Adobe today announced several updates to Acrobat DC, a core component of its Document Cloud.
The new features are designed to simplify the editing and signing of documents, according to Lisa Croft, Adobe’s group marketing manager for the Document Cloud.
Launched in March 2015, Document Cloud includes PDF-focused Acrobat DC, Adobe eSign services, and web and mobile apps for document management across devices. It’s marketed as a comprehensive portfolio of digital document solutions that streamline business processes.
Acrobat DC is a PDF solution includes touch-enabled interface and companion mobile apps and delivers free e-signing with every subscription.
Comparing Documents
The updates include an overhaul of what Croft called one of the most popular tools in Acrobat: Compare Documents. The Compare tool allows users to see differences between two PDF files after changes have been made. It can be viewed side-by-side view or as a summary view.
The tool allows users to:
- Compare two versions of a document to detect all text and image changes
- View a results summary that provides an overview of file differences
- Move through the document to review each difference using a side-by-side or single-page view
- Filter changes to see all text, image, annotation, formatting, header/footer or background differences
"We've made it easier to see in report format how many changes there are in document," Croft told CMSWire. "You can view files side-by-side or separately. It's easy to see what changes have been made."
Enhanced Digital Signatures
Adobe also updated its Certificates tool to make it easier to digitally sign, certify and verify documents with a certificate ID. Users can find their existing certificate IDs and connect them to smart card readers or other hardware devices. They can also customize signature appearance with logos, dates or locations.
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Adobe Document Cloud is part of three product clouds, which also includes Adobe Marketing Cloud and Adobe Creative Cloud. In its financial reporting for the fiscal year 2015, Adobe included Document Cloud under digital media, its highest-revenue generating segment at $2.26 billion. The digital marketing segment came in at $937 million, and print and publishing had revenues of $22.2 million.
Adobe Document Cloud debuted in April 2015. Adobe officials then called it a modern way to manage documents. It updated the 20-year-old Adobe Acrobat DC as the centerpiece of the Document Cloud.
New Release Schedule
Croft told CMSWire Adobe intends to make more regular updates to Document Cloud.
"We want to release new features and updates on a more regular basis," she said.
