You can use Adobe Acrobat to create PDF files which can be emailed or downloaded easily and viewed or printed with Acrobat Reader. The PDF format is great for distributing manuals, online newsletters, resumes, forms and graphics. PDF files can be created from any source document including: • Microsoft Office applications like Word and Excel • Graphics and layout programs like Photoshop and QuarkXPress • Scanned documents and digital camera images PDF files can be used to: • share documents among different platforms • ensure that documents downloaded from the web will print well • easily distribute information electronically PDF files can: • include multimedia features such as sound and movies • be viewed like a slideshow (for sales presentations, kiosk displays, etc.) • have security features such as password, or prevent printing, editing, copying, etc.