Acrobat is a program created by Adobe Systems, Inc., that reads, decodes and converts documents to a Portable Document Format (PDF). This allows graphics and type to be displayed and printed from any computer utilizing any platform (Macintosh,Windows, DOS, or UNIX) - regardless of the fonts or software programs used to create the original.
Software for Portable Document Format (PDF) files that allows the reader to view and print a document as originally designed without having to install the particular program or fonts used to create the file. Software for viewing PDF files is Acrobat Reader, and software for altering published PDF files is Acrobat Distiller, both created by Adobe Systems.
A widely available software program that is used to convert a document into what is called a portable document file or PDF file. This converted document is independent of the application software, fonts, hardware, and operating system used to create it. Therefore it can be viewed, printed, and transferred across multiple computer platforms with all the original attributes (fonts, pictures, layout) preserved and intact.
Acrobat is part of a set of applications developed by Adobe to create and view PDF files. Acrobat is used to create the PDF files, and the freeware Acrobat Reader is used to read the PDF files.
Software used to view image files that can contain either full-text, pictures, charts, etc. Files ending in the extension .pdf use Adobe Acrobat as a viewer. Computers in the University of South Florida Libraries are equipped with Adobe Acrobat viewers. For information about the Acrobat Reader, and an opportunity to download a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader software, click the Acrobat ® button and look for "downloads"
Acrobat is a software used to create, share and view pdf files.
Software which allows you to view electronic documents, which have been stored in pdf format (see pdf).
Software that lets you view and print Adobe PDF files. (See also "PDF")
Software created by Adobe Systems that allows for easy transfer of many different types of document between one computer system and another
A computer program that allows you to change documents to portable document format (PDF). Changing documents to PDFs allows you to add the document to a website or send it by email while keeping the format exactly the same.
Program for viewing and printing a (PDF) digital ad file created in a graphics program using either a Macintosh or a PC.
A software programme that creates ‘PDF’ files in the ‘portable document format’. PDF files (i.e. files in the ‘portable document format’) can be read by Acrobat Reader, which is a free download from www.adobe.com. Acrobat Reader comes pre-installed on most computers. All digital printing jobs are printed from PDF files. If you submit your job on a PDF file, your file will normally go through the prepress process faster (and you will receive your proof more quickly). Bindery operations — The process of cutting, scoring, folding, trimming, collating, stitching, tabbing, wrapping, etc. after your job has been printed.
Plece of software that enables you to edit pdf files
Commercial software application by Adobe for reading and creating PDF documents. See also Adobe Reader
A program that allows you to view, print and download documents as they appear on the screen, even if you don't have the software the document was created in.
Application used almost universally to create and view portable document formatted (PDF)
A computer program used to view PDF files. Also known as Acrobat Reader.
To view PDF files, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed on your computer. This allows you to view and print the PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader is free and you can download it relatively easily from the Internet. http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html
Software application used to read Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
A computer program used for displaying PDF files.
Adobe's software application for creation of Portable Document Format files that can display a document as it was originally designed without having the particular software or fonts used to create the file.
provides a platform–independent means of creating, viewing, and printing documents. Acrobat can convert a DOS, Windows, UNIX, or Macintosh document into a Portable Document Format (PDF), which can be displayed on any computer with Acrobat Reader. Acrobat Reader can be downloaded free from the Internet.
Acrobat is a file reader program which uses a format called PDF (Portable Document Format) which will display a document with the same formatting, layout, graphics and fonts used by the creator. The PDF can be viewed on a wide variety of different computer platforms. It is available free from its creator, Adobe at their Web site.
Suite of applications to create and view PDF files.
A product that enables you to convert documents to portable document format (.pdf). You would convert files to .pdf if you wanted to post them on your Web site or to send them via e-mail while preserving the format, the look and feel, of the documents. Acrobat enables people to view the files even if they don't own the software you used to create them, and Acrobat has features that can ensure against copying or tampering with the document. Users must download the free Acrobat Reader in order to view .pdf files.
Software from Adobe, Inc. which creates a standard file format with an extension of .PDF(Postscript Definition Language).
Software that allows you to create and/or read a Portable Document Format (PDF) files. This format allows organizations such as the CDC to publish on-line documents that include charts, graphs, and other formatting that are virtual identical with the original print version. Retaining such formatting is often impossible in other formats.
Adobe Acrobat is a program and browser plug-in that lets you read Adobe PDF files, that have many of the attributes of a book. Find out more about Adobe Acrobat.
A collection of programs developed by Adobe Systems, Inc., for creating and distributing electronic documents. These programs let you create and/or read a Portable Document Format (PDF) for your files, which preserves the document's layout. This is an advantage over other electronic formats, such as HTML, where the layout can vary depending on the software being used.
Acrobat Reader is a free software product from Adobe, designed to view .pdf (portable document format) documents downloaded from the World Wide Web.
A computer program used for PDF files. It is available on the Deakin Learning Toolkit CD-Rom or from the Deakin ITS software library on the web.
a file reader that decodes documents to the portable document format.
An application that enables you to create and view PDF files.
Software for viewing and printing files in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF), which was created so users can read documents without having the particular program or fonts used to create it. Adobe's PDF Writer and Acrobat Distiller are programs for creating PDF files.
Software that allows documents to be created, distributed and read by any computer or operating system in its original format (or nearly so.) For example an article can be scanned from the original source and transmitted to another computer. The receiving computer can view the article as if it were looking at the original pages.
A software application which enables you to view pdf files. pdf is short for portable document format. Many NHS papers on the web are stored in this type of format. You can download a copy of Acrobat from the abode website at http://www.adobe.co.uk
A technology developed by Adobe systems that allows documents created on one computer system to be read and printed on other systems with the fonts, formatting, text attributes, and graphic elements intact. The Adobe Acrobat software family is used to read, view, and print files in Portable Document Format (PDF). The Acrobat Reader reads PFD files, Acrobat Exchange reads and creates PDF files, and Acrobat Distiller converts PoatScript files to PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader
Adobe Acrobat was the first software to support Adobe Systems' Portable Document Format (PDF). It is a family of software, some commercial and some free of charge. Adobe Reader (formerly called Acrobat Reader) is available as a no-charge download from Adobe's web site, and allows the viewing and printing of PDF files.