• Easily create Adobe PDF documents
  Create Adobe PDF documents with one-button ease from Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Windows users can also create PDF documents with one-button ease from Outlook, Internet Explorer, Project, Visio, Access, Publisher, AutoCAD, and Lotus Notes files.
• Scan to PDF with OCR
  Scan paper documents with OCR technology to create compact, searchable Adobe PDF documents.
• Convert e-mail to Adobe PDF files
  Convert e-mail in Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes to Adobe PDF documents to facilitate searching, archiving, and retrieval. (Windows only)
• Capture web pages as Adobe PDF files
  Convert web pages to Adobe PDF documents to easily print, archive, mark up, or share. (Windows only)
• Create in PDF/A or PDF/X
  Create documents in PDF/A, the ISO standard for long-term archiving of electronic documents, or PDF/X, the ideal format for high-quality, professional printing.

Combine files from multiple applications

• Combine and optimize documents
  Combine documents, drawings, and rich media content into a single, polished Adobe PDF document. Optimize file size, and arrange files in any order regardless of file type, dimensions, or orientation.
• Maintain individual file security settings
  Maintain individual digital signatures and security settings in PDF files and forms when combining them into a single PDF package.
• Include only the pages you need
  Specify which pages, layouts, or sheets should be included from source files in your final, combined Adobe PDF document.
• Optimize Adobe PDF output
  Select from multiple file size and quality settings to optimize PDF output for your intended purpose
• Quickly regenerate a combined PDF file
  Re-create a combined Adobe PDF document after revising source files, without having to locate and gather the native files again.
• Unify with headers, footers, and watermarks
  Automatically remove headers and footers from source files and add unifying headers, footers, or watermarks to your combined Adobe PDF document.
• Attach native files
  Share source files by attaching them to your Adobe PDF document in their original, native formats.

Enhance and extend document collaboration

• Conduct e-mail--based reviews
  Initiate a document review in Adobe PDF via e-mail. Merge inbound comments and markups from all reviewers into one PDF document with a single click.
• Manage shared reviews
  Easily conduct shared reviews -- without IT assistance -- that allow review participants to see one another's comments and track the status of the review.
• Enable collaboration tools in Adobe Reader
  Enable users of free Adobe Reader software* to participate in e-mail-- or server-based reviews using all of the commenting and markup tools in Acrobat 8 Professional, including notes, stamps, highlighter, pencil, lines, shapes, and more.
• Track reviews and manage comments
  Track which reviewers have contributed feedback, send reminders, and add new participants. Easily compile all comments into a single Adobe PDF document.
• View and print comments
  View and print feedback for easy reconciliation. Sort comments by author, date, or page. Search comments for words or phrases.
• Export comments to Word or AutoCAD
  Select and export comments back to your original Word or AutoCAD file. Comments appear in Word as tracked changes and in AutoCAD as a separate layer.

Streamline data collection with Adobe PDF forms

• Get started with form templates
  Take advantage of an existing library of common form templates, such as human resources forms, invoices, and expense reports. (Windows only)
• Easily create forms
  Create fillable forms for distribution by e-mail or on the web from scanned paper, PDF documents, Microsoft Word documents, or Excel spreadsheets.
• Auto-recognize form fields
  Automatically locate form fields in static PDF documents and convert them to interactive fields that can be filled electronically by anyone using free Adobe Reader software*. (Windows only)
• Optimize form workflow
  Easily distribute forms; combine collected forms into a searchable, sortable PDF package; and export collected data into a spreadsheet.
• Enable form features in Adobe Reader
  Enable users of Adobe Reader software* to type information directly into Adobe PDF forms and save them locally for offline use.

Apply advanced document security and controls

• Apply passwords and assign permissions
  Restrict access to Adobe PDF documents using 128-bit encryption. Set document permissions to help restrict who can print, save, copy, or modify a document.
• Sign documents digitally
  Apply digital signatures to authenticate documents, manage their status, and help protect against unauthorized modification.
• Enable digital signatures in Adobe Reader
  Enable Adobe Reader users* to digitally sign PDF documents.
• Remove hidden data
  Inspect Adobe PDF documents for metadata, hidden layers, and other concealed information, and remove as needed.
• Permanently remove sensitive information
  Use redaction tools to permanently remove sensitive text, illustrations, or other information from the Adobe PDF document.
• Protect attached files
  Protect files attached to your Adobe PDF documents with 128-bit encryption.