Can't Create a Collaborative Document Due to Requirement To "Save a Copy"

Question

I have the basic Adobe license for documents and editing.

I have shared a document with another user in order to edit it (triple checked permissions, they are all set to ALLOW). however, neither of us are able to make changes to it without "saving a copy", which defeats the purpose of the main collaboration. Now we would have to share the docuement each time we make changes.

Is this intentionally difficult or am I doing something wrong?

S_S · Answer

Hi @scrobins01,

Hope you are doing well. Thanks for writing in!

Editing a file shared directly via Acrobat isn't a feature supported yet.

To achieve the workflow, you would need to save the file on a cloud platform, open it using Acrobat, and then make the changes.

For feedback, please feel free to add your comments at https://acrobat.uservoice.com/ to ensure they reach the dev team for review and future implementation.

What Acrobat allows is a shared review, where the recipients can make annotations for changes they deem fit for the document.

You can learn more about this here: Starting a PDF review, Adobe Acrobat

Thanks,

Souvik

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