Page Editing Tools Grayed Out

I have a PDF with no secuirty restrictiosn for editing, etc. I am trying to crop and rotatate the document in Acrobat Pro X, and these tools are "grayed" out. Why are they grayed out?

Then that is the answer to your question. You asked these tools are "grayed" out. Why are they grayed out? . The answer is in the box: "The file you have opened complies with the PDF/A standard and has been opened as read-only to prevent modification. .
PDF/A files, while they are not formally secured (AND cannot be secured) are considered final, so editing of them is locked out. I think you can turn this off in preferences, but be sure you understand the implications on the PDF/A status.

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