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How can I stop Adobe Reader from asking "Save As" when saving a PDF form (i.e. allow just "Save")?

Does anyone know how to call Adobe Reader from the command line to open a pre-populated Adobe Form (with Extensions enabled) e.g MRBIGSORDER0001.PDF, allow the user to alter it and then do a save and exit?

At present when the populated form is opened for updating, hitting Save or the Save button on the toolbar prompts the user with "Save As", which is causing them to create multiple versions.

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dmc2005 Avatar asked Jun 01 '14 05:06

dmc2005


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1 Answers

This issues appears to be related to new Security / Sandbox settings from Adobe Reader X onwards.

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It is not clear exactly how to stop this from happening on a fine "level" but going to:

Edit --> Preferences --> Security (Enhanced)

Turning off "[ ] Enable Protected Mode at Startup" certianly stops this odd behavior cold.


I am looking into "Priveledged Locations" settings to see if I can fine tune this.

cheers,

JonHD

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dmc2005 Avatar answered Sep 27 '22 18:09

dmc2005