Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard (Win) Upgrade

This upgrade version of Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard will install only if you are a licensed user of Adobe Acrobat Standard v7.x; Adobe Acrobat Standard v6.x or Adobe Acrobat v5.x

The Acrobat 8 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.

The Acrobat family has been strengthened to help meet industry-specific requirements regarding information sharing. New tools allow users to permanently remove sensitive text, images, metadata, and other information in an Adobe PDF document. Converting complex, large-format documents into Adobe PDF is significantly faster, and industry-specific markup tools have been enhanced for easier use. New shared reviews streamline collaboration. Review initiators can enable users of free Adobe Reader 8 software to participate in shared reviews using intuitive Acrobat commenting tools.

Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard (Windows operating system only) enables business users to reliably create, combine, and control more secure Adobe PDF documents for easy distribution and collaboration. Combine files in different formats from multiple applications, such as spreadsheets, presentations, e-mail, and Web pages into a single, polished Adobe PDF document. Help protect sensitive information with passwords and permissions and conduct collaborative document reviews by e-mail or server.

Create and share Adobe PDF documents
Create an Adobe PDF document from Microsoft Office, Outlook, Internet Explorer, or any application that prints. Easily convert and optimize documents, spreadsheets, e-mails, and websites to more secure Adobe PDF files that preserve the formatting and integrity of the original files. Share information with anyone using free Adobe Reader software.

Combine files from multiple applications
Easily assemble documents, spreadsheets, presentations, e-mails, web pages, and forms into a single Adobe PDF document. Present files in the order you want them, regardless of file type, paper size, or orientation.

Streamline document feedback and reviews
Accelerate feedback and approvals with robust tools for initiating, managing, and tracking document reviews. Reviewers can use familiar commenting tools--including sticky notes, stamps, highlighter, pencil, strikethrough, callout, dimension lines, shapes, and clouds--for review and markup of Adobe PDF files. Merge feedback into a single file to reconcile comments.

Apply document security and controls
Control access to and use of Adobe 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. Digitally sign documents to manage their status and help prevent changes. Certify documents to validate they came from a trusted source. Create and reuse document control policies to precisely manage who can print, save, copy, or modify a document.

• Combine multiple files into one PDF package -- Combine multiple files into a searchable, sortable PDF package that maintains the individual security settings and digital signatures of each included PDF document.
• Manage shared reviews -- Easily conduct shared reviews -- without IT assistance -- that allow review participants to see one another's comments and track the status of the review.
• Archive Microsoft Outlook e-mail in PDF -- Configure Acrobat to automatically archive e-mail in Microsoft Outlook for easy search and retrieval.
• Archive Lotus Notes e-mail -- Convert e-mail in Lotus Notes to Adobe PDF to facilitate searching, archiving, and retrieval.
• Take advantage of a new, intuitive user interface -- Complete tasks more quickly with a streamlined user interface, new customizable toolbars, and a "Getting Started" page to visually direct you to commonly used features.
• Remove hidden information -- Inspect PDF documents for hidden information, including metadata, annotations, attachments, form fields, layers, and bookmarks, and selectively delete as needed.
• Enjoy enhanced OCR capabilities -- More accurately scan paper to generate searchable Adobe PDF documents with the newly enhanced OCR engine.
• Save in Microsoft Word -- Take advantage of improved functionality for saving Adobe PDF files as Microsoft Word documents, retaining the layout, fonts, formatting, and tables.
• Use enhanced review and markup tools -- Take advantage of enhancements to review tools, including a single, organized toolbar and easier, more accurate placement and resizing of markup items.
• Create in PDF/A for archiving -- Create documents in PDF/A, the ISO standard for long-term archiving of electronic documents.

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