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- Price: Free to try (30-day trial) $449.00 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP
- Date added: November 02, 2006
- Total Downloads: 5,299,723
- Downloads last week: 27,251
- Product Ranking: #2 in Desktop Publishing Software
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A newer version of Adobe Acrobat Professional is available.
- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 139 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff on November 17, 2008
Adobe's Acrobat PDF creator is the industry standard, and with good reason. A comprehensive list of powerful tools, combined with a work environment capable of handling huge files and a well-designed interface make it the go-to program for PDFs.
Some of the newer features that impressed us include a range of annotation options; password and encryption for security; several signature preferences for making digital documents more official; automatically recognizing form fields; the ability to download entire Web sites and import them as PDFs; support for complex AutoCAD drawings; and a well-designed icon-based wizard to help the user figure out how to get it all done. You won't find any talking paper clips here.
Surprisingly, the biggest drawback isn't Acrobat's high price tag. To download the trial version, the user must register and fill out a survey at Adobe's Web site. Then you must wait for an e-mail to arrive with a link to the installer, which weighs in at 269MB and takes about 15 minutes to install.
All told, the process takes a half hour and is counterintuitive to the point of a trial version. If you need Acrobat's power, it's definitely worth a test drive. If you're a casual or occasional PDF creator, the unwieldy trial isn't likely worth the extra time and effort.
Publisher's description
From Adobe Systems:Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional enables business professionals to reliably create, combine, and control Adobe PDF documents for easy, more secure distribution, collaboration, and data collection. Assemble electronic or paper files--even Web sites, engineering drawings, and e-mail--into reliable PDF documents that are easy to share with others using free Adobe Reader software. The latest version offers a host of new features including: Combine multiple files into a searchable, sortable PDF package that maintains the individual security settings and digital signatures of each included PDF document. Automatically locate form fields in static PDF documents and convert them to interactive fields that can be filled electronically by anyone using Adobe Reader software. Easily conduct shared reviews that allow review participants to see one another's comments and track the status of the review. Enable anyone using free Adobe Reader software to participate in document reviews, fill and save electronic forms offline, and digitally sign documents. Remove sensitive information. Save in Microsoft Word.
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User reviews of Adobe Acrobat Professional 8
- All versions: 3.9 starsout of 139 votes
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- Current version: 3.9 starsout of 59 votes
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3 stars
7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Version: Adobe Acrobat Professional 8
"Good program, but....."
Pros: Good program, but not without competition and flaws. It does everything one would expect fron a $449.00 PDF program and does it well. Many options with a very professional looking interface, but............
Cons: I can't call it the best, great or without issues. Nitro PDF Pro is faster, lighter on your system, about 18% the price of this and about 16x smaller as it installes at 58 MB on disk.and does everything I need in a program of this type. It runs great on both XP and Vista where Adobe Acrobat Pro 8 gives me fitts on my Vista Home Premium system.
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1 stars
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Adobe Acrobat Professional 8
"It sucks, from top to bottom"
Cons: As others have stated, this is probably the most buggy and unstable piece of software you will ever come across. I have uninstalled and installed the application at least a dozen times; sometimes it crashes before it even opens and other times it seems to work okay until an update is downloaded. If you ever get this program to work, either never download the free updates or just ditch it altogether and get something else.
If you absolutely need to have it, I would highly suggest using one of the older and more stable versions. My experience with Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional has been nothing short of frustrating and time-consuming beyond any reasonable limit. Saying there is tons of room for improvement wouldn?t even begin to cut it. I cannot in good faith recommend this piece of junk to anyone.
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1 stars
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Adobe Acrobat Professional 8
"impossible to end free trial. DONT DO IT!!!"
Pros: works fine until free trial ends
Cons: I have spent days trying to end the free trial and eliminate a pop up message with no success. Unless this is software that you want, I would NOT download.
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5 stars
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Adobe Acrobat Professional 8
"aDOBE ACROBAT READER 8"
Pros: I LIKE WHEN I SCAN ONE FILE HOW SIMPLY IS THIS.
Cons: NOTHINK I DONT LIKE.
Summary: WHEN I GET IT ILL EXPLAIN YOU LATER.
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2 stars
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Adobe Acrobat Professional 8
"Adobe Acrobat 8.12"
Pros: As a Reader it is OK, but.....
Cons: I am totally baffled with the majority of toolbar items being greyed-out and unusable. Assistance is hopeless
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4 stars
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Adobe Acrobat Professional 8
"I am editor of BIOTEMPO journal and I would like to create great pdf file"
Pros: That I can to produce pdf file with low memory and good quality of the paper that I publishe in BIOTEMPOS journal.
Cons: I lost some colors in my imagens
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5 stars
Version: Adobe Acrobat Professional 8
"GR8 Product"
Pros: Nice interface
Cons: lack some features... and could have a better look.
Summary: Good !!!!!!!!1
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4 stars
Version: Adobe Acrobat Professional 8
"very very good product"
Pros: it is very good software
Cons: to expensive
Summary: it is too expensive
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