Newbie Question: How to Compare PDF Files?

I've seen a number of posts saying that Acrobat 9 has good document comparison tools. I just downloaded Adobe Reader 9.2.0 for Mac. The Documents menu has no menu item for document comparison.
What am I missing?
Thanks very much in advance to all for any info!

You need Acrobat Pro for that.

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it complains that it cannot read the files in the other user's account.
I notice that when I browse to the other user's account, all the directories in their home folder are locked.
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Hi kneecarrot !
I don't know if this will suit your needs, but one easy way of backing up other user's stuff is via the terminal . If you have an admin accountm just use:
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Thanks.. can u please help me out in one more question. how can i transfer files like pdf, .docx and ppt from my laptop to iPhone 5 ? please its urgent.

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-- Name   : load_file_to_blob.sql
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-- DATE        WHO         DESCRIPTION
-- 12/11/07    CJB         Created.
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-- History
-- DATE        WHO         DESCRIPTION
-- 12/11/07    CJB         Created.
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Please make your question more clear . Also mention the reports version.
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