Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional software enables business professionals to reliably create, combine, and control Adobe PDF documents for easy, more secures distribution, collaboration, and data collection. Protect sensitive information with passwords, permissions, and digital signatures. Enable users of Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional (version 7.0 or 8) to participate in document reviews, fill and save forms, and digitally sign documents. Create new PDFs rapidly with Adobe LifeCycle Designer, and start working more easily with AutoCAD documents, even without owning a CAD tool. Convert e-mail in Lotus Notes to Adobe PDF to facilitate searching, archiving, and retrieval Inspect PDF documents for hidden information, including metadata, annotations, attachments, form fields, layers, and bookmarks -- selectively delete as needed Enhanced OCR capabilities - Scan paper more accurately to generate searchable PDF documents Take advantage of improved functionality for saving Adobe PDF files as Microsoft Word documents, retaining the layout, fonts, formatting, and tables Enhanced review and markup tools for easier, more accurate placement and resizing of markup items Create documents in PDF/A, the new ISO standard for long-term archiving of electronic documents Enable anyone using free Adobe Reader software to participate in document reviews, fill and save electronic forms offline, and digitally sign documents Create Adobe PDF documents from Outlook, Internet Explorer, Project, Visio, Access, Publisher, AutoCAD, and Lotus Notes Quickly create high-quality, compact PDF files from AutoCAD.

New features in Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional:

* Combine multiple files into a PDF package

Combine multiple files into a searchable, sort able PDF package that maintains the individual security settings and digital signatures of each included PDF document.

* 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 using free Adobe Reader software. (Windows only)

* Manage shared reviews

Easily conduct shared reviews - without IT assistance - that allow review participants to see one another's comments and track the status of the review.

* Enable advanced features in Adobe Reader

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

* Permanently remove sensitive information

Permanently remove metadata, hidden layers, and other concealed information, and use redaction tools to permanently delete sensitive text, illustrations, or other content.

* Archive Microsoft Outlook e-mail in PDF

Configure Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional to automatically archive e-mail in Microsoft Outlook for easy search and retrieval. (Windows only)

* Archive Lotus Notes e-mail

Convert e-mail in Lotus Notes to Adobe PDF to facilitate searching, archiving, and retrieval. (Windows only)

* Save in Microsoft Word

Take advantage of improved functionality for saving Adobe PDF files as Microsoft Word documents, retaining the layout, fonts, formatting, and tables.

* Enjoy improved performance and support for AutoCAD

More rapidly convert AutoCAD® drawing files into compact, accurate PDF documents, without the need for the native desktop application.

* Take advantage of a new, intuitive user interface of Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

Complete tasks more quickly with a streamlined user interface, new customizable toolbars, and a "Getting Started" page to visually direct you to commonly used features.

You will be able to immediately download Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional online after purchase!

Successful software for businessmen!

Useful Software: Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional works well both on Windows XP and Vista very well! I installed it easily and it works stable. It helps me create PDF documents, fill out and save others to PDF forms. And it can convert PDF to Word. All in all, Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional is useful software!