Becky, Not sure there is a difference between those two, but Adobe Acrobat is a program that allows someone to create a PDF file from other document formats, as well as being able to edit unprotected PDF files. Adobe Reader is free, Adobe Acrobat costs some money. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Becky Tsurumoto To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 13:54 Subject: Adobe Reader vs. Acrobat List, Can someone explain the difference between Adobe Reader and Acrobat Reader? Becky