Adobe Acrobat Professional 8 for Mac

Combine and optimize media-rich documents

Combine textbook pages, photos, video, audio, and much more into a single, polished Adobe PDF document. Optimize file size, and arrange files in any order.

Enable advanced features in Adobe Reader

Enable anyone using free Adobe Reader software to participate in document reviews, fill and save electronic forms offline, and digitally sign documents.

Manage and accelerate reviews

Easily conduct shared reviews—with students, co-authors of grant and funding proposals, curriculum committee members, and others—that allow review participants to see each other’s comments and track the status of the review. Compile comments into a single Adobe PDF document.

Save as Microsoft Word

Save Adobe PDF files as Microsoft Word documents, retaining the layout, fonts, formatting, and tables, to facilitate reuse of content.

Create advanced forms

Design dynamic, interactive forms to collect and aggregate student information through e-mail or on the web with included Adobe LiveCycle® Designer software. (Windows only)

Auto-recognize form fields

Automatically locate form fields in static PDF documents and convert them to interactive fields that can be filled electronically by anyone with Adobe Reader software.

Apply passwords and assign permissions

Restrict access to Adobe PDF documents using 128-bit encryption, securing confidential information about students and faculty members. Set document permissions to restrict who can print, save, copy, or modify a document.

Archive records and e-mail for easy search and retrieval

Streamline school and district filing processes by scanning paper documents with OCR technology to create compact, searchable Adobe PDF documents. Convert Microsoft Outlook email archives to Adobe PDF to facilitate search and retrieval.