On Jan 22, 2013, at 18:23, D. Stall wrote: > Re: Skim 1.3.22 on Mac PowerPC 10.5.8 >
Please read the Wiki. > How should PDF file be saved in Skim to preserve editable features of > highlighting, etc.? > As a bundled .PDFD file? > > Or should I be able to just save a PDF with highlighting as usual, and > have it always remain editable in skim. Yes. > I realize without flattening the file, highlighting is not visible in > other readers/editors. > > I've tested saving PDF with highlights, closing and reopening, and the > highlights are always editable, but I don't want to discover one day > that they're not editable anymore. > > I've just started using Skim, and am trying to figure out why my PDF > highlights became UNeditable, and am not sure of what I've read in the > manual. > > I don't think I did anything but open file, highlight and save in Skim, > but then one day when I went back to a saved file the highlighting > wasn't editable anymore. > If the highlight was there, but not editable, you either were not in a tool mode that allows editing, or you have exported the file with embedded notes at some point. > I'm not sure, but I may have flattened the file to test visibility of > highlights in Preview or Acrobat Pro, and that made them no longer > editable. That indeed is an explanation. > Thought I did that as Save As to create a separate file, but may have > saved over existing file, or trashed the one with editable highlights. > > Not sure at this point, just want to make sure it doesn't happen again. It could not just happen by accident, you have to explicitly export with embedded notes. It cannot be done using Save or Save As. Note that you can convert notes back to editable Skim notes using File > Convert Notes…. Christiaan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Skim-app-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
