One minor potential problem may arise if you embed raw documents like Word files or Excel spreadsheets into a PDF portfolio instead of converting those files into PDF format first. PDF Portfolios' most obvious use is corporate marketing, but they'll also be used to streamline and enrich educational and scientific material and to build richly interactive presentations. Plenty of less obviously Apple-inspired navigation tools are also available, such as an elegant one that simply slides document images left and right as you move through the portfolio contents. One of the navigation tools available while building a PDF Portfolio looks almost identical to the CoverFlow interface in Apple's iTunes and OS X Leopard. Why? Because a PDF Portfolio isn't just a set of documents arranged in a linear sequence, but can include eye-catching navigation tools for finding your way through complex, tree-structured sets of files. Portfolios are an advance over the simpler combined-format documents created by previous Acrobat versions and by Microsoft Office's almost-forgotten "Binder" feature. PDF Portfolios, probably the most impressive new feature in Acrobat, combines multiple documents, including multimedia video and audio files, into a single PDF file. The Pro Extended version has everything in Pro as well as the ability to embed standard video formats into PDF files, create interactive presentations, and create and manage 3D PDF files. The Pro version adds a wide range of collaboration and document-compare features. The Standard version creates PDF files, PDF Portfolios, and fillable PDF forms. Best of all, this major update doesn't require learning an entirely new app, as Acrobat 9 largely sticks to the user interface familiar since version 8.Īcrobat 9 comes in four versions: the free Adobe Reader (no Acrobat in the name, just Reader), and three commercial versions, Acrobat 9 Standard, Acrobat 9 Pro, and Acrobat 9 Pro Extended. Advanced new collaboration features, plus other miscellaneous improvements add to the appeal of this major release. Finally, there's a document-comparison feature that eases the headaches of collaborative work on complex PDF files. Next is the ability to store video files in PDF files that can be viewed by anyone who uses Adobe Reader 9, whether or not they have specific video codecs installed on their system. First is the ability to build PDF Portfolios that combine multiple types of files in a single PDF document, complete with eye-catching navigation tools. Acrobat 9 includes three big new features. Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended ($699 direct)-the exact name of the version I tested-brings the biggest and best enhancements that Acrobat has seen in a long time. Adobe Acrobat is the mighty juggernaut of PDF software, and Acrobat 9 proves that a juggernaut can get smarter and more flexible even while growing more powerful than ever.
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