What is PDF?
Why PDF?
Adobe Acrobat
Browse PDF
Create PDF
Edit PDF
Annotate PDF
Refine PDF
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Why PDF?

  • readable by anyone with free Acrobat Reader (in NSKit)
  • platform and software independent
    (main advantage in the high-diversity classroom environment)
  • high-visibility markup options for grading comments
  • accessibility option via Access plugin and screen readers
  • safe format, virus-free
  • single file delivery of elaborate documents in a compact format, e.g. for slide presentations or web sites
  • print-disabling for copyright-protection and paper saving
  • ideal for CD-Rom delivery of an entire multimedia project: beautiful interface, linking capabilities (internal and external), easy creation in your favorite applications, full-screen capable

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