You really think that being able to write comments into a file that doesn't permit commenting isn't a security breach?
Good to know. ;- ) Art On 10/24/07, Shmuel Wolfson <sbw at actcom.com> wrote: > It's not PDF security. It's only for comments. All of the option of the > Security tab are not affected. > > Regards, > Shmuel Wolfson > > > Art Campbell wrote: > > Always good to know about a program that totally trashes PDF security, > > Shmuel. > > Thanks for sharing... > > > > Art > > > > On 10/24/07, Shmuel Wolfson <sbw at actcom.com> wrote: > > > >> What's this "shared review thing"? Is it anything more than enabling the > >> reader to add comments? > >> I still recommend using PDF-XChange PDF Viewer for adding comments. I've > >> found it to work on all PDFs including encrypted and PDFs that did not > >> have commenting allowed. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Shmuel Wolfson > >> > >> > >> > >> Tammy Van Boening wrote: > >> > >>> All, > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> I have installed Acrobat 8 Professional on my system (Windows XP, SP2) > >>> and have used the save as PDF successfully with Framemaker 7.2 to create > >>> my PDFs. I want to be able to send out these PDFs for review to my > >>> users who have only Reader 8.0. According to all the hulla-bulloo about > >>> this 8.0 release, I can enable commenting rights in a PDF so that my > >>> Adobe Reader users can participate in shared reviews of the PDF. So, I > >>> followed the instructions to the "T" provided in the Adobe Acrobat > >>> Online Help and this is the problem: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> 1.) Create the PDF. > >>> > >>> 2.) In the open PDF, choose Comments > Enable For Commenting in > >>> Adobe Reader and save the PDF. > >>> > >>> 3.) Start the wizard to initiate the shared review. Step 4 in this > >>> wizard is to select the PDF that is to be reviewed (natch!), so I select > >>> the PDF that I saved in Step 2, but here's the rub: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> When I click Next in the Wizard after selecting the PDF, I get the > >>> following error message: the document that you have chosen cannot be > >>> sent for shared review because the security permissions do not allow > >>> modifications. Please select another document or change the permissions > >>> on this document to allow for modifications. So, I checked the security > >>> permissions and yes, the document does not allow for changing but that's > >>> because certain features must be restricted to allow for extended > >>> features in Adobe Reader. I GIVE - it's an infinite loop here. If I do > >>> change the security permissions on the doc, then the doc is not enabled > >>> for commenting by my Reader users, but if I follow Adobe's instructions > >>> to extend the features to my Reader users, then Acrobat barfs and won't > >>> let me set up a shared review - all in direct contradiction of what > >>> Adobe claims can happen. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Anyone familiar with this apparent contraction and/or knows what to do > >>> to enable Reader users to be able to participate in a shared review? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Any and all help is appreciated. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> TVB > >>> > >>> > >>> NOTICE BY HEALTH LANGUAGE, INC. > >>> This message, as well as any attached document, contains information from > >>> Health Language, Inc. that is confidential. The information is intended > >>> only for the use of the addressee named above. 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