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c_Shane
c_Shane
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March 8, 2010
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What is "PDF/A" Mode?

  • March 8, 2010
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Greetings,

When I open a particular PDF, a blue bar comes up saying "You are viewing this document in PDF/A mode." What is "PDF/A" mode?

I'm using Adobe Reader 9.3.1 on Windows 7 Home Premium.

Thanks,

Shane.

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    Correct answer Bernd Alheit

    Read this:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF/A

    2 replies

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    Crimmens
    New Participant
    December 22, 2010

    I read the wikipedia article on PDF/A, but am still a little confused. It seems that sometimes when I scan documents, the resulting PDF is in PDF/A mode when I open it. Also, when it is in this mode, I don't seem to be able to insert pages into the document. Any help?

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    George_Johnson
    Inspiring
    December 22, 2010

    There is a user preference to never display in PDF/A mode, which will then allow you to make changes with Acrobat.

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    Crimmens
    New Participant
    December 22, 2010

    Found it! Thank you!

    Teresa Crimmens, Director of Trail Operations

    Tahoe Rim Trail Association

    948 Incline Way

    Incline Village, NV 89451

    775-298-0232

    teresac@tahoerimtrail.org

    www.tahoerimtrail.org

    Bernd Alheit
    Bernd AlheitCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    March 8, 2010

    Read this:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF/A

    c_Shane
    c_ShaneAuthor
    Known Participant
    March 8, 2010

    Thanks.

    Adobe Reader help doesn't mention anything about PDF/A mode, and I also searched the forums but found nothing.

    Thanks again,

    Shane.

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