First Look video: Adobe Reader

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While there are other PDF readers out there, the Adobe Reader for Windows and Mac is used the most. Adobe's mastery of the Portable Document Format has been nearly indisputable until recently, and even with stiff competition the Adobe Reader has the name recognition that most users trust. But is it really the best one out there? Get up close and personal with the Reader in this First Look video, judge for yourself, and let us know in the comments below.

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Topics:: Mac Software,; Office Software,; Windows Software

Tags:: Adobe,; Reader,; freeware,; PDF,; Kinko's,; FedEx

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by 0zSpit June 6, 2008 7:39 PM PDT: i thought everyone used foxit reader?; Like this Reply to this comment


by Axel2010 June 7, 2008 4:26 PM PDT: Useless on a Mac since Preview has more features and is more user friendly. For Windows there isn't a better option.; Like this Reply to this comment


by ptzkiler June 8, 2008 1:39 PM PDT: No I read adobe reader and foxit reader both are fine but 0zSpit you know adobe reader is more clear and it make easy to read ebooks and very clear did you download newest version of it? if not download frnd it is really cool for use to reading and more functioning than old one. I use foxit because It is easy to edit ebooks and do some changes to them hehe...... I never use it to read but it is really good when we talking about its options.
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by skpeace June 9, 2008 8:54 PM PDT: good; Like this Reply to this comment


by Backspace23 June 11, 2008 4:54 AM PDT: Adobe reader isn't fine. Reader 8 takes 133MB of hard drive space, and takes forever to load. For a PDF reader? It takes my Pentium 150 laptop less time to load Foxit than it does a new machine to load Adobe. Other good options to Foxit: PDF-XChange viewer comes with some nice free annotation tools that don't leave an "evaluation" watermark and open in Adobe. Plus I find the program more stable than Foxit when annotating. SumatraPDF is another small footprint reader though it isn't feature rich.; Like this Reply to this comment


by emperordarius June 13, 2008 2:08 PM PDT: Adobe Reader requires too much space (it would be ok for the professional version, but not for reader). It's slow, bloated, and doesn't display anything correctly. FoxIt reader is MUCH better.; Like this Reply to this comment


by jojofrankie June 20, 2008 12:05 PM PDT: PDF XChange Viewer is outstanding! You can highlight, underline, type on and more. It loads fast, works well with Firefox and IE and is free. Foxit is fine, but PDF XChange Viewer beats it hands down.; Like this Reply to this comment