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Compare Acrobat 9 versions

Reader 9

Acrobat 9 Standard

Acrobat 9 Pro

Acrobat 9 Pro Extended

View, print, and search PDF files, including PDF Portfolios and PDF maps
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yes

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yes

Author, store, and share documents, and share your screen, using Acrobat.com services
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yes

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yes

Experience richer content and greater interactivity with native support for Adobe® Flash® technology
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yes

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yes

Create PDF documents from any application that prints
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yes

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yes

Convert Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Access files to PDF with one-button ease*
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yes

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yes

Capture web pages as rich, dynamic PDF files for review and archiving
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yes

yes

yes

Archive e-mail or e-mail folders from Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes*
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yes

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yes

Scan paper documents to PDF and automatically recognize text with optical character recognition (OCR)
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yes

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yes

Save PDF files as Microsoft Word documents, retaining the layout, fonts, formatting, and tables, to facilitate reuse of content
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yes

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yes

Help protect PDF documents with 256-bit encryption
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yes

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yes

Apply restrictions on printing, copying, and altering PDF documents
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yes

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Examine documents for hidden information and delete as needed
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yes

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yes

Merge files from multiple applications into a single PDF document
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yes

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yes

Assemble a wide range of content types in a polished, organized PDF Portfolio
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yes

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yes

Review documents using familiar commenting tools such as sticky notes, highlighting, lines, shapes, and stamps
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yes

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yes

Manage shared document reviews that allow review participants to see one another's comments
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yes

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yes

Enable real-time collaboration with synchronized document views and chat
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yes

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Digitally sign PDF documents
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yes

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Certify PDF documents using digital IDs
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yes

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yes

Easily create fillable PDF forms from paper or existing files using the Form Wizard
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yes

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yes

Distribute PDF forms to collect information and track their status†
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yes

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yes

Enable users of Adobe Reader® (version 8 or later) to fill in and save PDF forms locally
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yes

yes

yes

Convert documents to PDF/A for archiving with easy search and retrieval
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yes

yes

yes

Validate documents for conformance to ISO standards PDF/A, PDF/E, and PDF/X
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no

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yes

Personalize a PDF Portfolio with customizable templates for navigation and branding
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no

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yes

Permanently delete sensitive information, including specific text or illustrations, with redaction tools
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no

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yes

Convert Autodesk® AutoCAD®, Microsoft Visio, and Microsoft Project files to PDF with one-button ease, preserving document layers in Visio and AutoCAD and object data in Visio*
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no

yes

yes

Enable users of Adobe Reader (version 8 or later) to digitally sign PDF documents
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no

yes

yes

Compare and highlight the differences between two versions of a PDF document
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no

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yes

Create dynamic XML forms with Adobe LiveCycle® Designer ES (included)*
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no

yes

yes

Preview, preflight, correct, and prepare PDF files for high-end print production and digital publishing
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no

yes

yes

Create and validate accessible PDF documents
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no

yes

yes

Insert FLV or H.264 video for direct playback in Adobe Acrobat® and Adobe Reader
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no

yes

yes

Easily add audio, video, and quizzes to your PowerPoint slides and create rich, interactive presentations with Adobe Presenter (included)
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no

no

yes

Convert a variety of video formats to FLV for playback in PDF
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no

no

yes

Embed video in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint and convert to FLV in PDF
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no

no

yes

Convert 3D content to PDF for cross-platform sharing and collaboration
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no

no

yes

Combine multiple CAD formats in one assembly and save as PDF with Adobe 3D Reviewer (included)
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no

no

yes

Convert 2D and 3D designs from major CAD applications to PDF for use by extended teams without expensive CAD or viewer software
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no

no

yes

Create PDF maps by importing geospatial files that retain metadata and coordinates
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no

no

yes

When enabled by Acrobat Pro or Acrobat Pro Extended.

* Windows® only.

† For ad hoc forms distribution and data collection for up to 500 people.