Adobe acrobat 7.0.5 sdk User Manual

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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
®
 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. 
What Are the Tools For Creating PDF Files?
The Adobe Acrobat family. Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Standard and Professional both include 
Acrobat Distiller
®
 for creating PDF files from PostScript files created with your favorite 
applications (including desktop publishing software). 
Acrobat Capture
®
 with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) for creating text-searchable 
PDF documents from scanned paper originals.
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
®
 and 
Adobe Document Server
®
.
Related Adobe Technologies
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.
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.
Adobe LiveCycle
 Document Security
®
 provides digital signature and encryption 
capabilities in a server environment, enabling your organization to securely automate 
essential business processes.