Protect documents and accelerate information exchange with PDF

Communicate and collaborate more effectively and securely. Unify a wide range of content in a single organized PDF Portfolio. Collaborate through electronic document reviews. Create and manage dynamic forms. And help protect sensitive information.

Deliver professional documents
Easily organize content from a variety of sources - including documents, e-mail, images, spreadsheets, and web pages - in a single searchable PDF Portfolio, compressed for easy distribution. Use professionally designed templates that can be branded with your company logo and colors. Quickly integrate content, define navigation, and add polish to communicate clearly and effectively. Share information with anyone using free Adobe Reader® software.

Create and manage forms
Simplify the creation and completion of forms to efficiently analyze and use data. Convert Word and Excel documents or scanned paper to PDF forms with automatic recognition of fillable fields. Or use Adobe LiveCycle® Designer ES software, a professional form design tool included with Acrobat 9 Pro software,* to further customize and automate dynamic XML forms. Extend Acrobat functionality to Reader users so virtually anyone can participate in the workflows you initiate. Use the Form Tracker to see when forms have been completed and who has completed them. And easily export data to a spreadsheet for analysis and reporting.

Manage document reviews
Accelerate the exchange of ideas with colleagues, extended teams, and customers. Through easy-to-manage electronic document reviews, participants can see and build on other reviewers' comments as they are being made, so you can quickly gain the input and consensus you need to efficiently develop and complete work. Enable virtually anyone using free Adobe Reader software to participate in reviews, and use the Form Tracker to monitor progress and participation.

Help protect sensitive information
Control access to and use of PDF documents, assign digital rights, and maintain document integrity. Set document permissions to define whether a file can be printed or changed. Apply passwords to help restrict document access. Use redaction tools to permanently remove sensitive information. Digitally sign and certify documents to validate they came from a trusted source. Create and reuse document security policies to precisely manage who can print, save, copy, or modify a document.

* Windows only.
+ For ad hoc forms distribution and data collection for up to 500 people.

• 1.3GHz or faster processor
• Microsoft® Windows XP Home, Professional, or
  Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2 or 3 (32-bit
  and 64-bit); Windows Server® 2003 (with Service
  Pack 2 for 64-bit); or Windows Vista® Home Basic,
  Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise
  with or without Service Pack 1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Internet Explorer 6.0
• 256MB of RAM (512MB recommended)
• 2.13GB of available hard-disk space
• 1,024x768 screen resolution
• DVD-ROM drive
• Video hardware acceleration (optional)