Though many of its comprehensive features are available in other less expensive PDF editors, Acrobat remains the industry standard and that alone is reason to consider it. And still there are additional features you’ll undoubtedly discover through use over time. You can access recommended tools at any time from the Home tab and for a quick walk through. Thankfully, Adobe has added a new on-boarding experience that progressively guides you through the process of making Acrobat your default PDF editor, adding your PDF files, and introducing you to capabilities like combining PDFs and organizing pages.
Really, if there’s anything about Acrobat Pro DC to knock, it’s that the sheer amount of features and how they work together can be dizzying for a first-time user. Filling and signing a document has also gotten easier, thanks to a new tool that asks you who needs to fill and sign first- you or others-and prompts you through completion of that task. The interface gives you the option of sending a PDF as an email attachment or as link to the file in Adobe Document Cloud. Michael Ansaldo/IDGĪdobe has made it easier to share documents for signature or to fill in.Īdobe recently streamlined its document sharing experience.
You can create PDFs from a variety of file types (Microsoft Office files, images, HTML, scanned documents), send them out for comments and electronic signatures, and safeguard sensitive information with encryption, password protection, and text redaction. A toolbar with some basic editing tool runs across the top of the document and navigation and task panes sit at the left and right of the document, respectively.Īdobe continues to offer everything you need to work with PDFs in a business environment. Selecting a tool opens the commands specific to it, or its associated toolbar if you are in an open document.Įach PDF file opens in its own tab in Document view. The Tools tab organizes Acrobat Pro DC’s wealth of tools in a single pane, organized by function: “Create & Edit,” “Share & Review” “Forms & Signatures,” “Protect & Standardize,” and “Customize.” Any of the individual tools can be added as a shortcut to a right sidebar so you can get to them with a PDF open without having to toggle back here. Michael Ansaldo/IDGĪdobe Acrobat Pro DC has three views: Home, Tools, and Document. It gives you quick access to recent files PDFs you’ve sent for review or signature and files stored locally, in Adobe Document Cloud, or in third-party services like Box or Microsoft OneDrive. The Home tab is where you land if you don’t have a PDF open. Go there to learn about our testing and how all the competitors performed.Īcrobat’s workspace sports an easily navigable tabbed interface. Click Continue to start using Acrobat.This review is part of our best PDF editors roundup.
Accept the default extract location, click Next >.Navigate to the folder labeled Adobe Acrobat (under Acrobat_DC_Web_If you receive an executable setup archive, follow the steps below. The folder will then open in Windows Explorer. Just right-click the zipped folder, select "Extract all", then click "Extract all" on the menu that appears. Once the installer file downloads, you may need to extract the folder to a location on your computer.Download the Acrobat Pro DC installer Directly from Adobe.
You will receive an email from Software Services with your license confirmation. This article will describe the initial setup process after you have been granted a named user license for your work computer. Details and pricing information can be found on our Software Services Catalog page. You can request this authorization through Software Services by completing a WWU Faculty/Staff Software Request Form. It authorizes you to use Adobe Acrobat on up to two computers. Named User licensing is a method of licensing for faculty and staff to use Adobe Acrobat DC that is tied to your WWU email address. Students should visit this page for information on Adobe products. Faculty and staff can purchase an Adobe license by completing the Software Services request form.