We use Adobe Acrobat to enable forms to be edited so they can completed digitally on apps, this comes in useful when documents on construction sites need to be completed daily or multiple times a day. We also use Adobe Acrobat to edit PDFs and even convert them back to a word document.
Pros
Edit PDFs
Adobe Acrobat has an AI feature to help understand a document or summarise
Prepare forms
Cons
Sometimes documents do not print very well when printing from Adobe Acrobat
The app often has to be restarted
Likelihood to Recommend
We use a construction app called Paperless, which means that the employees on site can fill out any site briefings, such as RAMS and COSHH briefings on a phone/tablet. Some of these documents require a digital signature, Adobe Acrobat has a feature called prepare form which allows us to edit PDFs for this purpose. As far as we are aware, this is the only software compatiable
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Administrative Assistant in Marketing (1-10 employees)
We use Adobe Acrobat for PDF creation, manipulation, combination, modification, and e-signatures. We have had as many as 30 seats at times but have reduced recently for other products in the AEC industry. Although Adobe Acrobat is still prevalent, I truly believe a refresh is desperately needed, especially in the areas of the Cloud and update delivery and notification.
Pros
Create PDFs
Combine PDFs
Modify PDFs
Cons
Speed
Reliability
Cloud delivery
Likelihood to Recommend
I believe Adobe Acrobat still does a good job at creating PDFs whether it be directly printing or through the application interface. Adobe Acrobat has not kept up in the AEC industry especially when it comes to project tracking and forwarding of signed or modified documents. I think project flow needs allot of work to keep up with competition.
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Director in Information Technology (11-50 employees)
Adobe is used daily. We have a lot of designs that go out to subcontractors and other people. I have to make sure that the documents are not easily modified as well since there are numerous vendors who I do not know personally. Thus with this it is very difficult for anyone to change it without having the correct program.
Pros
Edit objects
Edit text
Delete and modify design
Cons
Expense
Features hard to maneuver
Not able to buy - must have a subscription
Likelihood to Recommend
I need to design flyers regularly and I am NOT an artist. Nor am I artistic. I am able to use adobe to generate a specific design and then rework it to my needs. I can do this easily and without frustration. If I was an artist then this may not be the best program. But I am able to put together snappy documents and flyers with this.
I work for a commercial construction company and we use Adobe Acrobat for multiple purposes. We use it to read blueprints mostly. We can send our and receive quotes, drawings, and documents. The Adobe Acrobat pro version is used to sign contracts as well as to modify and edit blueprints.
Pros
Edting
overlay and signing
send and receive files that can not be edited by others
Cons
some files do not always save in a correct format from Microsoft word
some files do not always save in a correct format from Microsoft excel
I do not have any complaints with Adobe. I LOVE IT
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe Acrobat is specifically used by me in a work setting. Being in commercial construction, the ability to send and receive files quickly, and safely is ideal. I typically send out roughly 15-25 files per day and receive roughly the same. It is well suited in a professional work environment.
We use Adobe Acrobat to create forms, letters, price sheets, and brochures. The ability to add pictures to forms, request signatures on documents, and sign documents sent to us is appreciated. Prior to using Adobe, we had other software that was not as easy to navigate, and it did not always allow us to create what was needed. We also were not able to create the same fillable forms that we can with Adobe. Some customers did not have the ability to complete a form sent in a Microsoft Word or Excel file. Adobe has been a great tool.
Pros
Creating forms
Signing documents
Adding photos to documents
creating price pages and brochures for our accounts
Cons
Adding a checkbox or a radio button to a form can be challenging, because Adobe tries to add an additional box or button when you edit the size or click elsewhere on the document unless you back out of it.
Likelihood to Recommend
I recommend Adobe to colleagues who are looking for an electronic signature. I also recommend Adobe to colleagues who are looking for a way to create documents that can be viewed by their clients who do not have a program to view a word or excel document. Even a PowerPoint presentation can be printed to a pdf and viewed in Adobe when necessary.
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Administrator in Customer Service (11-50 employees)
We use Adobe Acrobat every day to read, edit and send pdfs. In my department, we export from InDesign into PDFs to send docs to others in the organization to be proofed/edited and then we use those finalized documents to send pdfs to clients and others outside of the organization. The program allows you to easily edit and rearrange PDF files. There's also a great option to leave comments, tagging the person whose feedback you are looking to get. I highly recommend this product.
Pros
Easy to use tools
Prepare, organize, and edit PDF files
Simplifies collaboration
Creates professional finalized documents
Cons
Sometimes the different versions get mixed up on the computer so when I'm trying to use the big, powerful version my doc opens in the reader which doesn't have the same functionality.
Sometimes I can't find the bookmarks bar and have to search for it... it'd be nice if you could customize the toolbars so that was always visible... oh my goodness --- i just went looking for it and figured out how to customize the toolbar!!! Cool!
Sometimes it'd be helpful to be able to adjust the boxes that come in when you try to edit the text.
Likelihood to Recommend
When you are working with a large document, Adobe Acrobat is great for keeping it organized: moving pages around, setting up a nice bookmark structure, and editing within the document. Working in construction, there are times where it is more beneficial for my coworkers to open things in BlueBeam, but that's because that program is built to support things in construction (placing define marks on drawings). As far as I know, Adobe Acrobat doesn't have that kind of functionality.
We use Adobe Acrobat for processing invoices to PDF. We use Adobe Acrobat to document/save files electronically. We are able to edit PDF's to add notes and address markups before finalizing documents. We are paperless and Adobe Acrobat allows us to add notes and comments so that we can track history on statements.
Pros
The tracking of notes and edits makes it easy to see who/what was changed.
We are able add comments and sign documents electronically.
We can add images and drawings to documents before sending to clients.
Cons
Editing has changed and is not as user friendly.
Combing documents be moving pages between two files does not always work.
Pricing could be better for Adobe Sign so that we do not have to use multiple platforms.
Likelihood to Recommend
Half of our company uses Adobe Acrobat for editing and saving documents. The pricing has not been able to beat other programs and has forced us to switch for some of the employees. The editing functions have changed and are not standard and has to be updated constantly in order to take advantage of all the functions.
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Account Manager in Finance and Accounting (51-200 employees)
We use Adobe Acrobat, from the print to PDF feature, to editing and commenting on PDFs. I love the ease of the program and how user friendly it is. Simple features like the date received stamp also are super useful in this office.
Pros
User friendly.
Multiple capabilites.
Editing is most of the time seamless.
Cons
Deleting comments or notes.
New version has been freezing a lot.
Ways to combine things onto one page easier.
Likelihood to Recommend
We always provide 'back-up' to our invoices, etc, and Adobe Acrobat makes that so much easier. We start with print to PDF and then just combine files into PDF.
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Administrative Assistant in Finance and Accounting (51-200 employees)
I currently use Adobe Acrobat Pro to both view and edit PDF documents. In some instances, I also view layouts and drawings for our projects.
Pros
Edit PDFs
View PDFs
Create PDFs from other document formats.
Cons
The UI needs to be a little more intuitive.
Some conversions to PDF are not straight forward.
Option for close all documents would be great.
Likelihood to Recommend
I enjoy the ease of use for most documents that you need to add or remove pages or do a crop. I also enjoy using the action wizard to edit documents on the fly with the same macros.
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Employee in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)
I used Adobe for Creating and Editing Promotional Flyers. Creating and Editing Technical Documents. Reviewing documents created by others. Internal Flyers and Educational Documents.
Adobe allows me to quickly edit and update pieces when market conditions or requirements change.
I do run into issues from time to time with the document saving properly.
Utilizing Adobe within my organization allows me to be more efficient.
Pros
Text editing and updating
Reformatting of images
Inserting Images
Cons
Editing Technical Graphs
Not all the editing functions are intuitive
Annual Costs
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe has been great to use for marketing and promotional pieces. They are quick to edit and update.
I sometimes run into difficulties with converting technical documents. Some of the images tend to shift or reformat.
It would be good to offer promotional discounts based on company size. I think the annual cost is high.
