Adobe acrobat 7.0.5 sdk User Manual
Getting Started
What Is Acrobat?
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Acrobat Elements for organizations requiring widespread PDF creation capability
without the need to install the full Acrobat/Distiller product on every desktop. Acrobat
Elements allows organizations to extend their investments in Microsoft
without the need to install the full Acrobat/Distiller product on every desktop. Acrobat
Elements allows organizations to extend their investments in Microsoft
®
Office
®
by
standardizing on Adobe PDF for document distribution. Acrobat Elements is available
through licensing with minimum orders of 1,000 seats. There is no public API for Acrobat
Elements.
through licensing with minimum orders of 1,000 seats. There is no public API for Acrobat
Elements.
What Are the Tools For Creating PDF Files?
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The Adobe Acrobat family. Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Standard and Professional both include
Acrobat Distiller
Acrobat Distiller
®
for creating PDF files from PostScript files created with your favorite
applications (including desktop publishing software).
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Acrobat Capture
®
with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) for creating text-searchable
PDF documents from scanned paper originals.
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The Adobe LiveCycle
™
products, which provide core document services designed to
align with your organization’s services-oriented architecture and leverage open
standards including J2EE and XML. They provide key functions such as document
generation, document control and security, document collaboration, and process
management for electronic forms. These products include Adobe LiveCycle Forms
standards including J2EE and XML. They provide key functions such as document
generation, document control and security, document collaboration, and process
management for electronic forms. These products include Adobe LiveCycle Forms
®
and
Adobe Document Server
®
.
Related Adobe Technologies
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Adobe LiveCycle
™
Reader Extensions
®
provides advanced services and functionality for
documents and forms accessed by Adobe Reader clients, extending users’ capabilities
for participating in form applications or workflows without requiring the full Adobe
Acrobat product.
for participating in form applications or workflows without requiring the full Adobe
Acrobat product.
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Adobe Policy Server
®
enables document authors and IT administrators to create usage
policies that dynamically control who can view a PDF document, determine whether the
recipient can modify, copy, print, or forward the document, and establish document
expiration dates.
recipient can modify, copy, print, or forward the document, and establish document
expiration dates.
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Adobe LiveCycle
™
Document Security
®
provides digital signature and encryption
capabilities in a server environment, enabling your organization to securely automate
essential business processes.
essential business processes.