When installed, Acrobat adds a PDF creation button to most Microsoft Office programs (but no other office suites), supplementing the more familiar option to print to PDF via the print dialog. Here we see AutoCAD, Visio, Excel, Word, and JPEG files.īeyond these bumps, Acrobat offers dramatically improved operation and interface. '='' -=''>/sc/21100-SS2.gif' width='200' height='150' border='0' />Īdobe completely updated Acrobat's interface, with detachable menus such as the Commenting toolbar, plus enhanced editing functionality and stamps.Īcrobat 6.0 makes it easy to select files from different applications to create a composite. Adobe support reps said they hadn't encountered this problem before, but you may need to uninstall version 5.0 manually. On one test computer, the setup program failed to uninstall Acrobat 5.0 after several tries, and it removed Acrobat 5.0 from the Add/Remove control panel. We had only a few problems installing Adobe Acrobat 6.0. It's a bit expensive for individual users (the least-expensive package is $299), who should consider a cheaper option such as the $49 Xelerate Software PowerPDF 2.0.

Under the hood, Adobe updated the Acrobat format to version 1.5, enhancing image and data compression and rich media embedding. Even the free Adobe Reader (formerly Acrobat Reader) provides an updated interface for reading, completing forms, and digitally signing PDF documents. Online researchers will enjoy one-click Web-page conversion to PDF, and that's just a short sampling. Creative professionals get solid support for AutoCAD 2002 (but sadly, no support for layered documents in AutoCAD 2004) and Visio, and print pros benefit from new preflight tools and the ability to print color separations. All users will appreciate the capability to create PDF documents simply by clicking a button in most Office applications, and Acrobat offers excellent new work-flow and commenting tools. Adobe Acrobat 6.0 is one of those rare programs that includes something for nearly everyone.

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