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University Technology supports PDF-XChange Pro as the standard PDF editor for the campus. Also note that Microsoft Office (2007 and later) and Google Docs can export to PDF with no additional software needed. Some offices require or prefer the use of Adobe Acrobat Pro for document production as it has specific features that are not available in PDF-XChange Pro. In these situations we can install and configure our existing licensed copies of Acrobat Pro. This will only be done upon request and consultation with the user, and may not be available in the future as described above. Users can also purchase a retail copy of Acrobat XI Pro for approximately $120. University Technology will assist with the purchase of the software; however, the actual purchase will be made and paid for by the department.
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Adobe Acrobat may automatically install a plugin for Microsoft Word that utilizes Visual Basic macros. Since Drew-issued computers do not support macro functions, Word will be unusable unless the plugin is uninstalled. To uninstall the plugin: On Mac:
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Alternatives:
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| PDF creation/editing | We have a site license for PDF-XChange Pro for creating and manipulating PDFs. Microsoft Office and Google Docs can export files as PDFs. |
| Photo editing | University Technology recommends the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) for basic image editing. See our post: GIMP for Image Editing. Users preparing images for the Web might also be satisfied by any one of a number of free image editing websites (Google search). Smartphone or tablet apps for image editing, many free, may also be used. These options will not be supported by UT. |
| Video editing | Macs come with iMovie. Most smartphones come with video editing tools. Again, there are free video editing tools. Users who are seriously editing video would be candidates for buying Premiere or Final Cut Pro. |
| Web page editing | Faculty/staff users who wish to have personal pages can now use Drew Domains for their web pages. |
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