Behold Adobe Reader, the most popular and handy PDF software. The PDF format has been notoriously expanding throughout the web, making Adobe Reader (formerly Acrobat Reader) is one of those essential tools for using a PC.

Adobe Reader is THE program for opening and working with all sorts of PDF-format documents, letting users read, browse, share and print files, both offline or within a web browser, meaning that you can work securely alongside other internet users on the same document, and in real time.

Among the new features of the program stands out the ability to simultaneously view multiple parts of a document on screen. You will also be able to intervene in a text via three different parts of the interface: the menu bar, the toolbar, and the navigation panel. Within these areas you’ll find all the available tools and features laid out and organized into hierarchies to allow for better handling of the program.

Among the alternatives on offer in the toolbar of this new version, as well as the usual essential tools for manipulating a PDF file (print, move backwards and forwards through the pages, enlarge or reduce the magnification of the page, text search), you will able to start up an online conversation with other users or share PDF documents by simply clicking on the Start Meeting option, part of the Acrobat ConnectNow service. As we can see, Adobe Reader has features full web browser integration with any browser on the market.

In the navigation panel, you can access the traditional navigation options, either browsing the pages of the document or using the tree diagram mode. You’ll also be able to view the different layers of a document, view and make comments, find files added to the PDF document you’re working on and, of course, there’s always the trusty help option for when you have a doubt regarding the administration and use of the program.

One of the most outstanding improvements in this version is the ability to play Flash, Macromedia, WM and Quicktime files, endowing your PDF documents with audio and video, making them even more comfortable and easy to read. If you’re more interested in 2D graphics representation, on the other hand, this new version stands out for its accessibility and increased speed, which allow you to really make the most of the enhanced speeds of the graphics processing unit (GPU) of numerous different graphics cards.

Simple and practical to use, Adobe Reader is the most popular program when it comes to working with documents and presentations created in PDF; and taking a look at its long list of features, we can understand why.

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