Free Adobe Reader® software lets you view, print, and search PDF files on a variety of devices and operating systems with faster launch time and real-time zooming and panning. You can use Adobe Reader to read, interact with, and print Portable Document Format (PDF) files generated by such applications as the Adobe Acrobat® family of products, Adobe Photoshop® Album, and more. Acrobat Reader also lets you fill in and submit PDF forms online. And when enabled by Acrobat Professional authors, you can now leverage robust commenting tools and actively participate in document reviews.
Adobe Reader 8 includes new document viewing options, advanced collaboration, increased time-saving ways to work with PDF files, and other new features to help you more securely and consistently communicate and collaborate using PDF files.
Adobe Reader 是一款可以用来查看和打印 Adobe 便携文档格式 (PDF) 文件。 您可以在大多数主要的操作系统上查看通过 Adobe Acrobat、Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 以及更多应用程序创建的 Adobe PDF 文件。PDF (Portable Document Format) 文件格式是电子发行文档的事实上的标准，Adobe Acrobat Reader 是一个查看、阅读和打印 PDF 文件的最佳工具。而且它是免费的。新版增加了两个 Acrobat plugs-ins (Acrobat Search and AutoIndx)，它可以在硬盘、CD 和局域网中搜索用 Acrobat Catalog tool 创建了索引文件的多个 PDF 文件。
What's new in Reader 8.1:
- New interface, new tools, more options. Use the redesigned Adobe Reader 8 interface to select from a variety of new document viewing options. Zoom in, pan over, or leverage the loupe feature to take a closer look.
- Launch an online, real-time meeting in seconds. Select “Start Meeting” in Reader 8 to deliver online training or communicate in real time. Set up shared, server-based document reviews. Leverage the new review tracker and simple RSS reader.
- Secure existing workflows. Combine Reader 8 with Adobe LiveCycle™ Policy Server and the new Adobe Online Services Document Center. Digitally sign Adobe PDF files.
- Save time working with PDF files. Open, view, and collaborate on PDF document packages that contain Adobe PDF files and other files types. Try new markup and review tools, customizable toolbars, and combined search and find.
- Simplied deployment across your organization. Quickly manage and control Reader 8 deployments using the Adobe Customization Wizard 8, IBM® Tivoli, Microsoft® Systems Management Server, Windows® Group Policy Objects, and Active Directory.