Must have office program for over a decade
Updated November 20, 2024

Must have office program for over a decade

Peter Doyle | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Adobe Acrobat

Our company presentations, both written and visual are core to our business. Adobe Acrobat has been a standard office tool for over a decade. We use it to create presentations that are sent to clients. We use the organize pages and edit functions for both business and client reports. The best thing about Adobe Acrobat is; it gives us peace of mind. When we send a document, we know that it will appear the same way on the sendee's computer as it does on ours.

Pros

  • Organize pages for presentatio
  • Replaces images in documents
  • Allows interchange with other programs like Microsoft Word
  • It is easy to edit text
  • Very useful comment feature to give feedback on reviewed documents

Cons

  • The layout of the tools could be improved
  • When combining files it often changes the order of the items, such as monthly reports jumbled so July comes before April
  • When I receive pdfs from clients sometimes my virus program has to remove risky code
  • Editing pages
  • Combining pages
  • Exporting in other formats
  • Staff has Acrobat on their computers but where it is really useful is when traveling. The ability to send and receive on a smartphone
  • The most positive thing about using Acrobat, is that we can send out announcements to clients or prospective clients as a link in an email and know it will play on their computer and phone.
  • Integration with Other Systems
  • Ease of Use
Adobe Acrobat is easy to use it can take muliple file documents and binder them together in seconds into one document. If last minute changes have to be made, a word changed or an image cropped it is easy and quick to do. The other benefit though minot is important, the list of recent documents. Often working on a proposal there are multiple versions. Acrobat helps keep the changes organized.

Do you think Adobe Acrobat delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Adobe Acrobat's feature set?

Yes

Did Adobe Acrobat live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Adobe Acrobat go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Adobe Acrobat again?

Yes

It is well suited for transfer from Microsoft Word, PowerPoint , various image programs. So if a report or presentation has to be done, the writing is done in Word. Then it is transferred to Acrobat where the layout, organization and checking is dome. Acrobat is a better layout program than a writing program.

Using Adobe Acrobat

4 - Adobe Acrobat is used for writing scripts which can be exchanged with others for comments. It is also used when customers request PowerPoints of presentations, for this request we usually send a pdf. The file is smaller is easily shared. Similarly, documents written in other formats such as Word are converted to Acrobat. Pdfs can be read on any popular computer or mobile platform. Acrobat is also used to sign online documents, such as agreements and contracts. This has been the case for a over a decade at our company.
1 - The most important skill is a good layout and design sense. Acrobat allows for images and texts to be edited if a document needs to be updated. The other useful skill is compiling documents and organizing pages in the pdf prior to printing. Often information is coming from different sources and compiled into a final document that has to have a consistent look.
  • Contracts and Documents
  • Presentations
  • Collaborative document writing
  • Extracting images from earlier documents.
  • The ability to export in other popular formats
  • The ability to extract ,save and reorganize pages
  • Using AI to create different promotional materials
  • Ability to print documents in non standard sizes
  • Searching long complex pdfs for specific information using search terms.
We used Adobe Reader when it first came out and we graduated some years later to Acrobat and its editing and organizing uses. It is a standard business application.

Evaluating Adobe Acrobat and Competitors

Adobe Acrobat Implementation

Implementation is not an issue
  • Implemented in-house
Change management was minimal - Adobe Acrobat is easy to install and implement
  • None

Adobe Acrobat Support

Never had to call support Adobe Acrobat is a solid reliable application.
ProsCons
None
None
We have no need for premium support. The application is reliable for the purposes we use it for. It works on all our computer and mobile platforms. To be honest I didn't know it was supported I just assumed there was no need. Acrobat reminds me of the story about the Rolls Royce that broke down while touring in France. The driver called Rolls Royce to send a mechanic. He came and fixed the car. Months later, the driver called Rolls Royce to say he had not received a bill for the repair. The customer service rep sounded confused; "sir not sure what you mean our cars never break down."
Never needed it

Using Adobe Acrobat

ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
None
  • Organizing pages
  • Incorporating new images and texts
  • Sharing with clients
Yes - Works well, I download pdf's to my I-phone save them in aa download file then open with Adobe Acrobat
It does exactly what it was built for. Never had a problem. Easy to use even on a mobile device. Convenient too. In our business we travel quite a bit and have to do background research and other functions when traveling. If you read an interesting and important insight or story, it is easy to down load as a pdf and send with one click to others.

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