Several subsets of the PDF standard have been ISO-approved for specific industries, such as the advertising industry's PDF/X standard, and more ISO standards are underway. Developed by Adobe in the early 1990s, the Acrobat PDF file format is now the leading world-wide format for distributing documents. Or maybe it was yesterday when a colleague emailed a draft of your company’s report to you…and she wanted your editorial changes emailed back to her.Īcrobat PDF makes these everyday tasks possible. Maybe it was when you downloaded and filed a health insurance claim form. Maybe it was when you couldn't’t find your digital camera’s printed user manual, but (miraculously!) you did find the camera’s CD with an electronic version of the manual. This short introduction shows how Acrobat PDFs are used and how to choose which software to create them.īlog entry by Bevi Chagnon, November 30, 2009.Īn earlier edition was originally published at They’re everywhere. Adobe.lots of names for an incredible technology.

What’s a PDF and What Do I Need to Make One? Acrobat.

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