10 COOL WAYS

TO USE PDFs
The portable document format (you know it as PDF) has been around for years and can
be used in hundreds of different ways by people in virtually any industry.
Here are our favorite tips and tricks for using PDFs to your advantage.

GOING PAPERLESS The average American office worker prints

Not only does converting files to
PDFs save hard disk space, but
using PDFs can help businesses
or agencies go completely
paperless, greatly shrinking their
carbon footprint.

10,000
pages each year. (8) = 100

ENHANCE COLLABORATION ADVANCED EDITING

Many PDF products come Todays PDF products
with powerful annotation provide word
capabilities for effective processor-like editing
collaboration. Some capabilities, enabling users
products also provide to easily modify their living
shared review capabilities documents without
that allow users to read additional file conversions.
and respond to others
comments.
4-6
3 in 4
BUSINESSES
say online collaboration tools
will be important to their
business in the next year. (9)
AVERAGE PAGES
per hour for medium edits to normal document (11)

RICH MEDIA
Your PDF doesnt just have to
consist of text and images you
can incorporate video, audio,
CONSUMERS
SPEND
74% MORE TIME
engaging with ads
animations, interactivity and more
containing rich media
into a PDF, providing you with
than traditional
rich, interactive documents. After
banner ads. (3)
all, most people are visual. (1)

DIGITAL SIGNATURES SPACE SAVINGS

You can digitally Converting the For a small

75%
sign documents or documents you business, that
add document have now into could mean not
timestamps. PDFs can save needing to
Certified digital as much as OF YOUR update your
signatures assure DISK SPACE. computers as
the recipient of often for file
authenticity and storage issues. (6)

$5
integrity.

50
Experts predict that
by 2020, the total
amount of data in the
BILLION world will grow by
TIMES. (5)
Projected size of e-signature
provider industry by 2020 (4)

FORMS
Schools, governments, even
businesses, have simplified
data entry through the use of
fillable PDF forms. Some
options even include predictive
16
hours
Annual time spent filling
type so entry is easier. You can
out all the forms
also capture form data into
associated with an IRS
databases and files.
Form 1040 tax return (7)

CONSISTENT APPEARANCE PORTFOLIOS

No matter what device or Combine different file
operating system readers types into one polished,
use, the PDF will always organized package.
look exactly the same, Whether its for personal or
allowing the look and feel business use, these
of the document to be documents can be shared
preserved just the way the with anyone, just like any
author intended. Users just other PDF. (1)
need to download a free
PDF reader.

Desktop OS market share (10)

Windows Mac OSX Linux Other

91.56% 4.12% 1.68% 2.64%
Mobile/tablet OS market share (10)

iPhone/iPad Android Java ME Other

118
Average number of people who apply for a
given job, so its vital that you stand out
43.79% 32.85% 4.19% 19.17% from the crowd with a solid portfolio (2)

Businesses in the U.S. and

SECURITY PDFs support high levels of
Europe face an average of

data encryption and

security, providing an easy
approach for secure sharing
through commonly used
methods.

66 CYBER ATTACKS
a week that disrupt business. (12)

SOURCES
1. http://www.govloop.com - 2. http://www.forbes.com - 3. http://www.adoperationsonline.com - 4. http://www.pcworld.com
5. http://www.computerworld.com - 6. http://www.legalscans.com - 7. http://www.dailyfinance.com - 8. http://www.gopaperless.com
9. https://econsultancy.com - 10. http://www.netmarketshare.com - 11. http://www.jeanweber.com - 12. http://www.checkpoint.com

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