Available for Mac OS X and windows, Adobe Reader 8 is also coming for Linux, HP/UX, AIX and Solaris operating systems in 2007. Chinese and Korean releases are coming in early 2007. It’s worth noting that the Intel-optimized version is a separate download from its PowerPC counterpart, which may cause some confusion for Mac users and IT personnel who have grown accustomed to Universal binaries, which combine PowerPC and Intel optimizations into a single application.Īdobe Reader 8 is available in English, French, German and Japanese versions. While versatile, Preview will NOT allow you to make changes to P DFs with editable content such as forms posted on the intranet. It’s the first Intel-native version of Adobe Reader to be released. Setting Adobe Acrobat as the default PDF reader in Mac OS X In OS X, Apples Preview is the default application for opening a number of file types, including PDFs. The software also features graphics acceleration on supported systems. A new streamlined interface features user-customizable toolbars, and Reader users can fill and submit forms, save data and digitally sign documents. New features in Adobe Reader 8 include support for Adobe Acrobat Connect, an online collaboration service that works using Flash. Adobe Systems has announced the release of Adobe Reader 8, the latest major release of their free Portable Document Format (PDF) readers software for Mac OS X and Windows.
