Difference between features of reader on mac and iPad

Hi Damian,

I'll definitely try to answer all of your question. Please do let me know if I did not understand any of your query correctly.

I open a pdf file from iCloud from my Mac it opens in AR, but that's not the case from my iPad. I'm wondering if this is Apple's choice and if can be changed?

On Mac you can set your default PDF viewer application. On your Mac Adobe Reader is your default PDF viewer, so all the PDFs are opening through it. For iPad, I believe iCloud PDFs open on web directly. How and where its opening on iPad in your case, does it ask for application?

Secondly, related to the previous q, when I open same pdf file from my Mac and iPad, it seems to save the file in 2 different files instead of to keep the changes I make in the same file and save them there.

This shouldn't be the case if you are opening and saving the same file, unless you don't select "Save As". After making changes to in file (AR on Mac) use Ctrl+S key to save further changes. In case of iPad, there isn't even any option to "Save As". By default it would save the consecutive changes in same file.

The point is that I often change devices, but not my work. Additionally, seems that links in the pdf files I can easily open by click or CMD+click, whereas this is not an option when I try to open the same link on my iPad. Namely, when I tap on the link, it just doesn't do anything.

Keyboard shortcuts doesn't work with mobile devices, for obvious reasons. If it doesn't open normally, then you may go through the suggestions given by Adobe staff here: Why don't PDF links work. This is a serious problem 

Finally, highlighting text. When I use Mac I can use only one color, while the same option on iPad gives me the option of choice of colors

• You can change the Highlighting color for Adobe Reader on desktop as well.
• Highlight the text and select it.
• Then right click on it and click on properties. You will get the "Highlight properties" box.
• There you can change the color for highlight. If you need that color to be default, then mark box for "Make properties default" at bottom>OK

And one more connected to the latter. When I highlight a test, there is no more a chance I can select the same text if I want to copy it to paste. I might think of a few more things, but this is what I mainly get an issue with.

Highlight Text>Right click>Copy Text only for Reader desktop.

The Acrobat mobile application has certain limitation than desktop application. You get the basic features to access via mobile app, It doesn't support all the functionalities that you get in the desktop application.

Hope this answers all of your queries.

Thanks,

Akanchha