PDF files can be difficult to read on smaller screens , and that's something Adobe aims to address now that more and more people rely on digital services for their professional and personal lives.
Today, the company unveiled its multi-year effort to bring Adobe Sensei to PDF, starting with Liquid Mode. The new feature uses Sensei, Adobe’s AI tool, to automatically format text, images, and tables for mobile devices.
You can enable Liquid Mode with the click of a button in Adobe Acrobat Reader, and Sensei, with its AI and machine learning technology working behind the scenes, can identify parts of a PDF document. For example, it can make headings larger, and make sure text is readable on a smaller screen without having to zoom.
The feature can even create collapsible and expandable sections of the document you're reading, as well as give you the ability to search within the text. If you want to make the document even more readable, you can further customize it by changing the font size and more, according to Engadget.
Adobe said it conducted a survey that found that 45% of Americans have stopped reading or haven't even tried opening documents on their phones. Meanwhile, 72% said they would work more on their phones if they were easier to read. This feature was the solution the company found, although it admits that it's still early days and will improve over time.
Liquid Mode is currently available in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader for iOS and Android. It will also work on Chromebooks that support the Google Play Store, and will eventually be available on desktops and browsers.
