| Comparison |
Reader 9 |
Acrobat 9
Standard |
Acrobat 9
Pro |
Acrobat 9
Pro Extended |
| View, print, and search PDF files,
including PDF Portfolios and PDF maps |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Author, store, and share documents,
and share your screen, using Acrobat.com services |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Experience richer content and greater
interactivity with native support for Adobe® Flash® techlogy |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Create PDF documents from any
application that prints |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Convert Microsoft Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Publisher, and Access files to PDF with one-button ease* |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Capture web pages as rich, dynamic PDF
files for review and archiving |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Archive e-mail or e-mail folders from
Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes* |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Scan paper documents to PDF and
automatically recognize text with optical character recognition (OCR) |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Save PDF files as Microsoft Word
documents, retaining the layout, fonts, formatting, and tables, to
facilitate reuse of content |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Help protect PDF documents with
256-bit encryption |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Apply restrictions on printing,
copying, and altering PDF documents |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Examine documents for hidden
information and delete as needed |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Merge files from multiple applications
into a single PDF document |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Assemble a wide range of content types
in a polished, organized PDF Portfolio |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Review documents using familiar
commenting tools such as sticky notes, highlighting, lines, shapes,
and stamps |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Manage shared document reviews that
allow review participants to see one another's comments |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Enable real-time collaboration with
synchronized document views and chat |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Digitally sign PDF documents |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Certify PDF documents using digital
IDs |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Easily create fillable PDF forms from
paper or existing files using the Form Wizard |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Distribute PDF forms to collect
information and track their status† |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Enable users of Adobe Reader®
(version 8 or later) to fill in and save PDF forms locally |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Convert documents to PDF/A for
archiving with easy search and retrieval |
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Validate documents for conformance to
ISO standards PDF/A, PDF/E, and PDF/X |
|
|
Y |
Y |
| Personalize a PDF Portfolio with
customizable templates for navigation and branding |
|
|
Y |
Y |
| Permanently delete sensitive
information, including specific text or illustrations, with redaction
tools |
|
|
Y |
Y |
| 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* |
|
|
Y |
Y |
| Enable users of Adobe Reader (version
8 or later) to digitally sign PDF documents |
|
|
Y |
Y |
| Compare and highlight the differences
between two versions of a PDF document |
|
|
Y |
Y |
| Create dynamic XML forms with Adobe
LiveCycle® Designer ES (included)* |
|
|
Y |
Y |
| Preview, preflight, correct, and
prepare PDF files for high-end print production and digital publishing |
|
|
Y |
Y |
| Create and validate accessible PDF
documents |
|
|
Y |
Y |
| Insert FLV or H.264 video for direct
playback in Adobe Acrobat® and Adobe Reader |
|
|
Y |
Y |
| Easily add audio, video, and quizzes
to your PowerPoint slides and create rich, interactive presentations
with Adobe Presenter (included) |
|
|
|
Y |
| Convert a variety of video formats to
FLV for playback in PDF |
|
|
|
Y |
| Embed video in Microsoft Word or
PowerPoint and convert to FLV in PDF |
|
|
|
Y |
| Convert 3D content to PDF for
cross-platform sharing and collaboration |
|
|
|
Y |
| Combine multiple CAD formats in one
assembly and save as PDF with Adobe 3D Reviewer (included) |
|
|
|
Y |
| Convert 2D and 3D designs from major
CAD applications to PDF for use by extended teams without expensive
CAD or viewer software |
|
|
|
Y |
| Create PDF maps by importing
geospatial files that retain metadata and coordinates |
|
|
|
Y |
