PDF Last modified: Thursday, July 14, 2005
Short for Portable Document Format, a file format developed by Adobe Systems. PDF captures formatting information from a variety of desktop publishing applications, making it possible to send formatted documents and have them appear on the recipient's monitor or printer as they were intended. To view a file in PDF format, you need Adobe Reader, a free application distributed by Adobe Systems. Also see All About PDF Technology in Webopedia's "Did You Know...?" section.
•E-mail this definition to a colleague• For internet.com pages about PDF . Also check out the following links! Adobe Acrobat FAQ  This FAQ includes basic information about Acrobat and the use of PDF files, installation questions and answers, and information on how to view an Acrobat page over the Web. Adobe electronic documents page  This page features Adobe Acrobat, the application used to create PDF documents. There are links to news, product information, a download link, help information, and Acrobat on the Web. Adobe Acrobat and Its Use in Document Delivery Introduces the Acrobat suite, Portable Document Format (PDF), and provides insight into why this application is gathering interest among the users of WWW, CD-ROM publishing, Intranet, and in the area of document preservation. Adobe's PDF Page Describes the PDF format and includes links to a PDF ezine, various newsgroups, related resources, and the Adobe Acrobat reader. Configuring Netscape to work with Acrobat This page, from the University System of Georgia, provides information on Adobe Acrobat's PDF format, where to download Acrobat Reader, and how to configure Netscape to work with Acrobat PDF files. PDF Research Companion Informative site covering research information, samples, and related links for Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Capture, and PDF. PDF Zone An online resource for PDF, Adobe Acrobat and related document technologies. Includes news, interviews, resources and discussions.	Formatting Standards Acrobat file format Give Us Your Feedback Shopping PDF Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Barcode Scanners 292 Model Matches Software 206 Store Offers Printers 77 Model Matches Scanners 19 Model Matches Lighting 470 Store Offers