On 02/05/2011 2:49 PM, Nancy Allison wrote: > Hi, all. > > I am using FrameMaker 10, Adobe Acrobat Pro X, and Windows 7. > > I cannot successfully enable commenting rights AND put a Draft watermark on > the same PDF. Sooner or later I get the error message "You do not have > sufficient rights to perform this operation." > > Here are the attempts I've made: > > Attempt #1: > > 1. From within the FrameMaker book file I select "Save as Review PDF" -- > "Enable Commenting in Reader." > 2. Within Adobe Acrobat Pro X I add the Draft watermark. > 3. I select Save and get the error message about not having sufficient rights > for the operation. >
That's not surprising; when you enable commenting, Acrobat automatically changes the security settings to disallow changes to the document. > > Attempt #2: > > 1. From within the book file I select "Save as PDF." > 2. I open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Pro X and add the Draft watermark without > any problem. > 3. From within Adobe "Save As" -- "Reader Extended PDF" -- "Enable > Commenting and Measuring." > 4. I get the error message. > Have you tried a regular Save after step 2, before step 3? (Maybe with a close and re-open step, too.) Can you do steps 1 and 3 without the error message? (I.e., eliminate the watermark addition as a factor in the problem.) > > Attempt #3: > > 1. I go online and look for answers. I follow up on suggestions as follows: > 2. I right-click the Acrobat Pro icon and select "Run as Administrator." Try > again, makes no difference. > 3. I select open Acrobat Pro Properties and make myself administrator. I also > run it in XP SP3 compatibility mode. Makes no difference. > > What is the answer to this crazy problem?? > HTH, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325
