Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Acrobat Pro is PDF software. Flinders University has a license agreement with Adobe that allows Adobe Acrobat Pro to be installed on all shared student computers and within the VirtualApps environment for use on personal devices.

Quick links

Online support

Guides

How to create and use an Adobe digital signature

Creating PDF forms in Adobe Acrobat

Combining multiple files into one PDF

Differences between Acrobat Pro and Acrobat Reader

The table below shows the differences between Adobe Acrobat Pro and Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Functionality	Acrobat Reader	Acrobat Pro
View, comment, print and sign PDFs	Yes	Yes
Collect and track feedback	Yes	Yes
Create PDFs	No	Yes
Export PDFs to Microsoft Word or Excel	No	Yes
Add security by password protecting PDF files	No	Yes
Edit text and images right in your PDF	No	Yes
Easily create, fill, sign and send forms	No	Yes
Compare two versions of a PDF to review all differences	No	Yes
Turn scanned documents into editable, searchable PDFs	No	Yes

Support for digital and IT services

Opening hours: 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays

After hours or when all staff are busy you will be given an option to leave a voicemail message. Voicemails will be accessed as soon as practical during business hours otherwise you may choose to log an IT support request.