Adobe Acrobat Pro

Acrobat Pro is suitable for advanced or specialized PDF work, including:

• Creating or editing fillable PDF forms
• Performing OCR (Optical Character Recognition) on scanned documents
• Advanced PDF editing (modifying text, images, or layout)
• Professional or compliance-level redaction
• Batch processing or automation tasks
• Advanced document preparation for workflows involving Adobe Sign
• Using Adobe Accessibility Checker, which helps ensure PDF files are accessible per university policy 8140 and Title II compliance requirements.

Request a license for Adobe Acrobat Pro

Adobe Acrobat Pro licenses are available at no cost for current Boise State faculty and staff.

The software is authorized for installation only on university-owned computers.

Contact the Help Desk at helpdesk@boisestate.edu or (208) 426-4357 to request an available license.

How to use Adobe Acrobat Pro

Visit the Adobe website for more information about the features and functionality of Adobe Acrobat Pro:

Acrobat Pro features and functionality

Tasks that do not require Adobe Acrobat Pro

Many common PDF activities can be handled with free or built-in tools such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Edge, Snipping Tool, macOS Preview, or Google Workspace:

• Merge or combine PDFs
• Split PDFs or extract pages
• Rearrange, rotate, or delete pages
• Fill out forms (including many non-fillable forms)
• Add comments, highlights, or basic markup
• Convert documents to PDF (via Microsoft Office, Google Docs, or print-to-PDF)
• Convert PDFs to images
• Compress/reduce PDF file size
• Perform basic OCR and quick redaction using Text actions in Snipping Tool