Adobe LiveCycle Reader Extensions ES: In-Depth

LiveCycle Reader Extensions ES works hand in hand with Adobe Reader, which is available free of charge and easily downloaded from Adobe.com. LiveCycle Reader Extensions ES enables you to embed usage rights within an Adobe PDF document. These usage rights "turn on" functionality within Adobe Reader, so end users can view and interact with PDFs.

Step 1. Add Rights to the PDF File

Turn on functionality for Adobe Reader. You can add rights to single documents or batches of documents through the API as part of a process, or through common invocation methods such as web service calls or watched folders.

Step 2. Distribute the PDF File

Make the PDF file available by physical media, a file download, or online web access.

Step 3. Use the PDF File

Normally end-user capabilities are automatically activated when the rights-enabled Adobe PDF document is launched within Adobe Reader. When the user is finished working with the document, those functions are once again disabled until the user receives another rights-enabled PDF file.