Acrobat Developer Center

Digital Signature User Guide for Acrobat 9.0 and Adobe Reader 9.0 (PDF, 2 MB)

Adobe (Nov. 24, 2008)
This guide describes how users can configure and use the application for signing and signature validation, register a digital ID for use in Acrobat, and manage public key certificates in use within your system. It also describes how system administrators can deploy and support the Acrobat family of products in digital signature workflows. The guide should be used in conjunction with the Acrobat Security Administration Guide.

Document Security User Guide for Acrobat 9.0 and Adobe Reader 9.0 (PDF, 1 MB)

Adobe (Nov. 24, 2008)
This guide describes how users can configure and use the application to register a digital ID for use in Acrobat and manage public key certificates in use within your system. It also describes how system administrators can deploy and support the Acrobat family of products in document security workflows. The guide should be used in conjunction with the Acrobat Security Administration Guide.

Acrobat 9 Security Administration Guide (PDF, 2MB)

Adobe (Updated Oct. 27, 2008)
Get the information for deploying and supporting the Adobe Acrobat family of products (including Adobe Reader) where these applications are used for digital signatures and document security.

Digital signature validation cheat sheet (PDF, 302K)

Adobe (Oct. 27, 2008)
Get a quick reference to Document and Signatures status values, identity checks, document integrity checks, and troubleshooting tips.

Creating videos in Acrobat 9

Adobe (Oct. 6, 2008)
Check out these new tutorials from your Acrobat technical evangelist.

• Great use of multimedia in Acrobat 9
• Best Practices: Video in Acrobat 9
• Creating SWF files for Acrobat 9 using Flex
• Closing a floating rich media Flash window
• Enabling commenting of SWF content in Acrobat 9
• Saving the state of SWF content in Acrobat 9
• Setting the size of the rich media floating window

Adobe Acrobat 9 digital signature appearances (PDF, 251K)

Adobe (Sept. 22, 2008)
This document provides guidelines for the programmatic generation of standardized appearances for signatures in PDF documents.

Migrating and Sharing security settings: Using Security Settings Import/Export and FDF files (PDF, 374K)

Adobe (Sept. 15, 2008)
Learn how to use a new feature in Acrobat 9.0 that helps system administrators and users migrate existing security settings through version upgrades and across multiple machines. Unlike FDF files, the new .acrobatsecurity settings file supports the import and export of all settings including digital ID data, trust, server details, signing preferences, and so on. Settings can only be exported from Acrobat but settings can be imported by both Acrobat and Adobe Reader.

Acrobat 9 SDK available for download

Adobe (Aug. 18, 2008)
Reasons to download the Acrobat 9 SDK:

1. Programmatically add files to and manipulate PDF Portfolio content
2. Invoke ActionScript methods embedded in a Rich Media Annotation
3. Comment on paused video
4. Embed Flash movies in PDF, cross-platform
5. Comment and review SWF applications, create custom Flash interfaces (Navigators) for PDF Portfolios
6. Programmatically Extract, Insert and Delete Bates Numbers in PDF
7. Create Acrobat plug-in solutions to fully integrate with your Document Management System (DMS)

To learn about creating custom navigators, download and submit this form by email to AcrobatTechnicalEvangelist@adobe.com.

Acrobat 9 SDK Documentation is available online and for offline use

Adobe (Aug. 18, 2008)
Check out the SDK documentation! The Acrobat 9 SDK documentation is available in the Acrobat 9 SDK download, by clicking the "Documentation" tab above, or on Adobe's Help Resource Center. For offline use download the SDK documentation to your local drive. To see the latest documentation updates and provide feedback to the SDK team about the SDK documentation select the LiveDocs online link for the SDK documentation.

Adobe Extensions to the PDF Specification

Adobe (Aug. 18, 2008)
On January 29, 2007, Adobe announced its intent to release the full Portable Document Format (PDF) 1.7 specification to AIIM, the Enterprise Content Management Association, for the purpose of publication by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO will produce future versions of the PDF specification.
Since the ISO 32000 will be equivalent to Adobe's PDF 1.7 Adobe will not be producing a PDF 1.8 Reference but will be publishing a document specifying what extended features for PDF beyond 1.7 are being supported in its newly released products (More ...)

Download Adobe Customization Wizard 9

Adobe (Aug. 18, 2008)
Adobe Customization Wizard 9 is a free downloadable utility designed to help IT professionals take greater control of enterprise-wide deployments of Adobe® Acrobat® 9 and Adobe Reader® 9. With it you can customize the Acrobat installer and application features prior to deployment.

Adobe Supplement to ISO 32000, BaseVersion 1.7, ExtensionLevel 3 (PDF, 1 MB)

The Adobe Supplement to ISO 32000, BaseVersion 1.7, ExtensionLevel 3 describes Adobe's extensions and implementation notes for Adobe Acrobat 9.0 and LiveCycle ES 8.2. It also includes extensions and implementation notes for BaseVersion 1.7, ExtensionLevel 1 and 2. It is Adobe's intent to submit these extensions to ISO for inclusion in the next revision to ISO 32000.

Document Security User Guide for Acrobat 9.0 and Adobe Reader 9 (PDF, 1.45 MB)

This guide is a necessity for Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader 9 users who are configuring security workflows for the first time. Learn the basics and benefits of security methods and policies, obtaining and registering digital IDs, managing public key certificates, sharing certificates and using certificates for encryption. The document also describes specific security methods such as password and certificate security, security policies in Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management, and more.

For IT professionals, this guide contains must-have information to help you take greater control of enterprise-wide deployments of Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader 9. Learn how to configure and deploy security workflow environments, issue Digital IDs, verify or "trust" signatures, secure and control access to external content from the Internet and file attachments, share security settings and configure enterprise security policies in Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management. Use this as a companion resource to the "Acrobat 9 Security Administration Guide". For additional tools and information for enterprise-wise deployments of Acrobat 9 and Reader 9 to see the Enterprise Deployment page and the Reader Developer Center.

PDF Rendering in Browsers for Adobe Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader 9 (PDF, 99K)

This document describes two changes to how PDF documents are rendered in a browser with Adobe Acrobat 9 and Adobe Reader 9.

This document also discusses the implications of Acrobat running as an in-process DLL when Internet Explorer 7 or later on Microsoft Windows Vista is used in Protected Mode for rendering PDF documents. Adobe strongly urges developers who may be affected by these changes to read this document, test their applications and plug-ins for compatibility with version 9 of Acrobat and Adobe Reader, especially on Vista.

Bates Numbering in PDF Documents Created with Acrobat 9 (PDF, 112K)

This document explains the method for locating the Bates numbers and describes the syntax so they can be extracted from PDF documents. The Acrobat Software Development Kit (SDK) contains a plug-in sample which demonstrates the handling of Bates numbers using the Acrobat plug-in API.

Creating PDF Forms for Intuit QuickBooks with Acrobat 9 (PDF, 479K)

Acrobat 9 supports the integration of PDF forms with Intuit's QuickBooks financial management software. This support enables companies ranging from single proprietorships to large enterprises to create and distribute intelligent electronic PDF forms. Use the information in this document when you need to change what data is transmitted to and from QuickBooks. For example, if you need to add an additional field, reduce the amount of data displayed in pre-populated drop-down lists, or create a new form not based on the samples, then you will need the procedures presented in this document.

Security for Flash Player compatible content in Acrobat 9 (PDF, 142K)

Adobe (July 28, 2008)
Get an overview of the security model for Flash Player compatible content playing inside Acrobat and Adobe Reader software.

Adobe Reader compatibility documentation

(July 7, 2008)
Learn about the changes in Adobe Reader 9 that may affect enterprise workflows.

Adding Adobe Captivate movie clips to a PDF file

Jeff Freeman (Updated Mar. 3, 2008)
Learn how to embed SWF movie clips into a PDF document and set up a poster image readers can click to launch the clip.

Download Adobe Acrobat 8.1 SDK

Adobe (June 25, 2006)
The Adobe Acrobat 8.1 SDK is now available free of charge to all users. Developers can use the SDK to create software and plug-ins to interact and customize Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader.

• Download the Acrobat 8.1 SDK

The Acrobat 8.1 SDK includes enhancements such as Windows Vista support, additional content to support Adobe Acrobat 3D Version 8 including U3D Elements, PRC (a new 3D file format), and 3D JavaScript API additions.

Read the following documents to get started with the Acrobat 8.1 SDK:

• What's new in Adobe Acrobat 8.1 SDK (PDF, 126k)
• Adobe Acrobat 8.1 SDK documentation roadmap (PDF, 3.5M)
• Adobe Acrobat 8.1 SDK readme

Acrobat 8.1 SDK Documentation now available

Adobe (May 29, 2007)
Check out the updated documentation on the "Documentation" tab of the Acrobat Developer Center.

Revision to the Errata for the PDF Reference, Sixth Edition, version 1.7 now available

Adobe (Oct. 29, 2007)
Get the revised errata from the PDF Reference package.

Updated Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader security documents now available

Check out the updated documentation on the "Security" page of the Adobe Acrobat Developer Center.

Visit the new Acrobat 3D Developer Center

Find out how to programmatically create 3D PDF documents, develop plug-ins to run inside of Acrobat 3D, add new 3D tools to the 3D toolbar and context menu, and more.

Minimizing exposure of personal information on public computers for Adobe Reader 7 (PDF, 763 KB)

Adobe (Dec. 18, 2006)
Minimize the amount of sensitive information that might be exposed when Adobe Reader 7 is used on a public computer.

Acrobat 9 SDK Documentation is available online and for offline use

Adobe (Aug. 18, 2008)
Check out the SDK documentation! The Acrobat 9 SDK documentation is available in the Acrobat 9 SDK download, by clicking the "Documentation" tab above, or on Adobe's Help Resource Center. For offline use download the SDK documentation to your local drive. To see the latest documentation updates and provide feedback to the SDK team about the SDK documentation select the LiveDocs online link for the SDK documentation.

• Download for Windows (ZIP, 35 MB)
• Download for Macintosh (DMG, 51 MB)