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Acrobat 8 Professional for Windows review

7.7

Editors' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 375

Verdict

Companies that need to compose long, secure, PDF documents and want to use the new digital forms will appreciate Acrobat 8. However, it's overkill if you only want to make short PDF files... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Acrobat 8 lets you fill out and collect forms digitally instead of having to print them
  • Intuitive wizards walk you through the features
  • Better manages redactions, metadata and security
  • Integrates with Acrobat Connect to collaborate with other users

Cons

  • Acrobat 8 doesn't integrate with Microsoft Office 2007 (we ran into quirks)

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