms into a single document or view for easy filtering and analysis

Export form data to a spreadsheet for reporting and analysis

Enable Adobe Reader users to digitally sign forms

Create professional forms from templates or design them from scratch with included Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES21

Protect PDF documents with 256-bit encryption

Create better passwords with the password strength meter

Apply restrictions on printing, copying, and altering PDF documents

Remove hidden information with one click, including metadata, annotations, attachments, form fields, layers, and bookmarks

Add security policies to help protect sensitive information outside your firewall through integration with Adobe LiveCycle Rights
Management ES

Add certified digital signatures to attest to the validity of PDF documents

Permanently delete sensitive information, including specific text or illustrations, with redaction tools

Enable Adobe Reader users to digitally sign PDF documents and forms

Feature
Collect data with fillable PDF forms
Fill in and save PDF forms

Import a PDF file to use as a background for new forms created using included LiveCycle Designer ES21
Create dynamic XML forms that adjust automatically to the content and volume of data received using included LiveCycle Designer ES2
Collect data using QuickBooks templates, and export information back to QuickBooks

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Protect PDF files and content

Digitally sign PDF documents or add document timestamps

Comply with PDF and accessibility standards

Customize accessibility preferences with an easy-to-use wizard

Set high-contrast colors for better visibility

Enable large-type display by setting text to reflow through pages

Adobe Acrobat X Product Comparison

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Standard

Acrobat X
Pro

Acrobat X
Suite

Validate accessible PDF documents and check for possible accessibility problems

Provide a reading order for pages or columns of text

Preview, preflight, correct, and prepare PDF files for high-end print production and digital publishing

Get full information about any selected object in a PDF file using the Object Inspector

Easily and reliably convert colors applied to any object type with enhanced color conversionincluding converting RGB and rich blacks
to solid black

Convert RGB or CMYK colors to spot colors or map one Pantone spot color to another with built-in Pantone color libraries

Create and validate PDF files for conformance with ISO and industry standards, including PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3, PDF/X-4 , PDF/X-5, PDF/A,
PDF/E, JDF, XMP metadata, and XML

Control and automate end-to-end PDF workflows using JDF

Feature

Adobe
Reader X

Create and validate documents for conformance to ISO standards, including PDF/A for archiving, PDF/E for engineering, and PDF/X for print
production
Comply with PDF digital signature standards, including ETSI PAdES Parts 2, 3, and 4

Make PDF documents more accessible by adding tags to control reading order, and improve navigation

Prepare files for high-quality printing

Easily and reliably preview the interaction between overlapping elements in a PDF file using automatic, intelligent Overprint Preview

Easily make small edits and adjustments in PDF filesadd or replace text and make changes to color, word spacing, character spacing,
and text size

Search PDF files

Search PDF files or non-PDF files within a PDF Portfolio

Export and save search results to a PDF file or a spreadsheet for analysis

Embed indexes within a PDF file

Catalog and build indexes of documents for searching across documents or collections of documents

For more information

www.adobe.com/acrobat/

Search text for a word within an open PDF file or a folder of PDF files

When enabled by Acrobat X

Microsoft Windows only

Requires Adobe Reader 9 or later

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

QuickBooks templates available only in the North America English version of Acrobat

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