Adobe Document Cloud for Google Drive is an integrated bundle of PDF services that allows you to do the following:
- Open and view PDFs online with Adobe’s high-quality web-based PDF previewer.
- Create Adobe PDFs that preserve fonts, formatting, and layouts.
- Manipulate existing PDF documents by deleting, reordering, or rotating pages in a PDF.
- Combine multiple files from Google Drive into a single PDF that you can use for archiving or distribution.
- Convert PDFs into various document formats while preserving fonts, formatting, and layouts.
- Add comments to PDF files with sticky notes, highlights, and a freehand drawing tool to write notes for yourself as you view the PDF files.
- Send the PDF documents for signature and track them.
The Adobe Document Cloud for Google Drive is supported on all modern browsers such as Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
Open and view PDFs online with Adobe's high-quality web-based PDF previewer. To open a PDF, right-click the file, and choose Open With > Adobe Acrobat For Google Drive.

The PDF is displayed in Adobe Document Cloud preview window. From the top menu, you can add annotations, search for words, download PDF, print PDF, and edit PDF to organize pages, combine files, export PDF to other formats, send your document for signature, and create PDF.

To open multiple files, select the files, right-click, and choose Open With > Adobe Acrobat For Google Drive. The files are displayed as thumbnails in the Document Cloud Preview window. From the Edit menu, you can perform various actions like, Organize Pages, Combine Files, Export PDF, Create PDF or Send For Signature depending on the type of file.
- If you open a single non-PDF file, the Edit menu shows the option to Combine Files, Create PDF and Send for Signature.

- If you open multiple PDF files or non-PDF files, the Edit menu shows the option to Combine Files and Send for Signature.

- If you open a single PDF file, the Edit menu shows all the available options like Organize Pages, Combine Files, Export PDF, Create PDF and Send for Signature.
Note:
You cannot perform actions such as Export PDF, Create PDF, Organize PDF, or Send For Signature for files shared with read-only permissions. You cannot combine files with read-only permissions with other files.
You can convert Google Drive documents into high-quality Adobe PDFs that preserve fonts, formatting, and layouts.
Convert to PDF from | Supported filename extensions |
Microsoft Word | .doc, .docx |
Microsoft Excel | .xls, .xlsx |
Microsoft PowerPoint | .ppt, .pptx |
Image file formats | .bmp, .gif, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tif, .tiff |
Rich Text Format | .rtf |
Text file | .txt, .text |
Adobe Illustrator | .ai |
Adobe InDesign | .indd |
Adobe Photoshop | .psd |
Fill & Sign Form Format | .form |
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The file is converted to PDF and saved back to your Google Drive library. Also, a preview of the file is displayed.
Note:
For a file/folder owner, if you have selected a file to convert from a shared folder in your Google Drive, the converted PDF file is saved to the same shared folder. For a non-owner, the converted PDF file is saved to the home location of the Google Drive document library.
Convert to PDF from | Supported filename extensions |
Microsoft Word | .doc, .docx |
Microsoft Excel | .xls, .xlsx |
Microsoft PowerPoint | .ppt, .pptx |
Image file formats | .bmp, .gif, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tif, .tiff |
Rich Text Format | .rtf |
Text file | .txt, .text |
Adobe Illustrator | .ai |
Adobe InDesign | .indd |
Adobe Photoshop | .psd |
Fill & Sign Form Format | .form |
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Choose files from the Google Drive file explorer window
To delete the files, select the file and click the delete
icon. Enter the new file name and click Combine.
(Optional) If a file has multiple pages, the page numbers are displayed below the file. Hover over the file and click the expand arrow button to expand it. Use drag-and-drop to change the page order in which you want it to appear in the combined PDF.
The files are combined into a PDF and saved back to your Google Drive document library. Also, a preview of the file is displayed.
Note:
For a file/folder owner, if you have selected a file to combine from a shared folder in your Google Drive, the combined PDF file is saved to the same shared folder. For a non-owner, the combined PDF file is saved to the home location of the Google Drive document library.
You can convert PDF files into various document formats.
Adobe PDF extension performs OCR on PDF files that contain images, vector art, hidden text, or a combination of these elements. For example, the extension performs OCR on PDF files created from scanned documents. The extension also performs OCR on the text that it can't interpret because the text was encoded incorrectly in the source application.
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OCR is the conversion of images of text (scanned text) into editable characters so that you can search, correct, and copy the text.
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The selected PDF file is exported to the desired format with the same name and is opened for preview. The exported document is automatically saved to your Google Drive document library.
Note:
For a file/folder owner, if you have selected a file to export from a shared folder in your Google Drive, the exported PDF file is saved to the same shared folder. For a non-owner, the exported PDF file is saved to the home location of the Google Drive document library.
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To save the changes in the existing file, click Organize. To save the changes in a new file, enter the file name, and click Organize. The file is saved back to your Google Drive document library.
Note:
For a file/folder owner, if you have selected a file to organize from a shared folder in your Google Drive, the organized file is saved to the same shared folder. For a non-owner, the organized file is saved to the home location of the Google Drive document library.
You can get documents signed by others using the Send For Signature tool, which relies on cloud services provided by Adobe Sign. It lets signers quickly sign agreements from anywhere using a web browser or mobile device. Signers are not required to sign up or purchase any Adobe product to sign the agreements.
Besides PDF, you can send Microsoft Office files, various image files, and text files for signing. Supported file types are: DOC, DOCX, RTF, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, TXT, TIFF, TIF, BMP, GIF, JPG, JPEG, and PNG.
Note: Complete your edits before you sign. The signed agreement is certified by Adobe Sign. Edits to the signed agreement will lose the certification.
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In the Send for Signature landing page, do the following:
- In the To field, add recipient email addresses. By default, Complete in Order setting is turned on. Enter the email addresses in the order you want the document to be signed. The numbers by the email addresses reflect the participation order. If you do not want to follow any particular order for signing, toggle the switch to Complete In Any Order.
(Optional) Click Add Me, if you want to be included as a signer of the document. - Change the default text in the Message area as appropriate.
(Optional) If you want to add more people just for information, use the Show CC button to add their email addresses to the CC list. - (Optional) Select Password Protect if you require recipients to enter a password to open and view the signed PDF file.
- (Optional) Select Set Reminder to set the frequency of reminders to be sent until the agreement is completed.
- (Optional) Select Preview and Add Signature Fields to see the preview of your agreement and add relevant text fields, or signature fields. Click Next.
The form fields are automatically detected in the PDF. Click the iconto place the detected form fields in the PDF document. Alternatively, drag fields from the tabs in the right pane and drop the fields where desired in the document.
Note: If you have added multiple documents, the documents are converted into PDFs and combined into a single file. The combined file is opened for you to add appropriate fields.
- In the To field, add recipient email addresses. By default, Complete in Order setting is turned on. Enter the email addresses in the order you want the document to be signed. The numbers by the email addresses reflect the participation order. If you do not want to follow any particular order for signing, toggle the switch to Complete In Any Order.
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A copy of the sent agreement is stored in your Google Drive document library, and a confirmation dialog box is displayed. You can perform the following tasks from the confirmation dialog box:
- To save the agreement copy to a different location, click Change Destination Folder. In the Google drive folder explorer, choose the desired folder, and click Select.
- To track your sent agreement, click Track Agreement.
- To send another agreement for signature, click Send Another.
Note:
- For a file/folder owner, if you have selected a document to send for signature from a shared folder in your Google Drive, the copy of the sent agreement is saved to the same shared folder of your Google Drive document library. For a non-owner, the copy of the sent agreement is saved to the home location of your Google Drive document library.
- The Change Destination Folder option is not visible if your role is that of a Contributor in the shared drive.
A signer receives an email with a link to sign the agreement. Signers are not required to sign up or purchase any Adobe product to sign agreements. They can sign agreements using a web browser, mobile device, or Acrobat DC / Acrobat Reader DC desktop application. To sign the agreement, click Review and Sign.

When you send an agreement for signature, a copy of the agreement is stored in your Google Drive document library. Depending on the agreement status, a suffix (in-progress-Adobe Sign), (completed-Adobe Sign), (failed-Adobe SIgn), or (expired-Adobe Sign) is added to the agreement's name.

To track all the agreements sent for signature, do one of the following:
- From the Document Cloud preview window, choose Edit > Send For Signature > View All Agreements. The Adobe Sign Manage dashboard is displayed with all your agreements.


- From the sent agreement confirmation dialog box, click Track Agreement. The agreement details page is displayed. To view all agreements, click Manage Agreement. The Adobe Sign Manage dashboard is displayed with all your agreements.


Use the Document Cloud commenting features to write notes to yourself as you view or read documents. You can add comments to your PDF files with text comments, sticky notes, highlights, or the drawing tool. To add comments, do the following:
Note:
- When two users view the same PDF simultaneously, adding comments to a PDF will prompt the other user to refresh the page to get the latest version of the PDF.
- You cannot add comments or edit PDF files that are secure, protected, or read-only. The commenting and edit buttons are hidden for such files.
- You cannot add comments to PDF files from mobile devices using browsers.
- The comment pane is visible in the right if you add a sticky note comment, click on any existing comment, or open any file with existing comments.
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In the toolbar, click to select the desired annotation tool and click at the location where you want to place the note. The following comment types are available for use:
- Text comment: Click and type where you want to add text in the PDF.
- Sticky Note: Click at the location where you want to place a note.
- Highlight Text: Select the text to highlight it.
- Drawing Tool: Use it to add mark-ups in the PDF.
Note:
When you use Add Text annotation, the same text is posted as a comment, and appears in the comment pane.
When you select any text in the PDF, the following extra commenting tools are available for use:
- Strikethrough Text: Strike-through the selected text.
- Underline Text: Underline the selected text.
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Document Cloud autosaves the PDF in 30 seconds. To save the PDF immediately, click Save in the toolbar.
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For a file/folder owner, if you are commenting on a PDF file from a shared folder in your Google Drive, the file is saved to the same shared folder. For a non-owner, the PDF file is saved to the home location of the Google Drive document library.
To edit a comment, do the following:
- Select the comment. The comments pane is displayed in the right. From the options (...) menu, click Edit.
- To edit the Add Text annotation, select the text comment, and type to make your changes.
To delete comments, select the comment and do one of the following:
- The comments pane is displayed in the right. From the options (...) menu, click Delete.
- From the pop-up window, click the delete
icon.

Adobe Document Cloud for Google Drive is supported in shared drives as well. The actions available to you using the Document Cloud integration for files in shared drives depend on your access level assigned by the G Suite admin.
For more information on shared drives and assigning user roles in G Suite, see G Suite Admin Help.
- Click the Google Apps (
) icon and choose Adobe Acrobat. If you do not see the Adobe Acrobat app, click More to expand the list.
- The Adobe Acrobat for Google Drive welcome window is displayed.
- Click Select Google Drive File, and then choose your account to sign in to use the Adobe Acrobat for Google Drive app.

Disable the pop-up blocker for Adobe Document Cloud extension or add it to the exceptions list in Safari and Firefox browser.
Firefox
- Click the menu button
and select Options.
- Select the Privacy & Security tab.
- Under the Permissions section, do one of the following:
- Uncheck the box next to Block pop-up windows to disable the pop-up blocker altogether.
- Click Exceptions. A dialog box displays a list of sites that you want to allow to display pop-ups. Add the following servers and click Allow, and then click Save Changes.
- https://documentcloud.adobe.com
Safari
- From the Safari menu bar, choose Safari > Preferences and then click Extensions.
- Select Pop-Up Windows in the left pane. Click Allow for Adobe Document Cloud extension.
Configure your browser by adding Adobe and Google web entries to the trusted sites zone.
- From the Tools menu, select Internet Options.
- Click the Security tab in the Internet Options dialog box.
- Click Trusted Sites > Sites.
- Add the below addresses to the Trusted Zone if it is not already added.
*.adobe.com
*.google.com
- Close the Trusted Sites dialog box. Click OK.
File name formats mentioned below are not allowed:
- The special directory names "." and ".."
- File names or files with the following extensions: CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM0, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9, LPT0, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, LPT8, and LPT9.
- File names ending with a space or period.
- File names beginning with a period.