Product Description

Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Standard software is the quick and easy way to create and share Adobe PDF documents. You can convert files from applications such as Microsoft Office into Adobe PDF documents that can be read by anyone using free Adobe Reader software. Combine spreadsheets, presentations, images, and other files into a consolidated Adobe PDF document that others can read but not alter. Offer reviewers familiar commenting tools to quickly gather input. View comments and feedback from multiple reviewers, and then generate an Adobe PDF file with advanced security features that accurately represents the original document.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1607 in Software
• Brand: Adobe
• Model: 22001979
• Released on: 2005-01-07
• Platforms: Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional
• Format: CD-ROM
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 2.00" h x 8.00" w x 9.75" l, 2.00 pounds

Features

• Easily create Adobe PDF files—create PDF documents with one-button ease from Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Windows users can also convert to PDF from Access, Internet Explorer, Outlook, and Publisher.
• Enjoy improved performance—with improved performance you can quickly convert, collect, and organize Adobe PDF documents.
• Create Adobe PDF documents from Microsoft Outlook—Collect, convert, and organize Microsoft Outlook e-mails into searchable Adobe PDF documents. Include attachments, links, and bookmarks sorted by sender, date, or subject.
• Assemble documents—create a single Adobe PDF file from multiple sources—including Web pages and e-mail—to deliver one professional document that anyone can open using free Adobe Reader 7.0 software.
• Protect sensitive and confidential documents—control documents inside and outside the firewall, online and offline.

Customer Reviews

Great product gone bad -- warning -- don't buy this version,
Having purchased and been very happy with Acrobat 4-6 standard editions, I am sorry to say Version 7 is real step backwards for Adobe:

-- The program will not read many pdf documents Acrobat 4-6 will (this may some sort of font copyright problem or just a flaw in this version of the software).

-- The Activation process is tedious, difficult and prevents you from using your own software, even if you only install it on one machine.

Having purchased this software almost a year ago, I uninstalled it because it did not read files Acrobat 6 does, as mentioned above. I thought this might be a bug in the program which Adobe would fix. So I installed and uninstalled it several times, each time the program would not work. Now the program tells me I have activated it too many times, though I have no working copy of the program. The software tells me to call Adobe customer support, but after keeping me in a computer loop for 10 minutes I learn the "call center" is closed, or there is simply no answer after 50 minutes.

If I could return this software I would. It does not work. I can't return my copy, but you don't have to buy a copy. Stick with 6.0 or the cheaper Scansoft program. Acrobat 7.0 does not work, and after a time Adobe won't let you use, even if you buy it, full price.

Too Intrusive - Too Microsoft - Too annoying
One reason to like adobe was that they weren't Microsoft and they actually paid attention to their customers. Those days appear to be gone. Don't want extra toolbars on an already crowded interface (not adobe - but Office) too bad, you get them anyway. I could try and track down the reason or method to remove them but that would take hours and I don't have the time, They don't make it easy and it ignores customization of the toolbar when you restart. It's like spyware - and to accomplish this - it had to be a deliberate attempt to take over functions of my computer which I HATE! I'm a graphic designer so my opinion of Adobe is generally very high and I use their products a lot. This one is a dog though. Don't waste your money on the upgrade, until they start listening to their customers again.

This is not a worthwhile upgrade. The added functionality is not that much, it hasn't solved any of the previous PDF version problems (e.g. having to save as an earlier version if the document will be distributed via the web to accomodate for earlier versions of Reader or Acrobat).

Skip this. If you are an original buyer and don't need it for professional printing, don't bother there are other less expensive PDF creators out there that work just as well without adding unwanted features to your interface. Go out to dinner (and you would be able to afford a nice one) with the difference.

Very mixed feelings...,
I use PDFs a lot and I must say that quite often I turn to Free PDF software to actually do the tasks that Acrobat fails to do. One area I have always had a problem with is the formatting of some documents in size and sometimes Acrobat simply fails to recognize them and so I switch to the Free PDF software which has no problems doing this and is easier to use.
However if you are a pro PDF maker who wants to add sigs and links and notes and chapters and all the other function tags including security tags then I recommend this product hands down as the best one. I just find that it is not always the best PDF software package in the world, but a good one all the same.

I would not recommend buying this one just to make standard PDF files alone. If you want to touch up those file then this is what you need to do that right.