Frequently Asked Questions: FileOpen and Adobe Acrobat 9Frequently Asked Questions: FileOpen and Adobe Acrobat 9
June 16, 2008
When is Adobe Acrobat 9/Adobe Reader 9 going to be released?
Are all FileOpen products compatible with Adobe Acrobat 9?
Are FileOpen products still compatible with older versions of Acrobat?
Which version of Adobe Acrobat 9 can I use with FileOpen products (Professional/Standard/Elements/3D)?
What version of Adobe Reader do my end-users need to open FileOpen-protected PDFs?
I already use FileOpen software to secure my PDFs. Will my users need to install a new FileOpen plug-in to open PDFs in Adobe Reader 9?
Adobe Acrobat 9 and Reader 9 are expected to be available by July 2008.
All current versions of FileOpen products are compatible with Acrobat 9. The FileOpen client plug-in (fileopen.api) used by FileOpen Publisher3 and WebPublisher 3 has been tested against the beta releases of Acrobat and Reader 9 and works properly.
The same plug-in that loads in Acrobat/Reader 9 will also work in versions 4 through 8.x on Windows. The current FileOpen plug-in for Mac will work for Acrobat/Reader 8.x through 9.
The FileOpen client will work with any of the above products. But the full version of Acrobat is not required to encrypt files with FileOpen products.
On Windows, users must have Acrobat/Reader 4 or later. On Macintosh, Acrobat/Reader 5.1 or later. On Linux, version 7 or later.
No, they may transfer any existing plug-in to the Acrobat 9 viewer.