Screenshots: Adobe’s Acrobat.com office suite
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Acrobat.com
Acrobat.com
Adobe launched Monday a beta version of Acrobat.com an online office suite that allows you to create word processing documents, share files, convert PDFs and hold Web conferences. For more information, read Larry Dignan’s blog.rnrn
Here’s the online home page for the tools. You can also download a copy for your desktop to work offline.rnrn
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Buzzword
Buzzword
The Acrobat.com word processing tool is called Buzzword. Here’s what the blank page looks like.
Traffic alert
Traffic alert
Warning, remember this is a brand new, free beta. The problem only lasted a few minutes.
Opening a document.
Toolbar
Toolbar
In Buzzword, Adobe uses a toolbar, similar to Photoshop, for the main edit tools, such as paragraph, font, lists, and images.
Tables
Tables
To create a table, hit the table icon and a box that you can click on to create a table will appear next to it. Then you can fill it out.
Synch
Synch
On the lower right is an icon that shows whether your work has been saved or not.
Spell check
Spell check
And of course, there’s a spell check. There’s no grammar check.
ConnectNow
ConnectNow
ConnectNow, Meet Anywhere is a meeting tool that is available on Acrobat.com. Here’s the room you enter.
You can chat and share documents in ConnectNow.
PDF creator
PDF creator
This tool allows you to create PDF files.
My Files
My Files
Acrobat.com also includes a tool that helps you manage your files.
In your file mangager, you can locate your documents through a variety of searches.
