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December 24, 2022
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I own Adobe Acrobat Standard 2020 and came across some free documentation for Acrobat DC, Acrobat XI, X, 9, 8, 7. Why are there so many different versions? Which versions are applicable to Acrobat Standard 2020 which I am learning?

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@hyperyoda wrote:

Acrobat DC, Acrobat XI, X, 9, 8, 7. Why are there so many different versions?

Different versions came out in different years, with new features in each, starting with Acrobat 1.0 in 1993.

1993: Acrobat 1

2004: Acrobat 7

2006: Acrobat 8

2008: Acrobat 9

2010: Acrobat X

2012: Acrobat XI

2015: first Document Cloud (DC)

Acrobat DC has a different interface than previous versions.

For training, you might try Garrick Chow's Acrobat DC Essential Training on LinkedIn Learning after you look at the tutorials on the Adobe website that Souvik gave you. LinkedIn Learning is a paid site, but you can get a 30-day free trial if you have not subscribed before.

Jane

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@hyperyoda wrote:

Acrobat DC, Acrobat XI, X, 9, 8, 7. Why are there so many different versions?

Different versions came out in different years, with new features in each, starting with Acrobat 1.0 in 1993.

1993: Acrobat 1

2004: Acrobat 7

2006: Acrobat 8

2008: Acrobat 9

2010: Acrobat X

2012: Acrobat XI

2015: first Document Cloud (DC)

Acrobat DC has a different interface than previous versions.

For training, you might try Garrick Chow's Acrobat DC Essential Training on LinkedIn Learning after you look at the tutorials on the Adobe website that Souvik gave you. LinkedIn Learning is a paid site, but you can get a 30-day free trial if you have not subscribed before.

Jane

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Hi Jane!

Oh, I see. If I do the Acrobat DC training is the knowledge also applicable to my Acrobat Standard 2020? Or are Acrobat Standard 2020 and Acrobat DC totally different interfaces?

jane-e

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@hyperyoda wrote:

Hi Jane!

Oh, I see. If I do the Acrobat DC training is the knowledge also applicable to my Acrobat Standard 2020? Or are Acrobat Standard 2020 and Acrobat DC totally different interfaces?

Acrobat 9 and earlier had one interface; Acrobat X and XI shared a "new" interface, then Acrobat DC came out with an entirely new interface in 2015. You should be mostly okay with tutorials from 2015 or later. Garrick Chow's training is dated 2021.

Acrobat Pro has more features than Acrobat Standard. In addition, you can subscribe with updates or purchase a perpetual license and not get updates. See these charts and click on both tabs to compare features.

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

It sounds like you are using the stand-alone version of Acrobat 2020 Standard, so you may come across some features that do not come with Standard. The good instuctors will say that a feature is only in Pro, but not all will.

If you are confused by a tutorial, start a new thread and include a link, plus screenshot of what you are seeing so we can assist.

Jane

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Hi @hyperyoda

Hope you are doing well. Sorry for the confusion.

Do you want to learn about the way Acrobat works and its workflows? You may refer to the given link, which has step-by-step illustrations for you to view and learn side by side: Acrobat tutorials | Learn how to use Adobe Acrobat

If this is not what you are looking for, please brief us about what you want to achieve using Acrobat so we can assist you better.

Thanks,

Souvik.

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