Use Adobe Acrobat Pro software to deliver high-impact communications that combine audio, video, interactive media, and a wide variety of file types into a polished, professional PDF Portfolio.
Note: If you need to electronically sign a document, e-sign is available in Acrobat Reader. Download the free version here. Learn more about e-sign here.
Related information
Available to
- Faculty
- Staff
- Students
Where to get it
- ITS Labs
- The software is also available in the Monarch Virtual Environment.
- Students and teachers:
- You can purchase a Creative Cloud monthly subscription at https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html.
- Acrobat Professional and other Adobe software are available at academic discounts at online stores like Academic Superstore, JourneyEd, Studica, etc.
- Employees:
- Anyone whose job requires the use of Acrobat Pro will need to request a user-assigned license that will be associated with your MIDAS ID and password. (Please note, if you have a Creative Cloud license, Acrobat Pro is included. You do not need to request a separate license.)
- Once you've been granted a license, you can download the software on up to two computers.
- Download Acrobat Pro on your ODU-managed computers from the Company Portal (Windows) or Jamf Self Service (Mac).
- More information.
Platform requirements
- Windows
- Mac OS X
Do you need a pro license?
If you don't use any of the features of Acrobat Pro, you don't need to request a license. Many PDF functions are available in the free version of Acrobat -- Acrobat Reader -- which is installed on all ODU-managed devices. This may be all you need. Compare the features of Acrobat Reader with those of Acrobat Pro:
Acrobat Reader Features
- Open PDFs in Acrobat and in browsers like Chrome, Firefox and Edge.
- Export PDFs from Microsoft Office documents.
- Create PDFs from any other software using Print to PDF.
- Fill, print and save existing fillable PDF forms.
- Digitally sign signature-enabled PDFs.
Acrobat Pro Features
- Convert existing PDFs to editable Word or Excel documents.
- Combine multiple PDFs into a single file.
- Convert a scanned document to text.
- Create fillable forms and forms that require digital signatures.
- Edit text, form fields or images in existing PDFs.