Adobe has announced updates to the Creative Cloud (CC) edition of Acrobat which includes a new Compare Files tool to view differences between two PDF files in a side-by-side view, as well as a summary view. It is hoping the new features will convince owners of the boxed copy of Acrobat 8, 9 or 10 to upgrade.

The new Compare Files tool also allows you to easily move through the document to review each difference using a side-by-side or single-page view.

It can filter changes to quickly see all text, image, annotation, formatting, header/footer, or background differences.

In addition, the Acrobat Certificates tool has been upgraded to make it easier to digitally sign, certify and verify documents with a certificate ID – something that is increasingly important as global businesses look to new regulations.

The new Certificates tool will find your existing certificate IDs and connect them to smart card readers or other hardware devices. It can also customise your signature appearance and add valuable information to your signature such as a logo, date or location.

Support has been added for Microsoft’s new DirectInk technology which promises the ability to write and draw more smoothly and accurately in PDFs with the improved pen tool and delivers better results using a hardware pen on Windows 10 devices.

The new Compare Files tool.