Adobe Acrobat??

Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 9 Feb 2005 2:45 pm

Can anyone tell me the advantage of having Adobe Acrobat? and what is it used for..I see versions that are 7.0....does this program slow the pc dowm??

Anyone?

mickd · Post by **mickd** » 9 Feb 2005 3:07 pm

you need Acrobat in order to read PDF files.
Most stuff on the web is in HTML but a lot of it is in PDF format, so its worth having.
I wouldnt say it'll slow your PC down, but it is surely a prime example of 'bloatware' i.e the program file is huge because its stuffed full of features you'll never use. You could try just downloading an earlier (smaller) version. Its free anyway

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 9 Feb 2005 3:30 pm

Well there are two versions.
There is Acrobat Reader which is a free .PDF file reader.

It isn't a really huge file, but is excelent for opening files so they are almost exactly what the desinger intended you to see, cross any computer platform.

Design on a Mac looks the same on a PC, and vica versa.
Some one designs a file and you see the same thing.

So I don't think Acrobat Reader is bloatware at all.

Adobe Acrobat the creation version
is a couple hundred bucks and not needed unless you are doing files to send out.
But it is very cool for charts mailing list like JCSGC

I have almost gotten it several times, but it lost out to budget considerations, but it is a very hip program.

So Jody get the reader.
it won't lsow down the PC at all.

Adobe is one of the major players a good company.
Here's a link for the reader, http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Windows

Also I have never heard of a virus being transported in a .pdf file.[This message was edited by David L. Donald on 09 February 2005 at 03:35 PM.]

Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 9 Feb 2005 5:51 pm

David
I went to the site Acrobat and I didnt see anything for XP home...I didnt cut it..where can I find a smaller version that would be compatible with XP home?

Bobby Sparks · Post by **Bobby Sparks** » 9 Feb 2005 10:28 pm

Jody,

You should be able to follow the instructions on this page. Just make the choices it asks for and go from there.
This is the link http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Hope this helps.

BNS

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 10 Feb 2005 12:43 am

jody check this
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrsystemreqs.html#70win

it lists XP home edition as fine, no problem.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 10 Feb 2005 4:24 am

The latest version eliminated a lot of the startup garbage that is in older versions.

However, any startup notices, etc, I just ignore and consider that the "price for free software". Adobe could charge for that if they really wanted to.

Tony Palmer · Post by **Tony Palmer** » 10 Feb 2005 2:11 pm

This may be deviating from the post but I scanned a text page I wished to edit, but the scanner saved it as a .pdf format, and Acrobat won't let me edit any text.
Any helpful hints on this?

Dave Van Allen · Post by **Dave Van Allen** » 10 Feb 2005 7:36 pm

tony-
You should find an icon for a tool on the toolbar of Adobe Reader or Acrobat that allows you to "select text"; if you find it, use it to highlight the text you want, copy it then paste it in to an empty document in a text editor (wordpad on pc, textedit on mac)
Hope this works for you

Chris Lasher · Post by **Chris Lasher** » 10 Feb 2005 9:18 pm

Tony, if you did not scan using the setting called "OCR you may be SOL, even if you did save to PDF, as it's just an image in the PDF. OCR is what "reads" a document and figures out the letters. I'm unsure if Adobe Acrobat is able to perform this operation post-scan. If it is, you should be able to select the text with the Text Select tool, and be able to edit it.

Please note that if you only have Adobe Reader, and not Adobe Acrobat, you will not be able to edit the file. You may, however, be able to still select text from the file.

Now, to re-iterate for all, Adobe Acrobat reads and creates PDF files and forms. Adobe Reader (as the title suggests) only reads PDF files. For 99% of users out there, only Adobe Reader, which is free for download, is necessary. People who need Adobe Acrobat, which is for purchase, know what it is and need it for a reason. It should be very easy to figure out which category you as a user fall under.[This message was edited by Chris Lasher on 10 February 2005 at 09:23 PM.]

FIONA TOMANY · Post by **FIONA TOMANY** » 13 Feb 2005 10:09 am

It can take for ever to print a document.You maybe albe to copy and paste to notepad or Micorosott word. Im sure I have done that. Adobe Reader 7 will oly work on the XP operating system. if your compuer is older then 6 is best.

Les Pierce · Post by **Les Pierce** » 13 Feb 2005 8:47 pm

Keep in mind that PDF files are graphic files. That's why you can't edit the text, or type over them, such as when you are filling in a form, etc.

It is also why they are used quite often for copies of manuals and such.

Les

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 14 Feb 2005 4:29 am

Jody just a tad more clarity..

you DO NOT need Acrobat to read PDF files..you need the Acrobat Reader..which is free..and the above inforamtion and links are quite correct. This is a very small file. This allows reading of PDF's only and you cannot edit them.

Adobe Acrobat is another story all toghether, it allows you to convert WORD docs and many other types of files with photo's as well into an Adobe PDF format so that you can send them via EMAIL etc. The creator can also assign permissions to the doucments such as printing/editing etc..via password.

Do n ot confuse the full Acrobat with the Reader. one is free and the other is around $400 buckaroo's...

Keep this in mind, Acrobat converts a large document to a much smaller size and to a common format so everyone can read them, put it on CD's or EMAIL them..kind of like making MP3's from other types of sound files for music.

good luck

t

Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 14 Feb 2005 5:43 am

Thank you all of you and thank you Tony for your simple but informative explanation.

Im not a "geek" I'm a "gook"

Thanks

Jody

Colin Goss · Post by **Colin Goss** » 16 Feb 2005 12:53 am

If you need to create pdf files and cannot afford Adobe Acrobat, Try OpenOffice - a free replacement for MS word, which also has HTML Spreadsheet and Graphics capabilities, and more importantly can create pdf files.

Get it from http://www.openoffice.org/