What is Adobe Reader for?

PDF is one of the most popular formats currently for text reading files such as:

• Electronic books (ebooks)
• Electronic magazines
• Digital newspapers

Adobe Reader allows the introduction of images and texts , ordering them in various ways according to the convenience of the user who handles the PDF file.

It is a free distribution software that can be downloaded from the Adobe website , simply and free of charge. It has multiple versions that can be used in Linux, OS, Windows and Mac operating systems. In addition, these versions receive constant updates.

Adobe Reader offers tools that help the user in the process of creating documents, as well as in their reading. In addition, it has functions that allow its use on the internet. Several browsers allow you to interact with this program, which makes it possible to view and read documents in PDF format online.What is Adobe Reader for and what are its functions?

Adobe Reader is a powerful program with a wide range of functions, being a pioneer in the management of electronic documents.

Adobe Reader is used to:

• Viewing documents in PDF format
• Creation of documents in PDF format
• Edit documents in PDF format
• Personalization of documents in PDF format
• Open documents of various formats (PPT, JPG, DOCX)
• Electronic reading “aloud” of the PDF document
• Protect documents in PDF format

Manage PDF documents

Adobe Reader is an application that allows you to view documents in PDF format, containing text or images with text. In addition, it allows you to edit existing documents or create new ones from scratch.

To support these functions, this program provides the user with tools to:

• Writing
• Adding images
• Format

And other various actions with which the document can be made. This is finally saved in the native format, PDF.

Adobe Reader has the ability to open documents in various formats, such as PowerPoint, Word, jpg. It accepts this variety, covering text and images, which can even be used to create or modify other PDF documents.

Adobe Reader allows the personalization of documents, by means of “signatures” (usually logo, isotype or isologo of companies). In this program you can make images that are placed as a watermark or signature on the document, which is why it is useful in cases of business writing that involve a high degree of formality and identification.

Allow reading with electronic voice

This program offers tools that can be downloaded from the Internet , to fulfill other functions to help you read or write.

These are add-ons that, already installed on the computer, allow actions such as making the Acrobat program “read aloud” a PDF text document.

These functions are a great support when the user needs to hear the text and achieve a better text. Also, seen from another perspective, reading aloud is a support for visually impaired users .

Adobe Reader security options

Adobe Reader has security options for the documents that are produced in it. One of them offers the function of blocking documents by the user, so that they are not plagiarized or copied without prior permission from the author.

You also have the possibility of setting a password for documents created in Adobe Reader, either to prevent them from being opened by other people or to restrict functions such as copying, printing or editing.

It is very useful for many companies in which information security is essential during Internet shipments, which prevents unauthorized users from accessing said information and altering, printing or copying it.

Existing versions of Adobe ReadeAppearance of a window displaying a PDF file

• Acrobat 2.0
• Adobe Acrobat 3.0
• Adobe Acrobat 3.2
• Adobe Acrobat 5.0
• Adobe Acrobat 6.0
• Adobe Acrobat 7.0
• Adobe Acrobat 8.0
• Adobe Acrobat 8.1
• Adobe Acrobat 8.2
• Adobe Acrobat 8.3
• Adobe Acrobat 9.0
• Adobe Acrobat 9.5
• Adobe Acrobat 9 pro
• Adobe Acrobat Reader X (10.0.0)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 11.0
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 11.0.06
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 11.0.07