Adobe Acrobat 5.0 Upgrade OSX Mac

by Adobe Systems Inc.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00005ATSS
• Item model number: 12001432
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 12, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,202 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #29 in Software > Web Development > Internet Utilities > Electronic Publishing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Any business that requires documents to be shared, reviewed, and edited across broad networks will undoubtedly benefit from Adobe Acrobat 5.0. If you've never used Acrobat before, you'll be amazed at how easy it is to convert Office documents and Web pages to PDF files (portable document format). If you already use Acrobat, new features and enhancements--including the ability to upload documents to Web sites and intranets--make this version a worthwhile upgrade.

Installation is quick and easy; within 15 minutes of opening the box we were saving Web pages as PDF files and adding comments to our documents. New users may want to take a tour around the help sections (either online Help or tool tips) to get acquainted with the program. In addition, checking out the help section will ensure you don't miss out on some of the more hidden features within the application, such as color management and timesaving Windows and Mac shortcuts.

One of the most important new features of version 5.0 is the ability to develop new documents from PDF files. You can now save the PDF file to Rich Text Format (RTF), and then edit the document using your word processor. Another important new feature is the ability to create interactive forms, which actually look a lot like their paper counterparts. And once you figure out how to upload these forms to your company intranet, you can share them with all relevant team members. Team members can even sign these forms, using a password-protected digital signature.

As always, the ability to comment on documents and Web pages remains an important reason to use Acrobat. A toolbar on the left-hand side gives users easy access to the list of comment tools, which range from highlighting tools, note boxes, pencil and line tools, and strikeout tools which let you erase lines of text. Once you've marked up a file or Web page, you can send the file to team members, business contacts and clients. As long as they have the Acrobat Reader (available free from Adobe's Web site), they should be able to read these files. And Acrobat retains the quality of your documents when you print them, so you don't have any nasty surprises when you pick up your documents from the printer.

Companies with employees in different physical locations can only benefit from Acrobat 5.0. While version 4.0 is obviously still a strong and very useful product, upgrading to Acrobat 5.0 promises a host of Internet-ready new features designed to accompany your business to the next level of high-speed communication. --Gisele Toueg--This review refers to the full Windows version.

Amazon.com Review

Adobe Acrobat 5.0 is PDF-creation software, direct from the company that first established the PDF standard. PDF stands for portable document format, and it remains the best way to format documents so they can be read by anyone on any platform. Version 5.0 brings significant improvements, particularly with regard to its interaction with other leading software, such as the Microsoft Office suites and programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator.

Installation is easy. Included in the installation is a function button added to Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. When you've written a document in these programs, simply click the PDF button on the toolbar and it will guide you through saving it as a PDF. Anyone with Acrobat Reader--free and available for download from Adobe's Web site--can view the documents.

You can also upload these documents to Internet sites, or onto networks. This is a key feature of this version. This Web-savvy function means you can post documents on an intranet or a network, and other users can simultaneously view, write on, edit, highlight, and stick notes on it using Acrobat's tools in their browser windows. This has obvious merit for anyone running meetings where not all attendees can be physically present.

You can place graphics from leading software products such as Illustrator and Photoshop into these PDFs, and when clicked on later, they will launch the original creation program if editing is needed. You can also create and add digital signatures to the PDF file, and, once the key is exchanged with your chosen recipient, security of the documents will be assured, as only the recipient can open them.

All in all, Acrobat 5.0 should be an essential toolbox element for anyone who needs to share documents. It is easy to use, creates extremely high-quality items--whether business spreadsheets, brochures for customers (it maintains the integrity of the onscreen version on printers, guaranteeing that the look you intended is rendered to a high quality) or Web sites--and ensures that security is maintained through signatures, and through the fact that only the creator can edit the original file. --Alison Jardine

--This review refers to the Windows version of this product.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Warning re Acrobat 5.0 Upgrade for Mac, June 21, 2001

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A. E. Siegman (STANFORD, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Acrobat 5.0 Upgrade OSX Mac (CD-ROM)

If you purchase the Acrobat 5.0 upgrade for a Mac running OS 7.x or 8.x with Adobe Exchange previously installed, and your experience parallels mine, you'll waste 2 to 3 hours attempting without success to install it. If you then fight your way through Adobe's support system, you'll find that there's a "fix" on their web site -- In other words, Adobe will ship you a product *which they know at the time of shipping* to be totally non-functional, and despite having your contact information from the online order, give you no warning of this. (Incidentally, for your [money] they supply you with a CD *and no users manual*)

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great but pricey for creating your own .pdfs, May 17, 2001

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James Bow "Writer, The Unwritten Girl" (Kitchener, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Acrobat 5.0 Upgrade OSX Mac (CD-ROM)

Almost everybody who is on the Net has the free download Adobe Acrobat Reader. With this reader, users are able to view .pdf documents in exactly the same format the writer published it. So, how did the writer publish his or her .pdf? Answer: he paid a lot more and got the non-freeware version of Adobe Acrobat (sometimes called Adobe Acrobat Pro or Adobe Acrobat Writer).

There is absolutely no doubt that this software is essential if you produce a lot of documents electronically. In any other format (HTML, Word, etc), you run the risk that the users' machines will reconfigure your document in ways that you hadn't intended. Adobe Acrobat locks your publication into a format that can be transferred between computers and across computer platforms.

It is, however, priced for the office user. Home users, once again, have to shell out over $... for the standard version and $... for the upgrade. It's a shame, as home computers are not just about games and surfing the Net. Some people do some serious writing outside of the office. If home users could pay half the price for this product, it would be well worth it.