They simply need access to easy to use tools to help them create, prepare, and sign documents in order to be more self-sufficient.

A majority of users simply don't need the rich features that Acrobat offers. I think the way you have your users setup is a really cost-effective solution. (2) You can open 2 PDF files side-by-side today within Nitro Pro, here's a quick link to show you how to access the Vertical Tab Group in the application (2 easy steps!): Opens a new window This is particularly helpful for those who are working a lot with forms and need to have an interactive form open in one window and a reference document open in another.

(1) Some users like tabbed PDF viewing that mirrors the experience in your everyday web-browser, but indeed some users really like to have 'multiple instances.' Nitro offers this as an option for Enterprise customers Opens a new window so you can customize the experience to meed the needs of your end users. One quick point to clear up that you listed in the CONS section regarding viewing multiple PDF files side by side: Thanks for such a thoughtful post Cody, so glad to hear that Nitro has been working out for your users so far! There is a bit of a learning curve from going to Nitro when swapping from Acrobat (not really a con just a note). You must instead 'Insert page x from A' into PDF B. So you cannot drag 1 page from PDF A - onto PDF B order. Cannot display multiple PDFs at the same time, uses tabs rather than side by side comparison like Acrobat. No Ruler function! Only grid lines that can be changed to mm, cm, inch. Support and community forums seem lively and well so far. Whiteout, PDF Convert to Word, Excel, ETC. OCR is actually i feel pretty accurate and using it is a quick process. The ribbon bar is great, and all the available tools are readily available from tabs. So while we have about 80% on Nitro, 19% on Acrobat Standard, and 1% who are stubborn and refuse to let go of Acrobat Pro. However, some still prefer Acrobat Standard over Nitro for a few reasons (i'll list them later). We quickly found that users that needed some of the Acrobat Pro functions only used about 1/8th of the actual features from Acrobat, and thus saw an opportunity to swap them to Nitro Pro (Whiteout function anyone?).

Here it really depends on the functions and features that you use the most, as well as the features you need.

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