Extended Usage rights

[fjcunninghamjr]

I am using Acrobat Pro DC (2015) and trying to figure out how to enable rights for the latest version of Acrobat Reader. As I go the the steps I've found, File>Save as Other>Reader Extended PDF>Enable more tools" when I click save now I get a error message "This document could not be Reader enable!"

Any Idea why this save to Enable rights is not working.

Frank

[try67]

The latest version of Reader doesn't need those rights.

[fjcunninghamjr]

Hello Try67, thank you for a quick response.  While I was tested my form, I used the newest ver of Reader, but the save icon was greyed out. It made me think I needed to enable right in my Acrobat Pro DC.

Any ideas as to why the Reader can't save the form? Even when I go to File>Save As a message say the form can not be saved. Thank again.

Frank

[try67]

Strange. What's the exact text of the error message?

[fjcunninghamjr]

Thanks for taking a look at this... From Acrobat Reader. Also, the Save As icon on the toolbat is greyed out.

[try67]

It's possible this is a special file, created using LiveCycle Designer, where this is not possible.

Can you share it with us so we could confirm whether that's the case?

[fjcunninghamjr]

Good morning,

I'm 99% sure I did create this form in LiveCycle. I always found it easier to make fillable forms in Designer. Do I have other options other than redesigning in Acrobat Pro DC.

[fjcunninghamjr]

Thank you for your input. I found a solutions to the problem

[Abambo]

What is your solution?

[fjcunninghamjr · Accepted solution]

Hi Abambo, 

This will be lengthy, the fillable form I’ve been using was created in Designer years ago and unknown to me Designer files and Acrobat files don’t work well together. This is how its done; I opened the file in Acrobat Pro DC and using the left panel I opened the ‘Page Thumbnail’ then ‘Extract Page’ and in the open dialog box checked the ‘Extract Pages to a Separate File’, Click ‘OK’ then save this with the same file name at the same location as the original.  Now when this converted file is opened it reacts as a true Acrobat file. Unfortunately, the extensive formatting I used in the LiveCycle program has been removed. On the bright side I now have a form, anyone can open in Reader, fill in the blanks and save it to their computer!  Solved! No need to create Reader Usage Rights anymore.

Going back 15 years or so, when I created fillable forms, LiveCycle Designer was my go-to software.

Frank

[Pariah Burke]

Can you point to an official statement of a version number of Acrobat/Reader that no longer requires manually activating Reader Extensions to enable the extended features of Reader?

[fjcunninghamjr]

Sorry, I can not. I read about Reader on a post. I was just asking the question.

[Pariah Burke]

Sorry, I was address that to @try67 . Is there an official statement from Adobe that Acrobat/Reader no longer requires manually activating Reader Extensions to enable the extended features of Reader?

[try67]

It's probably buried in some Release Notes somewhere... Sorry, I don't have a link for you.

[Bernd Alheit]

Adding Reader Extension is not more possible with this old version of Acrobat Pro.