Item: Adobe Acrobat
Rating: 10
Author: Bonnie Ziff

Overall Satisfaction with Adobe Acrobat

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Adobe Acrobat is an essential tool that I use every day. We create requisitions and need to electronically attach invoices and tax forms. Acrobat make combining the information into one document a breeze, which is excellent for moving requests through the approvals process. The program also helps with making fillable forms and making files for record keeping. It is an essential tool that I use constantly to make my work flow better.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Combine documents that are different file types
Create print shop ready files to give to our vendors
Creates fillable forms to make our requisition process easier

Cons

Adobe makes a new document when combining files. I would prefer the option to add pages to an existing file.
Adding new graphics is difficult
It would be nice if the program had a feature that could automatically convert all text in a document into a standard font, such as Arial or Times New Roman

Return on Investment

Acrobat is huge time saver. When printing shipping labels, the online program we use will often edit the address, such as leave out the apartment number. To fix this, I will print to a PDF file and fix any errors in Acrobat before I print the label. This saves me time with reprinting labels and the money associated with refunds/reprints of label errors.
Having requisitions complete with all the associated paperwork, reduces delays in payment processing. This is an important feature of the program.

Key Differentiators

Integration with Other Systems
Ease of Use

I find Acrobat to be very easy to use. Overall, it helps with so many areas that it is difficult to elaborate on everything I use the program for. Additionally, the integration with Google, allows me to easily create records in Adobe and upload them to my drive for storage.

Security

I don't use the security feature of the program.

Alternatives Considered

I have only really used Acrobat. All the other programs I have used are word processing programs.

Key Insights

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

Other Software Used

Google Drive, Microsoft 365, Canva

Likelihood to Recommend

It is well suited for giving final files to our printer. It is also good for record keeping, since it allows you to combine all the parts of your project into one file. Its most amazing feature is the ability to edit text of a picture file. For example, we have had a USPS address print incorrectly on a label. We can upload the file and make a correction, while maintaining the integrity of the bar code on the shipping label.

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An effective tool for making my work flow better.