Adobe Acrobat and PDF stuff

What is Adobe Acrobat?
What is PDF?

Adobe® Acrobat® Professional software provides tools to reliably create, combine, and control Adobe PDF documents for easy, secure distribution, collaboration, and forms data collection.

Now an open standard — PDF (Portable Document Format) is now a formal open standard known as ISO 32000 maintained by the International Organization for Standardization

Multiplatform — PDF files are viewable and printable on virtually any platform — Mac OS, Microsoft® Windows®, UNIX®, and many mobile platforms.
Extensible — More than 1,800 vendors worldwide offer PDF-based solutions including creation, plug-in, consulting, training, and support tools.
Rich in file integrity — PDF files look like original documents and preserve source file information — text, drawings, video, RIA, 3D, maps, full-color graphics, photos, and even business logic — regardless of the application used to create them.
Secure — Digitally sign or password-protect PDF documents created with Adobe® Acrobat® or Adobe LiveCycle® software.
Searchable — Provide text-search features in documents and metadata.
Accessible — PDF documents work with assistive technology to help make information accessible to people with disabilities.

Inside the shed today...

Using Rich Media in PDF Documents

Arcari PDF can be used to create content rich documents containing video, audio and user interactive elements.

Check out the shed gallery for some innovative uses of PDF including the PDF Portfolio.

Visit the Rich Media PDF Gallery

Creating Forms with Adobe LiveCycle Designer

Adobe LiveCycle Designer provides a set of professional features for the creation of PDF forms. Find out about this powerful tool.

Form Examples

Adobe Acrobat Toolbox

Adobe Acrobat provides a wide range of tools and features. Find out about what tools are available and what you can do with them in.

Acrobat Tools

Adobe Acrobat Development

Interested in finding out more about Adobe Acrobat JavaScript, IAC and Plug-in development?

Its amazing what you find behind the shed.

Acrobat Development

Scottish Acrobat User Community - Join Now

If you’re excited and passionate about learning more about Adobe Acrobat, the Acrobat User Community is the perfect way to learn more about the latest features, meet other users, and share ideas with other members and Acrobat experts of all levels and professional backgrounds.

Become an Adobe Certified Expert in Adobe Acrobat

Certify your skills. The Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) exam is designed for you to prove your knowledge of Adobe Acrobat.

Get details on the exam preparation required.

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Adobe Acrobat RSS:

How to set up Adobe Acrobat as an RSS Reader

You can use the Review Tracker as a news reader by subscribing to web content that uses the RSS (Really Simple Syndication) format, such as news feeds or music channels. RSS format is compatible with XML and RDF formats.

Do one of the following:

Click the Subscriptions button on the left side of the Review Tracker. Click the Subscribe button, enter a web address in the URL box, and then click OK.
Click the weblink (URL) for an RSS service.

If a security warning prompts you to approve the link, click OK.

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