Differences between Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader

Cost Acrobat: About $150 Retail
Reader: Free for basic and extended (with searching functionality) versions
Functionality Acrobat: Create, Modify, Print, Fill-in and Search PDF files
Reader: View, Print, Fill in and Search PDF Files
Help Acrobat: Not available online from Adobe
Reader: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/pdfs/acrruserguide.pdf
Reader: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrwhatsnew.html#faq
Download Page Acrobat: http://www.adobe.com/store/products/master.jhtml?id=catAcrobatStnd
Reader: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Reader: Be sure to check the box in Step 2 to get the search functions!

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Last Web Revision: December 08, 2006
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