Description
Most staff at Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) who work with PDFs can do everything they need using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader and Microsoft 365 software provided to all CCE staff.
If you believe you require an Adobe Acrobat Pro license, review Cornell Information Technology's (CIT) Working With PDFs: Do I Need Acrobat Pro? | IT@Cornell.
Note: When requesting an Adobe license, be sure to include your business need for the license in your request.
To request an Adobe license, contact your regional IT help desk at http://helpdesk.cce.cornell.edu.
Training Resources
Adobe Trainings
Tutorials from LinkedIn Learning
Sign in to LinkedIn Learning using your Cornell NetID credentials.
CCE Webinars
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I check what version of Adobe I have installed?
- Do I need Adobe Reader or Acrobat Pro? What's the difference?
| Adobe Acrobat Reader |
Adobe Acrobat Pro |
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Free Download - https://get.adobe.com/reader/
*Be sure to UNCHECK the optional McAfee features when downloading!
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Requires paid license
*CCE staff with demonstrated business need for Acrobat Pro should contact local or regional IT support permission for licensing information.
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Features:
- View
- Print
- Complete/Fill form fields
- Sign (with existing signature field)
- Search
- Comment
- Document Cloud (DC) storage
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All Features of Reader, plus:
- Edit PDFs
- Export to Word, Excel
- Create Forms
- Add interactivity
- Combine (merge) multiple files into one PDF
- Password protect files
- Redact lines
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| Export to PDF is built into Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, etc.) |
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| Microsoft Print to PDF is built into Windows for other programs, such as web browsers |
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- How do I check if I already have an Adobe Acrobat or Creative Cloud license?
- Go to https://account.adobe.com/.
- Log in using your Cornell email address. (You will then be prompted to sign in using your Cornell NetID credentials.)
- Under your plan, it will show what software is included in your Adobe license, if any.
- How can I request an Adobe license?
- Note: Be sure to include your business need for the license in your request. Examples:
- I need to create PDF fillable forms with Adobe Acrobat.
- I need to edit videos and photos with Adobe Premiere and Photoshop.
- Contact your regional IT help desk at http://helpdesk.cce.cornell.edu.
- How do I sign into Adobe Acrobat Pro?
- I verified that I have an Adobe license but I cannot use the Pro features and/or it's showing a message to try Acrobat Pro.
- Verify which version of Adobe Acrobat is installed (see the version-checking question above). If you have Adobe Reader installed, contact your regional IT help desk for assistance.
- If you have Acrobat Pro installed, verify that you are signed in with your Cornell email account.
- Open Adobe Acrobat and click on the profile icon in the upper right-hand corner.
- If the email address displayed is not your Cornell email address, click Sign Out.
- Open Adobe Acrobat and sign in with your Cornell email address (see the sign-in question above for instructions).
- How do I check for and install updates to Adobe Acrobat and Reader?