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November 17, 2024
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Can I run Adobe Reader and Adobe Standard simultaneously? They appear to be as one.

  • November 17, 2024
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In a past version of windows and Adobe products Adobe standard did not hand opening two documents simutaneously very well. To work around the issue I loaded reader with a red icon and standard with a white icon. That way when I was using Adobe Standard, and needed to reference another document, I would Open As  "Adobe Reader". Now I am running Windows 11 and purchased Adobe Standard, and then loaded free Adobe Reader to accomplish the same goals. However, once I loaded Standard and then Reader, there appears to be only one program. It appears to be only Standard. If I try to open an additional pdf, and try to Open With, I cannot find an Adobe Reader icon. Can anyone shed light on what is happening? Thx -art-

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Correct answer ravinderg62643219

Hi @RealtorArt 

 

Now Acrobat and Reader are part of unified installer and you can't install both Reader and Acrobat apps simultaneously on the machine. 

 

Regards

Ravi

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ravinderg62643219Correct answer
Adobe Employee
November 28, 2024

Hi @RealtorArt 

 

Now Acrobat and Reader are part of unified installer and you can't install both Reader and Acrobat apps simultaneously on the machine. 

 

Regards

Ravi

jane-e
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November 17, 2024

 

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In a past version of windows and Adobe products Adobe standard did not hand opening two documents simutaneously very well.

By @RealtorArt

 

Are you on Windows or macOS? ASAIK, Windows blocks opening the same file in two applications simultaneously, whereas macOS has always allowed it. 

 

Jane

 

D Fosse
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November 17, 2024

Just out of curiosity, what's "Adobe Standard"?

jane-e
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November 17, 2024

 

Just out of curiosity, what's "Adobe Standard"?

By @D Fosse

 

 

Acrobat Pro costs more and has more features than Acrobat Standard, such as Redaction and OCR.

https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/pricing/compare-versions.html 

 

Jane

davescm
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November 17, 2024

Thanks Jane - it sounds like this is about Acrobat - so I'll move the thread to that forum.

Dave

davescm
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November 17, 2024

You have posted in the Photoshop forum. Is your question about Acrobat? If so I'll move it to the relevant forum.

Dave