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Download Adobe Reader DC 2019 Offline Installers

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Adobe Reader DC 2019 has been released with some new features to enhance your reading experience. Adobe Acrobat Reader is the main tool for opening PDF’s documents and still used by various users . It allows you to open any type of PDF content whether the are forms or multimedia contents. In order to take reading experience to a new level, Adobe Document Cloud services has been provided which allows you to manage your documents anywhere.

New Features

Some of the new features of Adobe Reader DC 2019 are as follows:

  • Unified sharing and viewing experience across web, mobiles and desktop using Adobe Cloud services
  • Allows commenting on PDF files
  • Fill and Sign PDF forms
  • Access PDF documents containing audio and video content
  • Access google drive files
  • User friendly and multilingual interfaces

Platform Support

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2019 is supported on

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit), Windows Server 2012 (64-bit), Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit), or Windows Server 2016 (64-bit)
  • Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit)
  • Windows 8,8.1 (32-bit/64-bit)
  • windows 10 (32-bit/64-bit)
  • Mac OS

Some FAQ’s Regarding Adobe Acrobat Reader

Can I create PDF files with Acrobat Reader DC?

Yes, you can create PDF files but that feature is available in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC not in Adobe Acrobat DC.

Can I edit a PDF files using Acrobat Reader?

No you cannot edit files using free software. For that you have to buy Acrobat Reader

Can I export PDF files as editable Office documents with Acrobat Reader DC?

Using Adobe Export PDF or Adobe PDF Pack, you can convert files to Microsoft Word, Excel or power point

What is Protected Mode?

Sandboxing technology has been used in order to protect your sensitive information to be accessed by malicious malware or from installing some virus on your computer.

How can I help control access to sensitive information?

Access Privileges can only be set by Adobe Acrobat not by Adobe Reader. With this feature you can define who can create, edit ,copy documents. Thus in this way you can save sensitive information to be accessed by irrelevant people. Authors who can access can have passwords or certificates ID. This ensures the confidentiality of documents.

Do I need Acrobat Pro or Acrobat Standard to use free Acrobat Reader DC?

Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free standalone prodcut that can be use to open,view, annotate, sign and print documents. Acrobat Pro or Acrobat Standard are paid softwares that contain some additional features too.

Can I sign documents and forms electronically with Acrobat Reader DC?

The new, built in Fill & Sign tool feature allows you to draw or sign your signature or use an image. Web browser can also be used for filling and signing the documents.

What is the Acrobat Reader DC MUI version?

It is multilingual user interface for readers. Local users can select the language of their choice in the available language. It can set in organization by group policy.

Downloads

Download Adobe Reader DC 2019.008.20071 for Windows

Download Adobe Reader DC 2019.008.20071 for Mac

Download Adobe Reader DC 2019.008.20074 Update for Windows

Download Adobe Reader DC 2019.008.20074 Update for Windows

4 Ways To Open Docx Document Files

4 Ways To Open Docx Document Files

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In Office 2007, Microsoft introduced a file format called the Microsoft Open Office XML Format (.docx). This format is not compatible with older versions of Microsoft Word and with some other popular word processing software. Thus, Microsoft offers a list of compatibility packs for your older Office suite versions so that they can support the new format of .docx.

Today, we will look at the different options available to create, open and edit the .docx files without installing the Office Suite. We have solutions for the people with different tastes i.e. view your .docx files either using online tools or install an alternative suite. You may also think of converting your file to other formats. We have gathered all these options for you.

Use Online Viewers

Several online viewers can be used to view .docx documents. Gmail allows you to view attached docx document using Google Docs. Recently, Google Docs have been renamed to Google Drive which also comes as a desktop app.

Google Drive allows you to create and edit .docx files. You can also upload your files or folders which are stored on your PC. It provides all the basic features of word processing software. You can share your files with your friends and get them synchronized over the cloud using Google Drive.

Google Drive

Think Free Online is another online tool which enables you to view word files without opening them in the Office Suite. You need to create a free account on ThinkFree Online to receive more benefits. You may view your files, save them online and access them from anywhere. You can also use your Gmail credentials to use ThinkFree Online without signing up for an account.

Install Alternative Software

You may also install alternative software to the Office Suite which usually support the Word, Excel and the Powerpoint tools. Kingsoft Office is a free alternative to the costly Microsoft Office Suites. Kingsoft office can open the word documents which are stored using the .doc and .docx formats. It can also create .doc/.docx format files. Kingsoft Office is a lightweight alternative which offers Word, Excel and Powerpoint in its suite. Other alternative software include the Libre Office and Apache OpenOffice.

Install Browser Extensions

Another option is to install the browser extensions that could read the .docx format. Installing lightweight extensions will free you from installing any software and lets you view documents easily.

Docs Online Viewer is an extension for the Firefox users which uses API of Google docs and Zoho Viewer to open the files of different formats. It supports PDF, DOC, DOCX and some other formats.

Chrome Office Viewer (Beta) is an extension for chrome browser that lets you open the Microsoft Word, Excel and the PowerPoint files with a single click.

Convert file formats

Although, this option is not very handy. However, you may sometimes need to convert the .docx file into any other format. Zamzar is an online tool that converts your documents from one format to another. It is a simple 4-step process which including uploading file, selecting the desired format, entering email address and pressing the ‘Convert’ button. The converted file will be sent to your email address. You need to sign up for a free account on Zamzar to grab your converted files.

zamzar docx converter

Docx-converter offers a portable solution for .docx format conversion. It is compatible with Windows XP/Vista/7. If you do not want to download any software, you may use the online converter to convert your files to other format quickly. The converted file is sent to your email address. It may strip out some formatting from your .docx document but it has fixed several issues, now. It also come as a desktop widget which is very helpful to convert the files from your desktop. It supports lesser several formats as compared to Zamzar, still, you may think of Docx Converter Desktop widget as an option.

docx online converter

Did you find today’s post helpful? Do share with us , if you have any other way to .docx document file without an Office suite.

SysMate: Replace System Files Without Restarting In Windows

SysMate: Replace System Files Without Restarting In Windows

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System files in Windows can not be modified or deleted directly. The user can’t replace the system files without taking ownership of the files first. By default the ownership belongs to the System user. And even if the user does take ownership, it is not sure that the file is replaced because sometimes the file is being used by the Operating System.

SysMate System File Walker is a free portable tool which can replace system files without taking ownership of the files or even restarting the system. As a precaution, SysMate will save a copy of the file being replaced in a separate folder.

Since SysMate is a portable app, it does not need any installation. You will need to download the zip file and unzip it in a separate folder. There are two folders included in the zip file i.e., .NET 2.0 and .NET 4.0 client profile. You can run the executable SysMate – System File Walker.exe from any of the two folders.

SysMate requires administrative privileges to run properly. If you run it without administrative privileges, you will get the following error message:

sysMate error

To run it with administrative privileges, right click the executable and select “Run as administrator”.

right click admin privileges

The interface of SysMate is quite simple and self-explanatory. There are two fields. In one field, you will need to enter the path of original file location and in the second field, you will need to add the location of replacement file. You can always press the “…” button at the end of each field to browse to the required file.

SysMate

Pressing the Start button will start the replacement process. There will be no need to restart the computer in order for the replacement to be successful. In fact, the replacement will take only a moment and the success message box will appear on screen.

SysMate operation completed successfully

Normally, the backup folder is located at the root of C:\ drive i.e., C:\SysMate_Backup. Unfortunately, there is no button to restore the backup automatically. You will need to replace the file using the same procedure discussed above.

SysMate works on all versions of Windows including Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 on both 32-bit and 64-bit Operating Systems.

Download SysMate –> SysMate_System_File_Walker.zip

Change/Replace Windows 7 System Files

Change/Replace Windows 7 System Files

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Changing or replacing Windows System Files is a difficult task especially in Windows 7. It requires administrative privileges in order to replace or change the system files in Windows 7. Even if you have administrative privileges, it’s not always possible to replace files as they’re in use and require the system to be restarted in order to replace them but there is no way we can replace the files when the system hasn’t started yet.

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Portable Alternative To Windows Explorer

Portable Alternative To Windows Explorer

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If you are a network administrator or you frequently use or troubleshoot different Windows machines, then you will sometimes encounter the default Windows Explorer not working due to virus attacks or other corruption issues. In this case you need to have an alternative to Windows Explorer with you all the time.

Xenon File Manager is a portable Windows Explorer alternative which can run from the USB Pen drive in order to see what is in the computer.

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Windows 7 Libraries Easy Management With Librarian

Windows 7 Libraries Easy Management With Librarian

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Windows 7 includes the concept of libraries. The concept of libraries is the same as My Documents in Windows XP and earlier versions of Windows. My Documents used to be a single folder located in a single location in the computer while libraries are different folders in different locations shown together. But the problem is that the management of libraries in Windows 7 is not straight forward. There are tools the make Windows 7 Library Management easier.

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