Created by Adobe Software, this format can be read on all computing platforms using the freely available Acrobat Reader.
Users can search, print, and save documents which are precise photo reproductions of the originals.
PDF has become one of the standrad web formats, and is currently used by the U.S. Government as well as numerous corporations and web-content producers seeking to transmit documents across the internet. For more information about PDF and its capabilities, visit Adobe's website.