Many people will find that they can work with PDFs using only free tools, although some advanced features can only be found in Adobe Acrobat Pro.
See CIT's Licensing Overview Table before requesting an Adobe Acrobat Pro license.
To request an Adobe license, contact your regional IT helpdesk at http://helpdesk.cce.cornell.edu. Be sure to include your business need for the license.
Related information
https://it.cornell.edu/software-licensing/adobe-acrobat-pro-licensing
https://it.cornell.edu/software-licensing/sign-adobe-products-cuweblogin
Who can use this service/system?
All CCE
Training Resources
How to Video: Digital Signatures in Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat (15 min)
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC tutorials
Most utilized features:
Tutorials from LinkedIn Learning (sign in 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 e-mail 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?
- Contact your regional IT helpdesk at http://helpdesk.cce.cornell.edu. Be sure to include your business need for the license.
Examples:
- I need to create PDF fillable forms with Adobe Acrobat.
- I need to edit videos and photos with Adobe Premiere and Photoshop.
- 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 question below). If you have Adobe Reader installed, contact your regional IT helpdesk for assistance.
- If you have Acrobat Pro installed, verify that you are signed in with your Cornell e-mail account.
- Open Adobe Acrobat and click on the profile icon in the upper right hand corner.
- If the e-mail address is NOT your Cornell e-mail, click on Sign Out.
- Open Adobe Acrobat and sign in with your Cornell e-mail (see question above on how to do this).
- How do I check for and install updates to Adobe Acrobat and Reader?