- [Instructor] In addition to the Pro
and Standard versions of Acrobat,
Adobe also offers a free product
called Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be used to view PDFs,
but which also includes some other useful features.
For example, with both products you can view and print PDFs,
you can share files through Document Cloud,
and you can add comments and markups to PDFs,
which is great if you need to review or collaborate
on a document with colleagues,
but they can't, or don't want to subscribe
to Acrobat just to do so.
With Acrobat Reader, you can also send PDFs for review
and tracking, and even work on the go
with the mobile version of Reader.
But you can't convert PDFs to Microsoft files
like Word, Excel, or PowerPoint documents.
You can't turn scanned documents
into editable, searchable text,
and you can't create PDFs from any application.
Now, many software applications include
the built-in ability to export PDFs.
But if you have an application
that doesn't have that ability and you only have Reader,
you won't be able to create a PDF.
Now, both Windows and Mac operating systems
have the ability to print documents as PDFs,
but depending on the type of PDF you're trying to create,
that might not always be the best choice, either.
And you also can't combine PDFs together with Reader.
Basically, Acrobat Reader is for anyone who mostly needs
to view, review, or print PDFs.
If you need to do any other type of work to PDFs
or to create PDFs from existing documents,
you'll want to have the Pro or Standard version of Acrobat
on hand for that.