Unable to print to PDF from Adobe Reader on macOS Catalina

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Hi,

I have a MacBook Pro with MacOS Catalina. I just installed Adobe Reader today because a PDF I was trying to download was not readable in preview; the message reads:

To view the full contents of this document, you need a later version of the PDF viewer. You can upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Reader from www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

For further support, go to www.adobe.com/support/products/acrreader.html

I have now installed Adobe Reader and am able to view and fill ou the PDF. However, the PDF contains form fields that indicates I cannot save it after I have completed it. Awesome. So, I try to print to PDF after I've completed the form. However, no such option exists--the only printers I see are physical printers. I also cannot "Save to PDF," because, as indicated above, the PDF fields will not save if I save as PDF.

Please help me solve this problem. Thanks!

JR Boulay · Answer

Print to PDF from Acrobat is no longer available on MacOS since Apple clamped down on PDF Services which can only produce low-end PDF 1.4.

Nothing prevents Acrobat Reader DC from saving a PDF form with its data. If this is not possible it is because there is a script or a function intentionally placed in the document (as indications suggest).

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