Adobe® Acrobat® 9 PDF Bible

Chapter 19. Enabling Features for Adobe Reader

Enabling features for Adobe Reader or adding special features for Reader users is a means whereby certain features not appearing in the default Adobe Reader program can be added to PDF documents. This enabling function can be handled by one of two applications. You can use a server product such as the Adobe LiveCycle Reader® Extensions ES or Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard, Pro, and Pro Extended.

In Acrobat 7, a single enabling feature was introduced that added these special features to permit Adobe Reader users participation in email–based reviews. When a PDF document was enabled for commenting and markup, all the comment tools appeared in Adobe Reader, they were usable, and the comments could be saved using Reader.

In Acrobat 8, Adobe introduced more enabling features such as those for saving form data and adding digital signatures. These options are not part of Adobe Reader. But when opening an enabled file in Reader, you can take advantage of the special features for saving form data and adding digital signatures.

In Acrobat 9, Adobe has broadened the enabling features to include the Acrobat Standard users (Windows only).

Setting Up the Enabling Work Environment

Enabling PDF files with Reader extensions is handled through menu commands. No special toolbars need to be loaded to enable PDF files. Return to the default view by opening a context menu and selecting Reset Toolbars.

Adobe LiveCycle Reader® Extensions ES To get a grasp on enabling PDF ...