How do I remove active content from a pdf file

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November 26, 2014
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I have a pdf file that I cannot upload to a site as it comes back with the error that it has active content. How do I remove the active content from the file?

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Rave

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Hi xniman,

Active content can exist in many common file formats that an organization uses on a daily basis; documents such as Excel, Word, PDF, and PowerPoint will be shared between organizations and within an organization regularly. These documents can contain malicious active content – such as macros in Excel files and Java-Script embedded in a PDF file.

To remove active content from a pdf file, try sanitizing the pdf.

Go to Tools> Protection> Sanitize document.

Regards,

Rave