Video Tutorial on Acrobat Reader 2017, not DC

Report · Feb 28, 2018

I'm looking for a video tutorial on standard Acrobat Reader 2017 - not the DC version. I say this because, while I realize they are the same, all the video's I'm seeing reference some online features that I 'believe' are only available with the DC version (e.g., saving to the cloud). I could be wrong. Does anyone have a video tutorial link to a non-DC version of Reader 2017?

Report · Feb 28, 2018

I think you may be confusing a few different applications or services here.

There are:

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC - Free

Adobe Acrobat DC - Not free, subscription

Adobe PDFPack services - Not free, subscription

Any of the "online features" you see will come with one of the paid-for versions.

Report · Feb 28, 2018

Nope, no confusion. I am looking at the program installed on my computer. It is called Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017. Version 2017.011.30079 (Free). We are not getting the DC, aka subscription version. We are getting the Perpetual Version as Adobe likes to call it. Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about Acrobat 2017

I understand that while most DC / 2017 items are interchangeable, when I look at what I have on my computer, and what I'm seeing in this video here: Get to know Acrobat Reader DC | I can see there are differences. In fact, in this video: Learn what all you can do with Acrobat Reader DC it also has items that reference 'Mobile Device on'. Our program - perpetual version, does not allow users to do this. So - wondering if there is a simple video for Adobe Acrobat Reader 2017.

Report · Feb 28, 2018

ksiskoy wrote
We are not getting the DC, aka subscription version. We are getting the Perpetual Version as Adobe likes to call it. Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about Acrobat 2017

You are confusing applications again. Your link discusses Adobe Acrobat which is a paid-for version of software that does much more than the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. There is no subscription version of Reader. Please actually click on the link I posted above so you can see for yourself. Again, you are confusing Acrobat Reader for Acrobat and they are not the same at all.

Report · Feb 28, 2018

No - I just couldn't find an FAQ page for the Reader version. And in your link, it says to download the DC version, with a version number of : Version 2018.011.20035 Tell you what, you show me what your adobe reader version on your computer looks like from the help/about screen. This is what I have: 2018-02-28_1614 Because "DC will allow you to be connected to Adobe Document cloud so you can work with PDFs on computers and mobile devices" Desktop versions don't let you do that unless you signup for Document Cloud. Which we are not. I don't even have a cute little cloud in my toolbar to save to the cloud. I don't have a link that says document cloud under the Storage options just my computer and Add account. Now, when we get O365-OneDrive/SPoint hooked up we can at least save it there. So there are differences for sure. Just sayin.

Report · Apr 17, 2018

Hi ksiskoy,

Quoting standard word here created all confusion.

Would you let us know what exactly you are looking for between two flavours of Adobe Reader? Functionally, there is no difference between the two. Both are freeware and have the ability to fill forms, sign documents, comment/annotate a file.

Feel free to update the discussion if you have further questions.

-Tariq Dar

Report · Feb 28, 2018

Just as a note, we're getting Acrobat Standard and Pro 2017 desktop versions as well.

Report · Feb 28, 2018

Are you by chance referring the the classic track version of Reader? If so, there are pretty specific reasons for needing this. More info: Document Cloud Product Tracks — Enterprise Administration Guide

Report · Feb 28, 2018

The reason I'm asking is that we're rolling 2017 out to staff and I'd like to be able to just send them a link to a quick video instead of me creating one. And...since there's one for the DC version (which I believe is 'almost' the same), I assumed there would be one for the standalone version as well. Thank you for any help you can provide.

Report · Feb 28, 2018

You can download and install the free Reader from here: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Install for all versions

Report · Feb 28, 2018

There is no difference. They are one and the same. DC is a standalone version (as in can be downloaded and installed rather than ran through a server). 2017 is just a version number of DC.

There are a few tutorials out there you can find using Google. Just be sure you find one for Adobe Acrobat Reader DC instead of Adobe Acrobat DC. They are different (yet in some ways similar) applications.

Report · Feb 28, 2018

Ok. But that doesn't change anything. The link I supplied above is the current and supported standalone version of Adobe Reader.