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ileyp50228445
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January 7, 2019
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Adobe Acrobat Standard 2017 - COMPARE is missing from Tools Menu

  • January 7, 2019
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I have the standard version of Adobe Acrobat 2017 installed.  I know that used to be able to compare PDF documents.  Checked the web, and according to the web, go to TOOLS and then select COMPARE...straightforward enough, except that when I go to TOOLS, there is no option to select COMPARE.

Go to the HELP menu, About Adobe Plug-ins, and click the COMPARE plug-in and it shows it is NOT LOADED.

Is this something that is selected during installation or a separate plug-in?  I searched the web for a plug-in, but the only thing that keeps coming up is for browsers...not interested in anything for browsers.  As I am NOT the admin on my system, just trying to get information together so that I can tell IT what the issue is.

Thought this function used to be part of Acrobat Reader as well, but go there and same thing....

Thank you in advance for any help....and NO going to the tutorial to compare documents doesn't tell me where this plug-in is located or how to turn the feature on in my application.

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Correct answer try67

There are plenty of differences between Acrobat Pro and Standard, and they have nothing to do with cloud access.

You can see them here: Plans and pricing: Compare versions | Adobe Acrobat DC

You'll notice that "Compare two versions of a PDF to review all differences" only appears under the Pro tab, not under Standard (it's not entirely correct, either, as this feature does exist in Acrobat XI Pro).

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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January 7, 2019

This function is only a part of Acrobat Pro. It was never a part of Reader, nor Acrobat Standard.

ileyp50228445
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January 7, 2019

That is interesting...because in all the "What's the difference between Pro and Standard" questions in this forum, no one can tell you anything except the subscriptions are different.  I have been told that the only difference between the two was CLOUD access/sync, which I don't need.

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try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
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January 7, 2019

There are plenty of differences between Acrobat Pro and Standard, and they have nothing to do with cloud access.

You can see them here: Plans and pricing: Compare versions | Adobe Acrobat DC

You'll notice that "Compare two versions of a PDF to review all differences" only appears under the Pro tab, not under Standard (it's not entirely correct, either, as this feature does exist in Acrobat XI Pro).

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