Issues addressed by the Acrobat 6.0.1 update and Adobe Reader 6.0.1
The Adobe Acrobat 6.0.1 update and Adobe Reader 6.0.1 fix a number of problems discovered after Acrobat 6.0 and Adobe Reader 6.0 were released.
You can download the Acrobat 6.0.1 update and Adobe Reader 6.0.1 from the Adobe Web site:
-- If you use Acrobat Standard or Professional, download the update to Acrobat 6.0.1 Standard or Professional at www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html.
-- If you use Adobe Reader, download Adobe Reader 6.0.1 at www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html .
The following table lists the issues addressed by the Acrobat 6.0.1 update and Adobe Reader 6.0.1.
| Platform | Category | Issue Addressed | AdobeReader | Acrobat Standard | AcrobatProfessional |
| Windows | Browser | PDF files can now be opened from secured (HTTPS) Web sites that use Netegrity site management software. | X | X | X |
| Windows,Mac OS | eBooks | eBook activation is simplified. | X | X | X |
| Windows,Mac OS | Multimedia | PictureTasks functionality has been improved. | X | X | X |
| Windows,Mac OS | General | Erroneous alert that reported that a font has an invalid encoding and that some glyphs may not appear has been fixed. (Applies only to PDF files created in Mac OS X). | X | X | X |
| Windows,Mac OS | General | Euro symbol now appears properly in older PDF files. | X | X | X |
| Windows,Mac OS | Accessibility | Read Out Loud no longer causes Acrobat or Adobe Reader to crash. | X | X | X |
| Windows,Mac OS | General | PDF files created by IBM iSeries 820 systems now open properly. | X | X | X |
| Windows,Mac OS | General | PDF files created by earlier versions of Acrobat now open and display properly. | X | X | X |
| Windows,Mac OS | General | Go to View links created in Acrobat 5.05 now work properly. | X | X | X |
| Windows,Mac OS | Printing | PDF files created with InDesign (J) that contain embedded fonts now print properly to PostScript printers. | X | X | X |
| Windows,Mac OS | General | Registration marks now appear correctly. | X | X | X |
| Windows,Mac OS | General | Reader Update feature now works as designed. | X | ||
| Windows,Mac OS | Forms | Addresses issues with setting tab order when creating PDF forms in Acrobat Professional. | X | ||
| Windows | Accessibility | Signature fields now vocalize properly in WindowEyes when Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA)mode is off. | X | X | X |
| Windows | Accessibility | Tabbing into check box fields when using JAWS 4.51 Screen Reader now works properly. | X | X | X |
| Windows | Accessibility | Screen readers now read values of check boxes and radio buttons correctly when they change. | X | X | X |
| Windows | Accessibility | Screen readers now read the Navigation Tabs when you use the arrow keys to move through them. | X | X | X |
| Windows | Accessibility | Pressing F1 no longer causes WindowEyes to hang. | X | X | X |
| Windows | Accessibility | Closing and opening the bookmarks panel no longer causes Acrobat to crash. | X | X | X |
| Windows | Accessibility | Changes made to default reading order to improve performance when reading non-tagged PDF files. | X | X | X |
| Windows | Accessibility | Tables tagged by Microsoft Word are now accessible to screen readers. | X | X | X |
| Windows | Browser | JavaScript links now work properly when viewing a PDF file in a browser where the Web page contains frames. | X | X | X |
| Windows | Multimedia | PDF files that contain externally referenced media files now play properly within Microsoft Internet Explorer. | X | X | X |
| Windows | Multimedia | Export and edit functions work properly when using Picture Tasks. | X | X | X |
| Windows | PDF Creation | PDFMaker now supports Microsoft Office 2003 for Windows (Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Excel). | X | X | |
| Windows | PDF Creation | PDFMaker now supports Autodesk AutoCAD 2004. | X | ||
| Windows | PDF Creation | PDFMaker now supports Microsoft Visio 2003 for Windows. | X | ||
| Windows | Collaboration | Addresses several issues with Microsoft Outlook integration, such as the appearance of multiple alerts when sending e-mail based reviews. | X | X | |
| Windows | Collaboration | Addresses several issues with importing comments from a PDF file into Microsoft Word. | X | X | |
| Mac OS | Platform Support | Supports Mac OS X v10.3 (Panther). | X | X | X |
| Mac OS | Multimedia | Acrobat and Reader no longer crash at the end of a Photoshop Album-created slideshow. | X | X | X |
| Mac OS | General | CoolType font smoothing now works properly. | X | X | X |
| Mac OS | General | Show/Hide Menu Bar keyboard shortcut (F9) changed to resolve a conflict with Expose's default shortcut option. | X | X | X |
| Mac OS | Security | You can now set Security methods in the Document Properties dialog box. | X | X | X |
| Mac OS | Search | Links in Search Results window now work properly. | X | X | X |
| Mac OS | Printing | Acrobat and Adobe Reader no longer crash when faxing from the Print dialog box in Mac OS X v10.3 (Panther). | X | X | X |
| Mac OS | General | Currency symbols now appear correctly in all languages. | X | X | X |
| Mac OS | Printing | Better performance when printing to non-PostScript printers. | X | X | X |
| Mac OS | Search | Better performance when searching multiple local PDF files. | X | X | X |
| Mac OS | PDF Creation | Addresses numerous issues for Distiller on Mac OS, including support for Mac OS X v10.3, and issues with security and color settings. | X | X |
This content requires Flash
To view this content, JavaScript must be enabled, and you need the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player.
Download the free Flash Player now!
