| Completely self-contained — requires no additional applications on the end-user's machine. |
Yes |
No — Requires Adobe® Acrobat® or Reader. |
| Graphical elements or buttons placed on top of PDF documents in Authorware. |
Yes |
No |
| Multiple instances of the same PDF open on stage simultaneously. |
Yes |
No |
| Fill in PDF form controls manually. |
Partially supported — multi-line and single-line text fields, radio buttons and check boxes are supported. |
Yes — Most form controls and some actions are supported.
Drop-down combo box controls are not supported with PDF Xtra when Acrobat/Reader 7 is used. |
| Print multiple documents at a time, as in a repeat loop. |
Yes |
No — Printing is controlled by Adobe Acrobat/Reader; therefore, only one document can be printed at a time. |
| Continuous page mode |
No — You cannot view multiple pages of a PDF document within the same Impressario sprite, i.e., the bottom half of one page and the top of the next page. |
Yes |
| Support for PDF documents that contain Flash™, QuickTime®, sounds, and other Acrobat plug-ins. |
No |
Yes |
