Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional

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• Acrobat Elements (Windows only) is the most basic, focusing on an the need for streamlined and inexpensive PDF creation from the most popular applications.

• Acrobat Standard is designed for business professionals, with significant improvements in collaboration workflow and PDF management.

• Acrobat Professional has all of Standard's features, plus tools and functions for designers, engineers, and other users who need creative control.

The free downloadable Adobe Reader has been upgraded, too.

• Addition of a New Toolbar in Applications 

• Addition of New Menu in Applications 

In addition, you can use the right-click menu in Windows Explorer to convert Excel, Word, and PowerPoint documents, as well as various text and image files (Standard and Pro).

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Features of AdobeAcrobat 6.0 Professional

• Advanced control over document exchange and output

AdobeAcrobat6.0 Professional software makes it easier than ever to distribute, review, and archive Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files created from a variety of sources, including specialized software applications. Document fidelity is preserved and errors in the review process are significantly reduced, helping professional users meet tight deadlines without compromising accuracy.

• Benefits for business professionals

Business professionals are under increasing pressure to meet aggressive deadlines without sacrificing quality. Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional offers reliable, efficient document exchange with the greatest flexibility for creating Adobe PDF files from any document, as well as the greatest control over document exchange, review, and final output, helping professionals to meet tight deadlines and reduce costs.

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• Easily create and combine documents for review

Acrobat 6.0 Professional provides one-button Adobe PDF file creation from Microsoft Office applications and from Internet Explorer for Windows— including converting entire Web sites. Create Adobe PDF documents simply by dragging and dropping files onto the Acrobat icon. Directly import paper documents into fully searchable Adobe PDF files, which can then be archived, distributed, or combined with other documents. In a single dialog box, combine spreadsheets, presentations, images, and more from multiple sources into one document for easy distribution and review. Generate the most compact Adobe PDF files by recompressing images or removing unnecessary fonts.

Streamline review management

Acrobat 6.0 Professional provides intuitive methods for initiating, participating in, and tracking document reviews. The review tracker creates a list of reviewers and automatically tracks the feedback received. Reviews can be conducted using e-mail or through a Web browser in Windows. Browser-based reviews allow participants to view one another's comments simultaneously using a central server that supports WebDAV or a customized solution using Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). The how-to pane walks reviewers through the simple steps of commenting on documents. In Windows, comments added to an Adobe PDF file can be incorporated automatically into the original Microsoft Word 2002 file for easy revisions.

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• Use robust commenting tools

Enhanced commenting tools help users more accurately provide and incorporate feedback during the review process. Create custom stamps containing the current date, time, or other variable. Quickly view, sort, and filter comments using the comments list tab. Easily make text corrections by indicating insertions, deletions, and replacement text with a single keystroke. Acrobat 6.0 Professional allows users to format, reply to, and spell-check comments, and import comments or create a comment summary page to view all comments together.

• Efficiently integrate comments

With Acrobat 6.0 Professional, users can easily integrate comments into a single Adobe PDF file and view them all in a summary — a more efficient, accurate way to compile and reconcile comments from multiple reviewers than traditional, paper-based review processes.

• Benefit from enhanced file viewing and navigation

For large-format documents and drawings, a split view provides a simultaneous, side-by-side display of two areas of a document. The Loupe tool lets users quickly zoom in on an otherwise unreadable area without affecting the rest of the document's magnification level. The Pan & Zoom Window provides a thumbnail overview that allows for rapid, real-time panning and zooming of a document.

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• Create forms

Create interactive electronic forms that can be completed and submitted online, simplifying review processes in small workgroups.

• Take advantage of built-in accessibility

Create tagged Adobe PDF files that can be viewed and navigated easily on screen readers by visually impaired or disabled users.

• Create secure, searchable archives

With Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional, you can create an electronic repository of draft and final versions of documents — layouts, schematics, bids, and Web pages — all in Adobe PDF. You don't have to worry about lost file folders, missing fonts, or outdated application versions. The content of Adobe PDF files can be indexed and searched for speedy retrieval, and document security features help protect archived files from unauthorized access.

• Benefits for engineering professionals

Acrobat 6.0 Professional helps engineering professionals speed the document review process while ensuring accuracy and allowing easy creation of searchable electronic archives. Engineering professionals can now reliably exchange and review technical and design documentation created with AutoCAD, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project, and other specialized applications.

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• Quickly create Adobe PDF files

Acrobat 6.0 Professional provides one-button Adobe PDF file creation from specialized applications such as AutoCAD, Microsoft Project, and Visio. Support for ARCH, ISO, JIS, and ANSI large-page formats provides easy Adobe PDF file creation from any CAD application. Convert and combine bids, proposals, schematics, technical drawings, and other documents into one Adobe PDF file with a single dialog box.

Create rich, layered documents. Files authored in AutoCAD and Visio retain their layers during Adobe PDF conversion. Preserving layers (such as a plumbing layer in an architectural drawing) in Adobe PDF files allows users to view or hide information contained within a document as needed. Layer sets help engineering professionals organize and name layers, optimizing complex documents for easy viewing by anyone with free Adobe Reader6.0 software or an Acrobat program.

Benefit from enhanced file viewing and navigation. A split view provides a simultaneous, side-by-side display of two areas of a document. The Loupe tool lets users quickly zoom in on areas of a large-format document without affecting the rest of the document's magnification level. The Pan & Zoom Window provides a thumbnail overview that allows for rapid, real-time panning and zooming of a document. Improved application performance speeds the launch and display of graphically complex documents.

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• Comment using specialized tools

Acrobat 6.0 Professional provides specialized commenting tools tailored for engineering document processes. Users can easily redline complex engineering documents with the polygon, oval, arrow, and cloud tools, and apply date/time stamps.

• Benefits for creative professionals

Acrobat 6.0 Professional is optimized for creative professionals who need to widely exchange and review files created with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator software as well as other graphics applications. Creative professionals can streamline the document review process while ensuring accuracy and deliver reliable, production-ready Adobe PDF files for final output to service providers and printers.

• Preflight and preview content

Enhanced preflighting and previewing tools allow creative professionals to easily examine Adobe PDF documents and ensure proper output, including PDF/X compliance and PostScript level compatibility. Users can embed preflight information into Adobe PDF files, providing an efficient method of communicating critical information about the document to printers and service providers. Acrobat 6.0 Professional includes a tool for previewing colour separations as well as a transparency flattening preview.

• Create rich-media Adobe PDF files

Easily create Adobe PDF files from Web content or from entire Web sites, and even insert rich-media files such as MP3 into your Adobe PDF files, which can be accessed and played back with multimedia support in Adobe Reader 6.0.

• Create forms

Create interactive electronic forms that can be completed and submitted online, simplifying review processes in small workgroups.

• Produce high-quality output

Save time and reduce late-stage errors at the printer by sending Adobe PDF files to a service provider for final output. Use Acrobat 6.0 Professional to print composite output for high-quality proofs, save composite EPS, or create host-based and in-RIP separations; no plug-ins or third-party applications are needed. The ink manager controls from InDesign 2.0, incorporated into Acrobat 6.0 Professional, make it easy to print colour separations.

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