<p>Few people would say that it's fun to edit PDF documents, but it should become easier with Acrobat XI, Adobe's new release for Mac and Windows. The latest version of the PDF creation and viewing software offers deeper integration with Microsoft Office than in the past. In addition, Adobe aims to speed up PDF workflows with simplified e-signatures and Web forms, touchscreen capabilities, and hooks into cloud services.</p><p>The features are designed to attack the "document productivity gap" that can cost a 1000-person company nearly $16 million a year, according to IDC research.</p><p>Among the highlights are a new, click-and-drag tool that enables text and image editing within PDF documents. To create a PowerPoint deck that mirrors themes from last month's presentation, for example, you can grab an old PDF, edit it with Acrobat or Excel, and combine it with other PDFs and Office documents. PDFs can be exported from Acrobat to PowerPoint, Word, RTF, or XML spreadsheet formats.</p><p>"This is basically opening up the value of content stored in all those PDF files out there and letting people do more with them," said Ali Hanyaloglu, an Acrobat evangelist. Adobe says there are some 1.2 billion PDFs on the Webup from 250 million two years ago.Acrobat XI lineup</p><p><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2010712/acrobat-xi-simplifies-pdf-editing-deepens-ties-to-microsoft-office.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/adobe-unveils-acrobat-xi-with-new-cloud-services/">Adobe Unveils Acrobat XI With New Cloud Services</a> (eWeek)</p><p><a href="http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2213291/acrobat-xi-makes-pdf-editing-easier-and-links-to-cloud-services">Acrobat XI makes PDF editing easier and links to cloud services</a> (V3.co.uk)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&ned=us&ncl=dUzxVeFSzIB1yaMseopmo1XbNF5dM">21 additional articles.</a></p>