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ADOBE  ACROBAT 9 ® ®

PRO
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 Manage document reviews

Easily organize content from a variety of Accelerate the exchange of ideas with
sources—including documents, e-mail, colleagues, extended teams, and customers.
images, spreadsheets, and web pages—in a Through easy-to-manage electronic document
single searchable PDF Portfolio, compressed reviews, participants can see and build on
for easy distribution. Use professionally other reviewers’ comments as they are being
designed templates that can be branded made, so you can quickly gain the input and
Top new features with your company logo and colors. Quickly consensus you need to efficiently develop
and enhancements integrate content, define navigation, and add and complete work. Enable virtually anyone
• Unify a wide range of content polish to communicate clearly and effectively. using free Adobe Reader software to
in a PDF Portfolio.
Share information with anyone using free participate in reviews, and use the Form
• Include FLV content in PDF files.
Adobe Reader® software. Tracker to monitor progress and participation.†
• Create and edit forms with the
new Form Wizard. Create and manage forms Help protect sensitive information
• Take advantage of improved Simplify the creation and completion of forms Control access to and use of PDF documents,
web capture and optical to efficiently analyze and use data. Convert assign digital rights, and maintain document
character recognition (OCR). Word and Excel documents or scanned paper integrity. Set document permissions to define
• Launch Acrobat faster. to PDF forms with automatic recognition of whether a file can be printed or changed.
fillable fields. Or use Adobe LiveCycle® Apply passwords to help restrict document
Designer ES software, a professional form access. Use redaction tools to permanently
design tool included with Acrobat 9 Pro remove sensitive information. Digitally sign
software,* to further customize and automate and certify documents to validate they came
dynamic XML forms. Extend Acrobat from a trusted source. Create and reuse
functionality to Reader users so virtually document security policies to precisely
anyone can participate in the workflows you manage who can print, save, copy, or modify
initiate. Use the Form Tracker to see when a document.
forms have been completed and who has
completed them. And easily export data to
a spreadsheet for analysis and reporting.

* Windows® only.
† For ad-hoc form distribution and data collection for up to
500 people.
 System requirements Top reasons to buy Acrobat 9 Pro
Windows Deliver a compelling branded users, virtually anyone can participate in the
• 1.3GHz or faster processor experience using PDF Portfolios workflows you initiate.
• Microsoft® Windows XP Home, Professional, or Bring multiple files together in a single
Synchronize document views
Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2 or 3 (32-bit organized and interactive PDF Portfolio.
and 64-bit); Windows Server® 2003 (with Service Provide clarity and enhance discussion by
Use professionally designed templates
Pack 2 for 64-bit); or Windows Vista® Home Basic, e-mailing a PDF document and walking
Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise that can be branded with your logo and
recipients through it in real time by controlling
with or without Service Pack 1 (32-bit and 64-bit) include descriptions to guide recipients
the exact page view they see.
• Internet Explorer 6.0 through the contents.
• 256MB of RAM (512MB recommended) Remove sensitive information
• 2.13GB of available hard-disk space
Help protect your documents
Use redaction tools to black out sensitive text,
• 1,024x768 screen resolution Use passwords to control access to PDF
illustrations, or other information, permanently
• DVD-ROM drive documents. Use permissions to restrict
deleting the content from the PDF document.
• Video hardware acceleration (optional) printing, copying, or altering. Save passwords
Inspect PDF documents for metadata, hidden
and permissions as security policies that can
Mac OS layers, and other concealed information, and
be easily applied to new PDF files.
• PowerPC® G4 or G5 or Intel® processor remove before distributing to others.
• Mac OS X v10.4.11 or 10.5 Easily create and manage electronic forms
Compare PDF documents
• 256MB of RAM (512MB recommended) Build dynamic forms, distribute and track
• 1.42GB of available hard-disk space Automatically highlight the differences between
forms and responses, and easily export data
• 1,024x768 screen resolution two versions of a PDF document, including text
for analysis and reporting.
• DVD-ROM drive and images, so you can quickly and easily
Manage and track electronic identify what has changed.
Related products
document reviews
• Adobe Reader 9 Improve print processes
Gain the input you need through interactive
• Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard Help control costs and reduce errors with
document reviews that enable participants
• Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended automated output controls to preview, preflight,
to see and build on other reviewers’ comments,
correct, and prepare PDF files for high-end
which can be sorted by author, date, or page.
print production and digital publishing.
Use the Form Tracker to monitor progress
and participation. Create and validate accessible
PDF documents
Include Adobe Reader users
Ensure your PDF documents are optimized
Enable users of free Adobe Reader software to
for people with disabilities. Quickly evaluate,
digitally sign documents, participate in shared
correct, and automatically tag PDF documents
document reviews, and save forms locally.‡
for optimized accessibility and reflow.
By extending Acrobat functionality to Reader

Combine multiple files in a

searchable PDF Portfolio,
compressed for easy distribution.
Brand it with your logo and include
descriptions to guide recipients
through the contents.

For more information

For more details about Acrobat 9 Pro,
visit www.adobe.com/acrobat.

‡ Requires Adobe Reader 8 or later.

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