Saving PDF alters text boxes. Text completly dissapears when moving an element - non recoverable!
- August 24, 2024
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SCANNED PDF
I have paper that I needed to fill out for my 5th grader for school. I scanned the paper into a PDF using acrobat.
CREATED TEXT BOXES
I then took the PDF and for each question I created a text box and entered the information in blue text (blurred out for privacy). I then saved the file.
OPENING THE PDF SHOWS THE TEXT AT FIRST (SOME EDITABLE, SOME NOT)
Later, I then reopened the PDF and some answers I typed are there, but do not show as editable text boxes. Other sections like #4 got broken into 2 pieces (1 editable and 1 not). SEE EXAMPLE PIC 1. The non editable portions, I can't figure out how to even select it to delete or edit it.
AFTER MOVING AN ELEMENT, THE TEXT DISSAPEARS!
Then as soon as I moved an element, text that was there just dissapers to nowhere! I moved all the layers and there is nothing underneath. Some complete paragraphs go missing, some parts of paragraphs go missing, some middle of it goes missing. SEE EXAPMPLE PIC 2
THINGS I'VE TRIED
So unfortuantely, I worked for a while on multiple pages saving along the way and didn't realize this happened initially. At first, I thought the text box was shrunk and I needed to expand the box, but the text is not there. I started the entire process all over again and the SAME issue occurs. The expected behaviour is SAVE, OPEN, all added text boxes are there and editable like I added. I used the stock "MINION PRO" font. I restarted the computer and Acrobat, but same issue.
SPECS:
I'm on Acrobat Pro 64-bit 2024.002.21005 on Windows 11 23H2 22631.4037
Does anyone know why this is happening? The computer is a custom build that is rock solid without issues for a long time.
HOW DO I FIX?:
I lost a considerable amount of time where the work was simply non recoverable. Appreciate the help resoliving this odd issue.
