Adobe Acrobat Pro is a PDF software with two licensing options; Acrobat Pro and Acrobat Reader.
Flinders University has a license agreement with Adobe that allows most, but not all users to access the feature-rich Adobe Acrobat Pro.
Flinders University is moving to a named user license for Adobe Acrobat Pro. This means users will be required to sign into Adobe Acrobat using their Flinders credentials. The sign in process is integrated with Okta providing users will a familiar login process. The following video and user guide show how to log into Adobe Acrobat Pro using your Okta details. If you require assistance, please contact IDS.
The following users are entitled to an Adobe Acrobat Pro named license:
The following users are NOT entitled to an Adobe Acrobat Pro named license and should instead use Adobe Acrobat Reader:
The University also holds a limited number of unique licenses that can be assigned to academic status holders who require the full features of Adobe Acrobat Pro. To enquire about these, please contact IDS.
All learning and teaching computers on campus (teaching spaces and student labs) will continue to have access to Adobe Acrobat Pro using a new license.
The table below shows the differences between Adobe Acrobat Pro and Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Functionality |
Acrobat Reader |
Acrobat Pro |
---|---|---|
View, comment, print and sign PDFs |
Yes |
Yes |
Collect and track feedback |
Yes |
Yes |
Create PDFs * |
No |
Yes |
Export PDF’s to Microsoft Word or Excel |
No |
Yes |
Add security by password protecting PDF files |
No |
Yes |
Edit text and images right in your PDF |
No |
Yes |
Easily create, fill, sign and send forms |
No |
Yes |
Compare two versions of a PDF to review all differences |
No |
Yes |
Turn scanned documents into editable, searchable PDFs |
No |
Yes |
* Please note that Adobe Acrobat Pro is NOT required to print to PDF or convert existing documents to PDF e.g. Convert Word document to PDF. This feature is already available in Windows 10 and macOS. Windows users can also open existing PDFs in Microsoft Office, edit them and then convert back to PDF.
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