Operation Manual

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USING ACROBAT 9 STANDARD
Getting started
Last updated 9/30/2011
Convert documents from new versions of Lotus Notes and AutoCAD Acrobat now supports Lotus Notes 8.5. Acrobat
Pro and Acrobat Pro Extended now support Autodesk AutoCAD 2009.
Search across multiple PDFs Enhanced functionality enables you to search multiple PDF files in the same folder to
help you quickly find the information you need.
Collaboration
Use Acrobat.com for shared reviews Participants download the file from Acrobat.com, and add comments or data
using Acrobat or Adobe Reader. When finished, participants publish comments or submit responses to Acrobat.com.
When using Acrobat.com for shared reviews, you can also allow reviewers to open and share the PDF in a live chat
session. See
“Starting a review” on page 138.
Collaborating in online meetings Use Adobe ConnectNow, a personal web-conference tool, to conduct real-time
meetings on your desktop. Attendees join the meeting by logging into a web-based meeting space from their own
computers. In a ConnectNow online meeting, you can share your desktop, use live chat, share online whiteboards, and
use many other collaboration features. See
“Collaborate in online meetings” on page 134.
Use Acrobat.com to upload and share large documents From Acrobat or Reader, you can create your own user
account on Acrobat.com. Use Acrobat.com to upload and share most document types, and to share PDFs or your
desktop in online meetings. See
“Share documents with others” on page 132.
Forms
Easily create and edit electronic forms (Windows) Use the new Forms Wizard to convert Microsoft® Word and Excel
documents or scanned paper into PDF forms. Form fields are automatically recognized and converted to fillable fields.
Quickly add, edit, and name form fields. Use the Tracker to see when forms have been completed and who has
completed them. See
“Create forms using Acrobat” on page 173.
Collect and export form data Easily collect user data and export the data to a spreadsheet for analysis and reporting.
See
“Collecting and managing form data” on page 200.
Track forms Use the Tracker to see when forms have been completed and who has completed them. See “About Forms
Tracker” on page 202.
Create and distribute online forms Create and distribute online forms using your web browser and the Adobe
FormsCentral service. Recipients fill out these forms using any Internet-connected device. See
“Create online forms
using FormsCentral” on page 173.
Digital signatures
Long-term signature validation enhancements Embed the certificate chain, revocation status, and timestamp after
signature creation. Allow valid, but expired timestamps to be used. See
“Establish long-term signature validation” on
page 247.
Create ink signatures Add a simple handwritten signature on a page. See “Sign a PDF” on page 242.
Getting started tutorials
The step-by-step tutorials in this section help you get started with Acrobat 9. You’ll learn how to create PDFs using
PDFMaker; share documents with colleagues for review and discussion; create interactive, electronic forms; assemble
documents of various formats into a single PDF Portfolio; and securely sign documents digitally.