What can you do with Adobe Reader?
Adobe® Reader® is the tool for opening and using Adobe PDFs that are created in Adobe Acrobat®. Although you can't create PDFs in Reader, you can use Reader to view, print, and manage PDFs. After opening a PDF in Reader, you have a variety of tools to help you find information quickly. If you receive a PDF form, you can complete it online and submit it electronically. If you receive an invitation to review a PDF, use the commenting and markup tools to annotate it. Use the Reader multimedia tools to play video and music in a PDF. And if a PDF contains sensitive information, you can sign or certify a document with a digital ID.
Learn how to use Reader for everyday PDF tasks:
* View and search a PDF
* Fill in forms
* Sign a PDF
* Create a PDF on Acrobat.com
Adobe Reader makes it easy to collaborate with others and streamline your work:
* Participate in a review
* Collaborate on a PDF by using Adobe ConnectNow
Find information in a PDF
Use either the Search window (Edit > Search) or the Find toolbar to search page content, including layers, form fields, annotations, bookmarks, and digital signatures.
View and search a PDF Portfolio
A PDF Portfolio is a collection of files that often contains files that are not PDFs, such as Microsoft Office documents. You can use the Reader search tools to find text throughout the PDF Portfolio. Type the text you want to find in the Search box in the PDF Portfolio toolbar. The search results show all files where the text was found.
* For PDF files, expand the list to see the results in context. Click a search result to go to the location of the text in the PDF.
* For other types of files, click Open, and then search the file.
For more information, see Search a PDF Portfolio in Acrobat Help.
Fill in forms
Fill in, save, and electronically submit forms easily, even on mobile devices. Start by selecting either the Hand tool or the Select tool. When you place the pointer over an interactive form field, the pointer icon changes to one of the following:
* The Pointing Finger Pointing Finger tool or Pointing Hand Plus tool Pointing Hand tool appears when the pointer is over a button, radio button, check box, or item in a list.
* The Select tool Select tool appears when you can select an item in a list.
* The I-beam tool I-beam tool appears when you can type text into a form field.
Move from one form field to the next by pressing the Tab key. To delete an entry, press the Esc key. When you finish the form, click the Submit Form button. If the PDF author has enabled the local save capability on the form, you can also choose File > Save As to rename the file and save the form with your information without submitting it.
Tip: To fill in forms more efficiently, turn on Auto-Complete in the Forms Preferences (choose Forms on the Preferences dialog box).
For more information, see Completing and submitting PDF forms in Acrobat Help.
Sign a PDF
When you sign a PDF, you assure the sender that the PDF reached its intended recipient. In Reader, only PDFs with Reader Usage Rights enabled can be signed. (In Acrobat, Advanced > Extend Features In Adobe Reader.)
1. Click the Sign button Signature button in the Signature Panel, or choose Document > Sign > Sign Document.
2. Follow the instructions to create a place for the signature, and then complete the Sign Document dialog box.
Use the Preview Document feature to view and sign the document in a static and secure state. Dynamic content such as multimedia and JavaScript are blocked. For more information, see Sign in Preview Document mode in Acrobat Help.
Create a PDF on Acrobat.com
Acrobat.com is a new, web-based service that is currently available at no charge. Acrobat.com offers easy online tools to create and share PDFs. To get started, click the Create PDF Using Acrobat.com icon Create PDF on Acrobat.com icon in the toolbar. Or, choose File > Create Adobe PDF Using Acrobat.com. For more information, go to wwww.adobe.com/go/acrobat_com_en.
Participate in a review
When you receive a PDF to review, you can annotate it by using the commenting and markup tools. These features are available only when the PDF author has enabled commenting. Also use the commenting and markup tools to return your comments to the author. For more information and download, click here
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