Software update: Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.2

Adobe has released an update for the Acrobat Reader, the program for reading PDF files. The 6.02 update is available for Windows and for macOS† This update requires at least version 6.01 for Windows or macOS 10.2.2 or higher is already installed. The following have been changed in this release:

Data Exchange

• Bar code-enabled forms properly generate 2D bar codes.
• Support for forms generated by Adobe Designer 6.0 and deployed by Form Server 6.0 and Reader Extensions Server 6.0 that use Adobe’s XML Forms architecture.
• The XML Forms Architecture plug-in has been updated so that forms with JavaScript-based intelligence work properly.
• Support for XML Data Package (XDP) files that are not based on XML Forms.
• PDF data in XDP files is correctly exposed to XML agents. This document metadata (information about the document, author, and workflow) facilitates ntegration with enterprise systems.
• Performance issues fixed around opening, submitting, importing or exporting XDP files.

Accessibility

• Hidden fields created with Adobe Designer 6.0 no longer cause screen readers to fail in some cases.

Security

• Security update to further restrict malicious code execution.