Acrobat X Customization Guide for Large Firms. Large law firms with more than fifty Acrobat users should take advantage of Adobe’s free deployment tools for Acrobat X. Many firms are upgrading to Acrobat X at this time, so I thought I would share a few tips which are specific for the legal industry. Packaging Adobe Reader or Acrobat for your end- users isn’t difficult, but sometimes IT folks don’t know all of the settings or best practices.

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In this article, I’ll discuss: Where to download the Enterprise version of Adobe Reader and get your corporate licenses of Acrobat. How to download Adobe’s free customization tools.

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Recommended deployment settings. Customization Wizard settings. Registry Key Settings. This article will walk you through the settings I recommend using the Acrobat X Customization Wizard.

The information is not intended as a replacement for the numerous documents Adobe makes available to enterprise IT administrators. Here are a few you should check out: Acrobat Enterprise Toolkit Page. This page is the starting point for everything you need to deploy Acrobat X. On this page you will find: Enterprise Administration Guide. This 1. 18- page guide is the main documentation for deploying Acrobat and covers AIP, SCCM/SCUP, GPO, bootstrapper, Citrix and other deployment options. Preference Reference.

The Preference Reference, a dictionary of registry level preferences containing over 3. The application is updated on a monthly basis.

Training Videos for the Acrobat Customization Wizard. Adobe Technical Evangelist Joel Geraci offers videos on using the Customization Wizard. SCUP Catalogs for Acrobat X and Reader XSCCM/SCUP are Microsoft’s latest change and configuration management solution that replaces older methodologies such as SMS and GPO.

Unlike these older technologies, SCCM provides features such as metering, asset intelligence, inventorying, and improved remote client administration. Rick Borstein’s Acrobat X Deployment Webinar Recordinghttp: //seminars. Step 1: Download your Software. If you are deploying Adobe Reader, make sure you download the Distributable Version of Adobe Reader.

You can download it here: http: //get. For Acrobat X Standard or Acrobat X Pro, log into the Adobe Licensing website at http: //licensing. Step 2: Download the Adobe Customization Wizard XThe Adobe Customization Wizard X is a free downloadable utility designedto help IT professionals take greater control of enterprise- widedeployments of Acrobat X and Adobe Reader X.

With it you cancustomize the Acrobat installer and application features prior todeployment. Providing a graphical interface to the Windows Installer for. Acrobat, the Customization Wizard enables IT administrators to: Modify the installer via a transform file (MST file) without altering the original package (MSI file)Customize the look and feel of Acrobat or Reader before deployment to meet the unique needs of your user base.

Click Here to download the Adobe Customization Wizard XStep 3: Launch the Adobe Customization Wizard X and Begin Customizing. Choose File> Open Package and browse to the . Adobe Reader, Acrobat Standard or Acrobat Pro. You will see a number of categories on the left side of the window which correspond to various functions of the product. In the screen capture below, the options available for Acrobat Pro are listed. For Standard or Reader, you will see fewer options. The recommendations below are my own and may not be applicable for every law firm.

Step 3. A: Personalization Options. Enter your firm name and serial number. You may modify the installation path. Step 3b: Installation Options. In addition to the defaults, check . Air Anderson Conditioner Installing Window Windows.

We do not recommend having both Acrobat and Reader on the same system. Step 3c: Features. This section allows you to choose which features will be installed. In the screen caputre below, I’ve expanded all of the options so you can see all of the options. Most law firms do not need to install Live. Cycle Designer, an XML- based Forms Design tool and when installed requires about 3.

MB of disk space. Turning off installation of Designer can speed install time. To elect NOT to install a feature, select the feature from the list at left, then set the initial state to . Two items I think will be of most interest here are Actions and Custom Stamps. Actions. Law firms use Acrobat X Actions to automate multi- step processes.

You can remove the default Actions which ship with Acrobat and replace them with your own. You can find a number of useful Actions on the Adobe Actions Exchange.

On this blog, I’ve also made available several Actions in the Actions Category. Recommended for law firms: Removing the Default Actions.

A) On the Destination Computer, open: Adobe> Adobe Acrobat 1. Acrobat> Sequence> ENUB) Choose one of the default Actions in the list, right- click on it and choose Modify. C) Set the Action to Remove file and click OK. Repeat for all Actions. Note: In the screen capture above, I am only showing the Destination computer. Make sure you open the correct section.

Adding your Firm’s Actions. To copy Actions installed on the local computer to the destination computer, follow these steps. A) On Source computer, open USER> App Data> Roaming> Adobe> Acrobat> 1. Sequences. B) On the Destination Computer, open: Adobe> Adobe Acrobat 1. Acrobat> Sequence> ENUC) Drag the Action to the Destination computer. Note: This copies the Actions to a folder that the user cannot change.

Adding your Firm’s Custom Actions. To copy Stamps installed on the local computer to the destination computer, follow these steps. A) On Source computer, open USER> App Data> Roaming> Adobe> Acrobat> 1. Stamps. B) On the Destination Computer, open: Program. Files. Folder> Adobe> Acrobat 1. Acrobat> Plugins> Annotations> Stamps> ENUC) Drag the Stamp to the Destination computer. Note: This copies the Stamp to a folder that the user cannot change.

Step 4: Custom Registry Keys. Although the Customization Wizard includes many popular settings, it does not offer access to all of the settings available inside Acrobat. However, you can use the Customization Wizard can push down registry keys to control Acrobat settings which are not directly changeable using the graphical user interface of the wizard. Adobe documents Acrobat registry keys in the Administrative Information Manager (download it!). The recommended way to push down new registry key settings is to: Configure the source computer. Copy the appropriate registry keys to the destination computer.

My colleague Joel Geraci, Adobe Acrobat Technical Evangelist, shows you how to do this in his video Advanced Customization Wizard X on Adobe TV. Step 5: Shortcuts. The Customization Wizard allows you to choose which shortcuts will be made available on the destination computer. To remove a Shortcut, right- click it and choose Remove. You can also move Shortcuts and create new folders for shortcuts in this panel. Step 6: Server Locations. The Server Locations settings allow you to add server locationpaths and redundancy.

You canadd, rearrange, or remove locations. This feature sets the SOURCELIST property which is a semicolon- delimited list ofnetwork or URL source paths to the installation package which is appended toeach user’s existing source list. The installer uses the first accessiblelocation it finds and only this source is used for the remainder of theinstallation. Step 7: Distiller. The Distiller section of Customization Wizard allows you to add, remove and set defaults for PDF Settings. PDF Settings are used when your users create PDF using the Adobe PDF Printer, through Acrobat or through contextual menus. Important! Recently, the US Federal Courts have announced that they will be requiring PDF/A files, a specific flavor of PDF.

I recommend that all law firms set their default PDF creation settings to a near PDF/A setting for easy conformance at filing time. You can download my Near PDF/A setting from my article Creating a “Near to PDF/A” PDF Setting.

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We’ve even added a new Protected View, which implements a separate desktop and winstation for the UI, providing an additional layer of defense. For high- risk environments, we’ve added the PDF Whitelisting Framework, which allows the selective enablement of Java. Script for both Windows and Mac OS, including support for certified documents. And, in the area of content security, we’ve expanded our support to elliptic curve cryptography.

Enterprise Deployment. We spent a lot of time with our Citrix Xen.

App support, and especially focused on performance, which is key when accessing Adobe Reader XI from your tablet devices. Also, if you’re rolling out application streaming, we’re now supporting Microsoft App- V, including a Package Accelerator. Need a GPO template? We’ve added that to this release too!

And, of course, we continue to enhance our support for Microsoft SCCM/SCUP, Apple Remote Desktop and have even added a Configuration Wizard for the Mac. For all your enterprise questions, checkout our new Enterprise Toolkit. What's New: Today, Adobe is announcing our next generation Acrobat XI software with new cloud services. Products included in this release are: Acrobat XI Pro, Acrobat XI Standard, Adobe Reader XI and newly integrated documents services, Adobe Forms. Central and Adobe Echo.

Sign. Adobe Reader XI, our most powerful Reader yet, includes many new and enhanced capabilities: Productivity. Full commenting features, including text, stamps, file attachments and audio recordings, as well as drawing markups, like lines, arrows, shapes and free- form annotations. Fill, sign, save and send your forms – and save the planet while you’re at it! Store files on Acrobat. Support for OS X Mountain Lion and Windows 8 with new “touch- mode” for optimal tablet interaction.

Create PDF or Export PDF files to Word and Excel online. Security. Enhanced Protected Mode now includes data theft prevention capabilities.

New Protected View implements a separate desktop and winstation for the UI, which provides an additional layer of defense. PDF Whitelisting Framework allows selective enablement of Java. Script for both Windows and Mac OSElliptic Curve Cryptography support for digital signatures. Enterprise Deployment. Citrix Xen. App enhancements for better performance. New App- V support, including a Package Accelerator.

GPO Template for the most common enterprise settings. Enhanced support for Microsoft SCCM/SCUP and Apple Remote Desktop. Configuration Wizard for the Mac.