Adobe Acrobat

[Jason Bethune]

I would like to know if anyone uses adobe acrobat reader
on their tablet pc. If so how do you or can u add notes to
PDF files? I would like to do that and have them save and
show up on other pcs

[John]

With just the acrobat reader, no, since it's an uneditable document.
There's no "pen awareness" other than what anything such as notepad or
something would have, so there's no additional things to try. You're
limited to reading it, just like you always have been.

Now, for the full version which you can create them with, I would
think it's the same. It would function just as it does on xp pro,
with the addition of being able to modify it as you always have been.

Now, using the snipping tool, I'm able to "snip" part of a PDF and
throw it into something like Word and such, but than you're dealing
with a graphic, not editable text. But if you paste it into an
application that supports other pen functions, you'd probably be able
to add handwritten notes and such. But again, that would be more like
passing around a JPG you drew on, rather than a real document.

Anyone know if Adobe has said anything about pen enhancements for
their next version of the full Acrobat program?

John

[Richard Lawler]

Actually Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader (formerly Glassbook
Reader) allows you to add annotations to PDF files. It
doesn't support tablet ink. But it will allow you to add
highlighting and text annotations. It is not designed for
collaboration though so I don't know how you can send
those annotations to other people. There is a facility to
lend or give PDF and PDF ebooks to other people, but I
don't know if it copies the annotations with the book.

The full Acrobat 5.0 product does allow annotations and
markup (again not with ink, but with text notes). But it's
a bit costly at $250.

There's also Acrobat Approval $39 that allows
special "interactive" PDF files to be signed and forms to
be completed. But this only works for special documents.
You can't add information to non-interactive PDF files.

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[Richard Lawler]

You might look at this too. Which details various
collaborative review and comment solutions available for
Acrobat.

http://www.adobe.com/acrofamily/collaboration.html

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[Bill Booz]

Jason, Richard quoted you the full retail price for the
full-featured Adobe Acrobat program. If you can qualify
for the Academic version, it is only $59. I work for a
university now and worked for a K-12 system previously and
have always used the academic version. I am currently in a
distance ed online Masters program and all students are
required to have it. I don't see any limitations in the
academic version, but then, I have never had anything
else! As a student it would be awesome if Acrobat were pen-
enabled. However, I have just been reading over all the
posting here and am envious: I have yet to get a TabletPC,
although - and esp. after reading postings here - I have
decided on the Toshiba model. In fact, I had the
opportunity to purchase one from local Richards Computers
store, but opted to wait. Judging from postings, I should
have bought it if only to seel it to one of you guys! <g>

Bill Booz
GWU
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