Opening PDF files with Adobe Acrobat for Box

Box’s integration with Adobe Acrobat web enables you to

• open PDF documents with Adobe Acrobat for Box, and
• access Adobe to convert non-PDF file types into PDF files. 
  Using Box's integration, you can convert the following file types to PDF: BMP, DOC, DOCX, GIF, JPEG, PNG, PPT, PPTX, TIFF, XLS, and XLSX.

Unless your enterprise's admin explicitly disables it for your enterprise, this integration is available for you to install and use.

To open a PDF file with Adobe Acrobat for Box:

1. In your Box account's window, click the file's name.  Box displays the file in the preview window.
2. In the upper-right corner of the preview window, click Open and select Adobe Acrobat web. 
   • Alternatively, in the file picker view in the Box webapp, right click the PDF file, and then
   • Hover over Open With and select Adobe Acrobat web.
3. To grant Adobe Acrobat access to your Box account, in the Adobe Acrobat Web window click Okay. Adobe Acrobat displays the file. 
4. Sign in using your Adobe log in.
5. To save your finished work back to Box, in the Adobe Acrobat web app click Save.

Note:

To set Adobe Acrobat as your default selection for Open With, contact your enterprise's admin. 

To open a non-PDF file with Adobe Acrobat for Box:

1. In your Box account's window, click the file's name.  Box displays the file in the preview window.
2. In the right-hand side of the window, in the recommended apps strip click Adobe Acrobat web.
3. Adobe Acrobat web launches and enables you to convert the non-PDF file into a PDF file.