Adding Signatures in Acrobat 9

Hi,
In Acrobat 7, it was possible to open PDF, add signature. On adding signature, it used to NOT pop up a "Save As" box. One could simply save the file after adding signature.
On upgrading to Acrobat 9, after adding signature, it pops up a "Save As" box, to save the pdf file (can be saved with a different / same name) .
I have two questions regarding this.
1. What is the significance of this change in Acrobat 9?
2. Can some settings be changed to make it work like it use to in Acrobat 7?
Can somebody please help me with this.
Thank You

You should use the Save As (even back with AA7). The Save As removes any changes that you would expect to removed from the file. Save keeps all the changes, old and new, often bloating the file.

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