Understanding Different Adobe Acrobat Versions and Services

Office tools have changed enormously since the first release of Adobe Acrobat in 1993. From what were essentially static images of publication pages, PDF documents are now complex and interactive, filling most office communication needs and near-enough ready to replace paper. To address changing demands, Adobe has gradually introduced many features and services that support working with PDF as a truly portable format. Users are now able to work with the same .pdf file on a desktop computer, a tablet, or a smartphone.

PDF documents are meant to be very portable. As the reasons for using the format expanded, so did the ways of interacting with the files. We do so much more than read .pdf publications. We edit text and images, add accessibility, fill out and submit forms, prepare files for commercial printing, and much more. Some functions are only available when a file is saved on a desktop or a laptop computer hard drive...