Importing Security Settings

I clicked on import security settings and out of curiosity I tried importing a blank .txt file. I received a failed message. Did I hurt or messed up Adobe Reader X's security by trying this?
What does import security settings do?

Oh dear, you shouldn't have done that...
But seriously, you could not have done any damage. It's for quickly establishing various security settings, usually form a previously exported security settings file. It is typically something and IT support person would do to easily configure the various security-related settings for a user.

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Hey all (:
I'm having difficulties creating PDFs.
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No luck... s:
Here's the Accessibility menu... I don't think I see anything that should block me..
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