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Acrobat on the Job

When you use Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) 4.0 to convert and distribute your documents in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), you can rest assured that anyone anywhere can view and print your documents exactly as you created them. But the power and utility of Acrobat doesn't end there. A host of features and capabilities, including electronic document markup tools, security controls, interactive forms creation, and much more, help make Acrobat the premier tool for exchanging information with colleagues and customers around the world.

Below are several examples of how people in a variety of professions can use Acrobat software to make their jobs easier and their workflow more productive.
 

  Engineers
Convert complex technical drawings, specifications, and Engineering Change Orders to PDF to make them readily accessible throughout your company.
 
  Financial Analysts or Advisors
Create and publish reports, policies and procedures, and application forms in PDF for distribution to clients.
Apply security options to sensitive documents to control access to confidential information.
 
  Graphic Designers
Distribute advertisements, brochures, catalogs, direct mail, and Web sites in PDF for electronic comments and approvals, accurately preserving the visual integrity of your designs as well as your client's brand identity.
Create a digital archive of completed projects.
Send PDF files electronically to prepress service providers and professional printers with all the font and image data necessary for reliable, accurate preflighting and printing.
 
  Legal Professionals
Convert, distribute, store, and search PDF libraries of contracts, correspondence, receipts, scanned handwritten notes, pleadings, briefs, and memos.
Verify and authenticate important documents using digital signatures.*
 
  Marketing Professionals
Distribute product plans, brochures, data sheets, white papers, and presentations in PDF to make product information easily accessible to colleagues and customers.
Convert competitors' Web pages to PDF for easy offline research.*
 
  Project Managers
Distribute schedules, road maps, and calendars in PDF to keep track of complex projects.
 
  Sales Professionals
Deliver collateral and newsletters in PDF on intranets and servers to equip field sales teams with accurate, up-to-date information.
Easily access and print product or service quotes, contracts, and brochures using Acrobat forms to quickly provide customers with information on request.
 
  Web Administrators
Post PDF documents online, without having to reauthor content in HTML, to provide timely information to employees, partners, customers, and site visitors.
Convert paper forms to PDF to gather and process information from employees and customers online.

*Available only in Adobe Acrobat 4.0 for Windows.


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