Adobe Acrobat Reader

Advantages: Free, used globally, secure file transfer
Disadvantages: None

...~Introduction~ As I start this review, I will declare that my knowledge of computers and their applications is good, but not as extensive as some people's. I do know some of the more advanced functions of a computer and am pretty confident that I can write the review in a more than legible manor. I have come across Adobe Acrobat Reader a number of times in my use of computers and the internet and I feel that the programme is worthy of a review from myself. I am taking my A-levels at school at the moment and Adobe Acrobat pops up a lot in business studies. We are often assigned tasks to find cash flow forecasts or a break even analysis from a real life company and many of these are Adobe Acrobat files. ~Overview~ The Adobe Acrobat software, allows users to view and compile documents that can't be edited by others...

thespurs 02.12.2004 · Read review
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Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard

Advantages: It will easily convert documents of a different format to pdf
Disadvantages: It uses a lot of processor speed, it takes a long time to load,

...This software allows you to create PDF format documents. PDF documents are especially useful for people who would like their documents to appear on websites. The software also allows the user to convert documents such as microsoft word documents (*.doc) to pdf format. This means that all your documents can easily be converted from doc to pdf in a click of a button. Adobe Acrobat 8 Standard also is capable of breaking down large pdf documents into smaller more managable files. Which can then either be loaded or saved seperately to make the file size smaller, or the user can disguard pages that are demmed unnecessary. Be aware it is loaded instead of the quicker acrobat reader after install when viewing pdfs The software is realitively expensive for its usefulness but it does provide a professonial look for people wanted to make...

serenhere 18.09.2007 · Read review
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Adobe Acrobat 4.0

Advantages: Cross platform, web and hyperlink compatible, extremely flexible document and page view tool
Disadvantages: None

...that has influenced whole industries and their working habits in regard of document transfer and communication. Experience background Almost 6 years ago, when Adobe Acrobat 3.0 was released I was the global advertising and promotion manager of a division in my company, managing advertising campaigns and promotional literature creation and distribution for our sales organizations in more than 100 countries around the globe. Communication about content, features and layout was very difficult those days between sales organizations, headquarters and all creative outsourcing parties. A graphic designer made me aware of the Acrobat where you could transform documents created in any given program into the PDF (Portable Document Format) format that could be viewed by everyone who would own the small, free Acrobat reader. The transformation...

NoMeansNo 12.05.2001 · Read review
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Adobe Dreamweaver - fantastic bit of software!

Advantages: easy to use, code hinting, loads of useful features
Disadvantages: sometimes is a bit tempremental

...Adobe Dreamweaver is one of the best web design programs of all time, or at least that's what I think. I started using Dreamweaver as the designer of my site, never venturing into the code side of things. Dreamweaver is great when it comes to this, the new CS4 interface makes everything so much easier to get to. It is so simple that you can have a table based template set up in no time! However, when I started looking into making my site a little better and nicer looking, I came accross CSS. When I started using this coding language, I knew nothing about it, however when I opened up a blank CSS document, I noticed that when I typed I got suggestions of what could be put in. Using this I gradually learned CSS through code hinting, that is how great it is. Another great thing with Dreamweaver is the ease of setting up a connection to...

scrobby 24.10.2009 · Read review
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Juggling for PC and Mac users

Advantages: Cross platform print optimised layout
Disadvantages: too expensive for home use

...Adobe Acrobat has rapidly become the cross platform document format, with its files (.PDF – Portable Document Format) offering print-optimised representations of pages. For me this is very useful, especially given the amount of layout work I do where non-standardised characters (e.g. Eastern Europe accents) are needed, and I can therefore include the fonts used as part of the document so that they will appear as intended. Any PDF file with embedded fonts is then viewable on a target machine without that person having to have all the necessary language support fonts, such as Chinese, Arabic etc. installed on their machine. Whilst this does bloat the size of files a bit, it is considerably easier than sending a document to someone and then sending the fonts to them. Adobe Acrobat Documents also have the advantage of being read...

Morgenhund 30.04.2001 · Read review
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cool edit, adobe

Advantages: easy to use, endless features and everything you need in a recording/editing programme
Disadvantages: sometiems crashes but a restore point is given so you loose nothing!

...Ok, so most people who are familiar with computer recoding would have no doubt heard of Cool edit pro and the amazing possibilities it offers to a music/video editor and recorder. Well adobe (probably best known for adobe reader) have bought this software of syntriullium and renamed it adobe audition. So is this merely a business adventure for adobe or have they actually kept up the cool edit pro tradition of being an easy to use, up to date, recording tool? ----First things first---- This software has the possibility to create professional sounding recordings that would be fit for commercial release but it is also directed at people looking to start out in the world of computer recording. When you open the programme it can seem a little daunting at first with lots of different coloured buttons, switches and sliders but the main...

chrismoll 31.05.2005 · Read review
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Adobe Through the Looking Glass

Advantages: The industry standard photo editing tool
Disadvantages: The daunting price

...The jewel in Adobes crown, Photoshop is simply the most powerful piece of imaging software that there is. My love affair started with version 2, way back when, and each new incarnation has added life saving tricks to the sizeable toolbox. Version 7 refines all the rough edges of version 6 which initially left me cold. I think the change of interface was always going to divide the followers, and after so many years of shortcutting my way to palettes and expanding tool options, to suddenly have them appear up in the top menu bar was a huge kick in the ribs. Be warned then, if you are about to upgrade from 5 or earlier, expect a little time to get used to the minor but still rather alarming change of layout. So, that minor quibble aside, just what does Photoshop do? Well, from version 6 onwards, practically everything. Previously...

dadmancat 01.04.2003 · Read review
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Communication across different operating systems

Advantages: Allows documents to be viewed on different platforms and operating systems, protects intellectual property, reduces use of paper and saves money for businesses, compresses data for effective storage
Disadvantages: You can't copy data from pdf files which might be a problem for some people, acrobat reader 5.0 had quite a few bugs

...Adobe acrobat is a widely used piece of software that allows documents to be viewed across a range of different platforms. I expect that many people reading this opinion will either possess the Adobe acrobat reader on their computer, or at the very least have heard of this software. The software operates using files in a format known as pdf, if you have ever wondered what pdf stands for it is Portable Document Format. The pdf files are encrypted files that cannot be edited or tampered with. pdf files are most commonly used to display text, figures and basic diagrams, but can also display photographs and movies. Most pdf files tend to be WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) in nature. There are two components involved in the Adobe acrobat software, this includes the aforementioned acrobat reader and acrobat distiller. If you...

gorvifal3 12.04.2003 · Read review
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Adobe Photoshop 7 - A Review

Advantages: The best photo-editor on the market, new time-saving features.
Disadvantages: Expensive, new version has few new creative tools, not good for home use.

...I've just spent £530 on a piece of software. Surprised? Don't be... You see, I do a fair bit of freelance digital photography and I needed a professional photo-editing program. After trying a few cheaper alternatives, I splashed out on Abode Photoshop 7 with all the trimmings, but I now use it almost every day. For the price, I don’t recommend it for non-professionals, but pros will gain some really handy features on this new, improved version of the Adobe program. The Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Package Here’s what you get for that ridiculously large some of money: Adobe Photoshop 7 – The main program has the same layout as before and all the features you’d expect to find for professional photo-editing are here...

freelancer1 18.09.2002 · Read review
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0

Advantages: Great selection tools, pan & zoom in slide shows, price, printed manual
Disadvantages: file browser gone

...Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 aims to be everything the photographer wants for tweaking and fixing their images. Whilst the professionals prefer its more expensive big brother Photoshop CS, Photoshop Elements isn't to be sniffed at and offers 80% of the power for 10% of the price whilst making many tasks much easier. The biggest surprise coming from version 3 is that the file browser has gone. Adobe, what are you thinking? Well, it's clear what they're thinking, they want you to use the Photoshop Album interface which merged in to Photoshop Elements with version 3. It's actually a very powerful interface and lets you import and catalogue your images with ease and flexibility but sometimes, you just want to get down and dirty with the file system and the loss of a file browser hurts. As a sort of apology, Adobe have added the ability to...

ilaskey 08.02.2007 · Read review
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