Acrobat Pro DC. The ultimate solution to create, manage, manipulate PDFs

Last updated on 20 June 2020

Acrobat Pro DC is the latest version of Adobe’s famous software for juggling PDF files. The Pro version is the most complete and powerful solution on the market. A valuable tool for teachers, education and vocational training professionals.

We have all used PDF files, we still use them every day and this is not going to stop. It must be said that the emergence of this universal format has made it possible to facilitate the exchange and transmission of documents.

A universal format for creation and exchange.

The PDF format allows documents to be presented and exchanged securely, regardless of the software, hardware and operating system used. It is an open standard. PDFs can contain links and buttons, form fields, audio and video content, and processing functions. They can be viewed easily via the free Acrobat Reader software installed most of the time by default on your computer.

There are many tools and software that offer to help you work with PDF files. None can compete with Adobe’s Acrobat Pro. And because of this PDF format, it is adobe that is at the origin of it.

While Acrobat Reader, which you probably know, allows you to read and print a PDF file, the Pro version goes much further with everything you need to create, edit and share PDF documents securely.

Many uses for school and training.

You will be able to create quality files in PDF format from any type of document. You can create PDFs from a Word file, an image or a web page. You can then merge or cut them into several files as you wish. Ideal for a teacher to set aside information for his archives or his research or if you professor documentalist to create enriched resources easily shareable. You will be able to store your files and index them easily to find any content on them.

The ideal format also for storing and managing all your presentations. If you are mobile you will always find regardless of the hardware used a computer capable of playing your presentations in PDF format.

Acrobat Pro DC will also and above all make it possible to modify the content of a PDF file. All you need to do is export your PDFs in file formats such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint.  But you can also edit the text directly in your PDF, on your computer or even on your tablet with the mobile version. Ultra practical. Great for recovering items in a PDF for a course, lecture or presentation.

Other functions particularly useful in the field of education, Acrobat Pro DC allows you to share files, insert comments, highlight passages in collaborative mode. You can also use it to create online forms or self-corrected quizzes for your students. To share a PDF file, you can now send a link to your file instead of sending it as an attachment. With a simple click, your recipients can view your document or comment on it on the equipment or in the browser of their choice. The brand new version of the software offers:

• Revision shared live even with people who do not have adobe subscription and on any terminal
• To be able to edit PDFs also from a tablet
• adobe scan that transforms the smartphone into a powerful scanner with character recognition.

As with all its software, adobe offers many online resources examples and models that you can retrieve and adapt to your needs.

You can test Acrobat Pro DC for free. If you decide to adopt it, you should know that it is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud Education suite, which offers most of Adobe’s software, including Photoshop, InDesign and Premiere, for just under EUR 20 per month. There are also group licenses for an entire establishment.

Links: Acrobat Pro DC  – The Creative Cloud Education Suite