Top 10 Little-known Tips for Lawyers Who Use Adobe Acrobat 8 Pro

by Roy Greenberg/TechnoLawyer.com

Roy Greenberg writes in the introduction to his article originally published by TechnoLawyer.com:

"You're probably familiar with the most basic function of Adobe Acrobat Professional 8: converting any document to a portable document format (PDF) that can be read by any recipient who downloads the free Adobe Reader. If you view Acrobat Professional as an integrated collection of tools for online communication, however, you can begin to appreciate its potential for communicating with your clients.

I have used Adobe Acrobat, in one form or another, in my transactional real estate practice for several years. I am constantly surprised, however, by the inability of both lawyers and clients to use the most basic functions of Acrobat and the free reader. For my clients to get the greatest benefit from my use of Acrobat, I have been forced to implement its features without assuming any knowledge, or even curiosity, on the part of my email recipients.

Here are my ten best tips for using Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional with an emphasis on communicating with people who are resistant to learning about portable document format."

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